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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

0,AMID ,ALL ! ,CAM>AD]IE IS ,MU* ,LOOT+ ?IS ,TIME40 

0,SEE+ ! ,CITY ,DISAPPE>01 ,WALL ,/REET ,J\RNAL HEADL9E1 #ae ,JULY #aigg 

,! ,J\RNAL W5T ON TO QUOTE A COP ON :AT HE SAW1 AS ! GREAT ,BA/ILLE ,DAY BREAK-\T UNFOLD$3 0,PEOPLE >E GO+ WILD 9 ! BOR\< ( ,BROOKLYN4 ,!Y >E LOOT+ /ORES BY ! C>LOAD40 ,ANO!R COP ADD$ LAT]3 0,/ORES W]E RIPP$ OP54 ,O!RS HAVE BE5 LEVEL$4 ,AFT] !Y LOOT$1 !Y BURN$40 

,AT AB\T #i3 P4M4 ON ,JULY #ac ! P[] W5T \T 9 ,NEW ,YORK = #bd H\RS4 ,DUR+ ?AT P]IOD ! COMPLETE IMPOT5CE IF ! /ATE 9 \R MO/ 'ADVANC$' URBAN SPACE C\LD H>DLY HAVE BE5 MADE MORE TRANSP>5T4 

,AS SOON AS ! LI<TS W5T \T1 *E]S & %\TS & L\D MUSIC ANN\NC$ ! LIB]ATION ( HUGE SECTIONS ( ! CITY4 ,! LOOT+ & BURN+ COMM5C$ IMM$IATELY1 ) :OLE FAMILIES JO9+ 9 ! 0C>NIVAL SPIRIT04 ,9 ! ,UNIV]SITY ,HEI<TS SECTION ( ! ,BRONX1 A ,PONTIAC DEAL] LO/ ! #e NEW C>S 9 HIS %[ROOM4 ,9 MANY >EAS1 T[ TRUCKS & O!R VEHICLES W]E US$ TO TE> AWAY ! METAL GATES FROM /ORES4 ,MANY MULTI/ORY FURNITURE BUS9ESSES W]E COMPLETELY EMPTI$ BY NEI<BORHOOD RESID5TS4 

,DESPITE EM]G5CY AL]TS = ! /ATE TROOP]S1 ,F,B,I & ,NATIONAL ,GU>D1 !RE WAS REALLY NO?+ AU?ORITY C\LD DO1 & !Y KNEW IT4  ,A ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES $ITORIAL ( ,JULY #af SOME:AT ANGRILY WAV$ ASIDE ! PROTE/S ( ?OSE :O WOND]$ :Y !RE WAS ALMO/ NO 9T]V5TION ON ! SIDE ( PROP]TY4 0,>E Y\ KIDD+80 ! ,TIMES SNORT$1 PO9T+ \T ?AT SU* PROVOCATION W\LD ONLY HAVE MEANT ?AT ! 5TIRE CITY W\LD /ILL BE 5GULF$ 9 RIOTS1 ADD+ ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D IS A 0BUN* ( KIDS0 :O W\LDN'T HAVE HAD A *ANCE4 

,! PLUND]+ WAS COMPLETELY MULTI-RACIAL1 ) :ITE1 BLACK & ,HISPANIC BUS9ESSES CLEAN$ \T & DE/ROY$ ?R\<\T MAJOR P>TS ( ,MANHATTAN1 ,BROOKLYN1 ,QUE5S & ! ,BRONX4 ,NOT A S+LE 0RACIAL 9CID5T0 WAS REPORT$ DUR+ ! UPRIS+1 :ILE NEWSPAP] PICTURES & ,T,V NEWS BORE WITNESS TO ! V>I\SLY COLOR$ FACES EM]G+ FROM ! M]*ANTS' W9D[S & CELEBRAT+ 9 ! /REETS4 

,SIMIL>LY1 LOOT+1 V&ALISM1 & ATTACKS 9 POLICE W]E NOT CONF9$ TO ! ,CITY PROP]2 ,M\NT ,V]NON1 ,YONK]S & ,:ITE ,PLA9S W]E AMONG SUBURBS 9 :I* ! SAME ?+S HAPP5$1 ALBEIT ON A SMALL] SCALE4 

,RIOT+ BROKE \T 9 ! ,BRONX ,H\SE ( ,DET5TION :]E PRISON]S />T$ FIRES1 SEIZ$ DORMITORIES1 & ALMO/ ESCAP$ BY RAMM+ ?R\< A WALL ) A /EEL B$4 ,CONC]N+ ! PUBLIC1 ! ,BRONX ,DI/RICT ,ATTORNEY FUM$1 0,IT'S LAWLESSNESS4 ,IT'S ALMO/ AN>*Y40 

,(FIC] ,G>Y ,P>LEFSKY1 ( ! #c? ,PREC9CT 9 ,H>LEM1 SAID ?AT HE & O!R COPS CAME UND] FIRE FROM GUNS1 BOTTLES & ROCKS4 ,HE CONT9U$3 

,WE W]E SC>$ TO DEA?444 BUT WORSE ?AN ?AT1 A BLUE UNI=M DIDN'T MEAN A ?+4 ,!Y C\LDN'T UND]/& :Y WE W]E >RE/+ !M4 

,AT A L>GE /ORE AT #a#a? ,/REET & ,EI<? ,AV5UE1 ! DOORS W]E SMA%$ OP5 & DOZ5S ( PEOPLE C>RI$ (F APPLIANCES4 ,A WOMAN 9 H] MIDDLE-#eS WALK$ 9TO ! /ORE & SAID LAU<+LY3 0,%OPP+ ) NO MONEY REQUIR$60 

