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...deny that other groups of people use such tactics. However, we do not believe that a riot in Pittsburgh that involved the United Mine Workers Association implies a crisis of violence here in Massachusetts as Wang would have you believe. Abortion protesters, on the other hand, have greatly increased their physical attacks on clinics, both in number and severity...
BIKINI KILLPussy Whipped (Kill Rock Stars CD/LP) Ever heard of "Riot Grrrl"? Probably. And if you have, you've probably also heard of Bikini Kill, the band whose members ran the fanzine whose title, "Riot Grrrl," was almost certainly the first use of the phrase. Along with other similarly-minded bands and zines, Bikini Kill let thousands of teenaged-or-slightly-older grrrls know that punk rock styles and punk rock music could be, not just about them, but by them and for them. "Riot Grrrl" got lots of misguided (and sometimes hostile) publicity as a mass movement...
...helpless man's head, what other logical conclusion is there other than that you are trying to kill him or at least disfigure him?" asked Deputy District Attorney Lawrence Morrison. But the defense was able to convince jurors that the beatings arose from the wild circumstances of a riot and were not premeditated acts...
...close by meting out a punishment for Denny's attackers comparable to the one for King's? A day after the trial ended, one juror denied that anxiety about the potential aftermath of their decision influenced the verdict. "We weren't thinking, 'We'll have this verdict so another riot won't break out.' That wasn't on our mind," said a female juror, who appeared in silhouette on a Los Angeles news program with her voice altered electronically. "If a riot occurred, it would occur." But a day before the final verdicts, the jury forewoman told Judge Ouderkirk that...
...prosecutors helped weight the trial with symbolism. The uncommon spectacle of Williams being arrested at home, in front of TV cameras, by no less a figure than then police chief Daryl Gates, strengthened the case of those who said the accused were being made scapegoats for the entire riot. When Williams and Watson, along with co-defendants Antoine Miller and Gary Williams, were booked on high bail -- $580,000 for Williams alone -- it added power to that argument. For the jury, signals from outside the court may have been too much, compelling them to aim for an outcome...