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Force and crowd dispersal

Force and crowd dispersal. By Ryan Ringsred. Thesis. To mediate the force used on crowd and their dispersal. Those who think that too much force is used. Those who think not enough force is used. Focused on Anglo-Saxon Western culture. Pros of more force.

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Force and crowd dispersal

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  1. Force and crowd dispersal By Ryan Ringsred

  2. Thesis • To mediate the force used on crowd and their dispersal. • Those who think that too much force is used. • Those who think not enough force is used. • Focused on Anglo-Saxon Western culture.

  3. Pros of more force • Safety of non hostile citizens is greater • Avoid excessive damage to private and public property • Quicker dispersal of crowd

  4. Cons of more force • Many arrests • Many unnecessary injuries, minor and major • Harming general public • Bad press for enforcers( mainly riot police)

  5. Vancouver • Vancouver, 1994 • Lost the Stanley Cup • Riot that night • Called in extra squads of Police • Dispersed in 2 Hours after the reserves arrived • Only 6 people injured and sent to hospital

  6. Occupy Movement • Davis, California 2011 • Students in Occupy Movement • Pepper Spray • Bad Press • Non violent Crowd

  7. Pros to less force • Let protesters be heard and not infringe on their rights. • Less bad press. • Less injuries due to police.

  8. Cons to less force • More potential for violence • More disturbance for people living in the area. • Higher chances for injured police • Higher cost to Tax payer

  9. Occupy Movement • 2011 • Successful in instilling new thoughts about wealth • Mostly peaceful • Voices heard

  10. London 2011 • August 2011 • Riots started after too few police were sent to enforce law • 5 days of rioting • Finished after reserves sent in and used more force • Many people hurt including 26 policemen

  11. Mediation • PHaSR (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response) • Blinds targets temporarily • No lasting Effects • Microwave Gun ( Active Denial System) • Burning sensation under skin • No Lasting Effects ( under development for 10 yrs)

  12. PHaSR Gun

  13. Active Denial System

  14. Mediation Continued • More voices of reason leading protest. • More responsibility on the individual • More Non-violent overtones to rallies

  15. Reasonable Leaders

  16. Non-Violence

  17. Overall • Mediation involving the force used on crowds should be solved with new technology and more responsibility in the crowd

  18. Citation • Dao, James. "Pentagon unveils plans for a new crowd-dispersal weapon; could the end be in sight for the rubber bullet, tear gas and the beanbag?" New York Times2 Mar. 2001: A14. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. • "Military develops a Star Trek-like phaser." UPI NewsTrack 1 Dec. 2005. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. • Potter, Andrew. "Why people can't help themselves." Maclean's 29 Aug. 2011: 12.Gale Biography InContext. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. • Seelye, Katharine Q. "Pepper Spray's Fallout, From Crowd Control To Mocking Images." New York Times [New York] 23 Nov. 2011, late ed., sec. A: 14.LexisNexis Academic. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu>. • Stolarik, Robert. "Occupy Movement (Occupy Wall Street)." New York Times. New York Times, 28 Feb. 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timest opics/organizations/o/occupy_wall_street/index.html>. • "The fire this time; Riots in England." The Economist [US] 13 Aug. 2011: 51(US). Gale Biography In Context. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. • Woods, Chris. "THIS IS NOT VANCOUVER." Macleans 107.26 (1994): 12.Http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu. Ebscohost. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

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