Why people riot.

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[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84)]black people riot when their anger over being murdered and oppressed reaches a boiling point.

here are some fun reasons why white people have rioted: 


their sports team loses

An incomplete list of things Kentucky fans burned after losing to UNCKentucky fans were understandably upset after the Wildcats’ dramatic loss to North Carolina in the Elite Eight. While freshman guard De’Aaron Fox dealt with his emotions in a healthy way, fans gather…https://sports.yahoo.com/incomplete-list-things-kentucky-fans-013506028.html

their sports team wins

Kentucky carnage: Police use pepper spray to turn back thousands of rioting students after Final Four basketball game (and their team WON)Students at the University of Kentucky burned couches and set a car on fire as they celebrated the Wildcats' win over cross-state rivals at the University of Louisville.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123534/Kentucky-students-riot-basketball-team-beats-Louisville-NCAA-Final-Four.html

their sports team's coach leaves to coach somewhere else


Tennessee Football Riots PHOTOS, VIDEO: Lane Kiffin's Leaving Tennessee Causes FuryTennessee football fans reacted bitterly last night to the news of Lane Kiffin's departure to coach the USC Trojans after just one year on the job as hea...https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tennessee-football-riots_n_421255

they were told they couldnt party anymore



James Madison U Block Party Turns Into A Riot, 30 ArrestedSpring is in the air. But for students at James Madison University, there's now also a hint of tear gas. This Saturday at JMU, the school's annual ...https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-madison-u-block-par_n_534137


pumpkins


Riot breaks out at New Hampshire pumpkin festivalIt wasn't the pumpkins they were smashing.https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-new-hampshire-pumpkin-riots-20141019-story.html


they dont like straw hats



The 1922 Straw Hat Riot Was One of the Weirdest Crime Sprees in American HistoryCrime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/04/straw-hat-riot-remembering-one-of-the-weirdest-crime-sprees-in-american-history.html




because their sports coach left after he covered up child molestation

surfing



U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into RiotThe U.S. Open of Surfing turned into a riot. Mark Lukach on what it says about surf culture.https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-open-of-surfing-turns-into-riot

woodstock 99 was too fun i guess?


The Moment That Woodstock ’99 Went Up in FlamesThe Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out the festival with a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s "Fire." Behind them, a literal fire raged. Episode 7 of ‘Break Stuff’ looks at the Sunday riots and violence that you …https://www.theringer.com/2019/8/20/20813422/woodstock-99-riots-red-hot-chili-peppers


cabbage patch kids



The strange story of the Cabbage Patch Kid Riots of 1983In November 1983, America went bonkers for Cabbage Patch Kids. The dolls were so scarce and demand was so high that riots broke out in stores, parents were driving hundreds of miles to buy them.https://abc7ny.com/cabbage-patch-dolls-crazy-riot-the-vault/5713681/

decided they hate disco



'Disco Demolition Night' Was a Disgrace, and Celebrating it Is WorseThe Chicago White Sox are commemorating an infamous 1979 near-riot in which a primarily white crowd destroyed records made by Black and gay artists. It's shameful.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzke5/disco-demolition-night-was-a-disgrace-and-celebrating-it-is-worse

black people wanted educations

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& most glaringly of all, because black people were prospering and doing just fine without them.
so yknow. just in case yall wanted some context or something. [/color]