Word: mobbing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There was a mass of crushed bodies," said Renzo Rocchetti, a Juventus supporter from Milan. "I saw people trampled to death under the feet of the frightened mob, stepping on their bodies, including many babies and children." Remarked an off-duty British policeman among the Liverpool supporters: "Those poor bloody Italians went down like a pack of cards...
There is a breathless scene in Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust when the hero is caught in a street riot and is carried every way the mob heaves: "He was the spearhead of a flying wedge when it collided with a mass going in the opposite direction. The impact turned him around. As the two forces ground against each other, he was turned again and again, like a grain between millstones. This didn't stop until he became part of the opposing force...
...professor used Bridges and Rosa Park as examples of people who teach us about character. "They teaching today, at some point, 'No, No further I'll take my stand I'm going to stand up to the mob...
Outside the stadium, mob rule prevailed. Hundreds of enraged fans stopped buses, taxis and cars, bashing in windows with bricks, bottles and anything else they could lay their hands on. They harassed several journalists and diplomats. In addition, 30 police officers were beaten, four seriously. Nearly 130 fans were arrested, three of whom will receive public trials...
...some Chinese, suggest that less, not more discipline is needed. They see the riot as a cathartic release of emotions that have had little opportunity for expression in a society where hard work, obedience and humility are demanded. "Some people would find any excuse to march, to act, to mob," says one Peking observer...