tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526211277617332881.post7398694328118344374..comments2023-05-27T11:47:19.591-04:00Comments on Street Literature: Street RealsVanessa Irvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257459587786927078noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526211277617332881.post-28879117632304847542010-08-06T08:53:35.113-04:002010-08-06T08:53:35.113-04:00I get the sense that riots have become premeditate...I get the sense that riots have become premeditated and planned int his country. The Oakland one surely was. The whole "If we don't get the verdict we want, we'll burn shit down," attitude was there and the media hyped it throughout the entire trial. It's as if communities look like they don't care if they don't riot. So in that sense, rioting is no longer reality either, it too is entertainment. Riots have gone beyond their true spontanaety (sp?) to become forgone conclusions. I was trapped in the Los Angeles Riots after the Rodney King verdict, and that, too, was premeditated. I don't think we've seen a spontaneous, unpredicted riot since Watts and Stonewall. And yes, I agree, both men died int his tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com