,ATTE/+ TO ! ATMOSPH]E ( A 0COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION01 AS ONE WORRI$ COLUMNI/ PUT IT1 A DI/RIBUTION C5T] WAS SPONTANE\SLY ORGANIZ$ AT A ,BROOKLYN 9T]SECTION1 ) PILES ( LOOT$ GOODS ON DISPLAY = ! TAK+4 ,?IS WAS %[N BRIEFLY ON AN 9DEP5D5T ,NEW ,YORK /ATION1 ,W,P,I,X-,T,V1 BUT NOT M5TION$ 9 ! MAJOR NEWSPAP]S4 

,! TRANS=MATION ( COMMODITIES 9TO FREE M]*&ISE WAS ONLY AID$ BY ! COM+ ( DAYLI<T1 AS ! FE/IVITY & MUSIC CONT9U$4 ,MAYOR ,BEAME1 AT A NOON 7,JULY #a#e7 PRESS CONF]5CE1 SPOKE ( ! 0NI<T ( T]ROR01 ONLY TO BE MOCK$ HE>TILY BY ! CONT9U+ LIB]ATION UND]WAY ?R\<\T ,NEW ,YORK AS HE SPOKE4 

,MU*1 ( C\RSE1 WAS MADE ( ! HUGE CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! EV5TS ( ,JULY #aigg & ! RELATIVELY PLACID1 LAW-ABID+ ,NEW ,YORK BLACK\T ( ,NOVEMB] #a#i#f#e4 ,ONE CAN ONLY M5TION ! OBVI\S FACT ?AT ! DOM9ANT VALUES >E N[ EV]Y:]E 9 %R$S4 ,! 0SOCIAL COHESION0 ( CLASS SOCIETY IS EVAPORAT+4 ,NEW ,YORK IS NO ISOLAT$ EXAMPLE4 

,( C\RSE1 !RE HAS BE5 A PROGRESSIVE DECAY 9 REC5T TIMES ( RE/RA9T1 HI]>*Y1 & O!R 5=C$ VIRTUES2 IT HASN'T HAPP5$ ALL AT ONCE4 ,?US1 9 ! #a#i#fS1 ,JOHN ,LEGGETT 79 HIS ,CLASS1 ,RACE & ,LABOR7 WAS SURPRIS$ TO LE>N UPON EXAM9+ ! >RE/ RECORDS ( ?OSE 9 ! ,DETROIT & ,NEW>K 9SURRECTIONS1 ?AT A GREAT MANY ( ! P>TICIPANTS W]E FULLY EMPLOY$4 ,?IS TIME1 ( ! #agf PEOPLE 9DICT$ AS ( ,AUGU/ #h 9 ,BROOKLYN 7#a1#d W]E >RE/$ 9 ! BOR\<71 #d#h.0 W]E REGUL>LY EMPLOY$4 7,! SAME >TICLE 9 ! ,AUGU/ #i ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,*RONICLE :]E !SE FIGURES APPE>$ ALSO PO9T$ \T ?AT ONLY 0SIX GROC]Y /ORES W]E LOOT$ :ILE #ci FURNITURE /ORES1 #b DRUG /ORES & #ag JEWELRY /ORES & CLO?+ /ORES W]E LOOT$074 ,& !RE >E O!R SIMIL>ITIES TO ,NEW ,YORK1 NATURALLY2 ,LIFE MAGAZ9E ( #d ,AUGU/ #aifg SPOKE ( ! 0C>NIVAL-LIKE REVEL ( LOOT+0 9 ,DETROIT1 & ,PR(ESSOR ,$W>D ,BANFIELD COMM5T$ ?AT 

,NEGROES & :ITES M+L$ 9 ! /REETS .<( ,DETROIT.> & LOOT$ AMICABLY SIDE BY SIDE44440 

,! MA9 DIFF]5CE IS PROBABLY ONE ( SCALE & SCOPE -- ?AT 9 ,NEW ,YORK VIRTUALLY ALL >EAS1 EV5 ! SUBURBS1 TOOK ! (F5SIVE & DID SO FROM ! MOM5T ! LI<TS W5T \T4 ,OV] @s#a BILLION WAS LO/ 9 ! ?\S&S ( /ORES LOOT$ & BURN$1 :ILE ! COPS W]E P>ALYZ$4 ,DUR+ ! LA/ ,NEW ,YORK RIOT+1 ! ',M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+' DAYS ( #a#i#f#h1 #cb COPS W]E 9JUR$2 9 ONE DAY 9 ,JULY #a#i#g#g1 #dah COPS W]E 9JUR$4 

,! ,LEFT -- ALL ( IT -- HAS SPOK5 ONLY ( ! HI< UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! POLICE BRUTALITY2 HAS SPOK5 ( ! PEOPLE ( ,NEW ,YORK ONLY AS OBJECTS1 & PA!TIC ONES AT ?AT6 ,! GLEAM+ A*IEVEM5TS ( ! UNM$IAT$ _/ UNIDEOLOGIZ$ HAVE ALL ! PIGS SC>$ %ITLESS4 

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