article_snippet.sent: I learned that some questioned whether riots are actually purposeless and uncontrolled violence, or whether riots are purposeful uprisings against individuals and institutions.
article_snippet.sent: I learned that those who participate in riots often feel hopeless and dehumanized, both as the victims of police action against those who participate in riots that triggered riots and as perpetrators of violence during riots.
article_snippet.sent: At the conclusion of the 1967 Detroit riot, President Lyndon Johnson condemned the violence but said in President Lyndon Johnson address to the nation that: "This is not a time for angry reaction.
article_snippet.sent: It is a time for action, starting with legislative action to improve the life in our cities.
article_snippet.sent: The strength and promise of the law are the surest remedies for tragedy in the street. ...
article_snippet.sent: Dr. King would say near the end of Dr. King life: "It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots.
article_snippet.sent: It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society.
article_snippet.sent: the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society are the things that cause individuals to feel that individuals have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention.
article_snippet.sent: And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.
article_snippet.sent: Those protests were mostly peaceful.
article_snippet.sent: And the government responded -- not out of fear of violence, but because of a desire to change the conditions that led to Those protests.
article_snippet.sent: the Miami riots have rightfully been quashed, but the voices of nonviolent protesters continue to be heard.