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Civil or urban unrest, also known as civil disorder or strife, is typically defined by law enforcement as a gathering of three or more people in reaction to an event with the intention of causing public disturbance in violation of the law. Examples include protests, different obstructions, riots and sabotage. As what Dennis E. Gale, author of ‘ Understanding Urban Unrest’ points out, mob violence mainly by the oppressed is mostly triggered by interracial events.
History reminds us of what occurred in Haiti and Chile. The former had nine-week straight protest against government official corruption, gas shortage, and food scarcity. The oppressed people of Port-au-Prince were mostly behind it. The latter, known as the wealthiest country in Latin America, had protest joined by youth and rural migrants from poor people in Santiago.
What happened in the US recently is not new- evening curfews in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by a kneel on his neck of an officer and died under police custody. What’s different now is the presence of mobile phones and social media, that spread the information far and wide at alarming speeds.
Below are ways on how to remain safe during a civil unrest.
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