Creative riot control techniques?

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Oleg Volk

Staff Alumnus
Here's another thought: how about standing behind cover and using a bullhorn (those are legal in NYC, I hope) to say something to the effect of "Cease, desist and disperse right now"...voice of (by omission of info to the contrary) authority. Might that give the participants a pause? Maybe announcing "free beer" would have worked better...

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Oleg "peacemonger" Volk

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Nope. In either case, you'd be stoned or trampled.

How about, amplified, "I have a gun!" That'll start a stampede in the opposite direction(s).
 
How much? But it might interrupt the action for the bidding.

You know, calling the firemen might work.

Say some doofuses are lighting trashcans on fire.

Yes, this is a bad thing like my suggestion to fake an officer in trouble call.

But you do what you need to do.

The firemen will probably also bring the cops riding shotgun.
 
Naked picture of Reno would stop a charging bull. Imagine it would work in a riot situation. :)

Shok

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"In 1789, when used without any qualifying adjective, 'the militia' referred to all citizens capable of bearing arms."
Akhil Reed Amar, Yale University
 
Shok! Skinnies of Reno?! Geez, let's not get out of hand! Flame throwers, tactical nukes, mustard gas, Anthrax spores.... but NOT NAKED RENO!!!
Maybe annouce that Reno is naked, horny , and headed this direction over a bullhorn. That would clean them out pretty quickly.
If that doesn't work then maybe a few ethnic slurs to get the mob's attention (with a substantial head start of course). Razz them until they forget about molesting women and come after you. Of course, then you have an angry mob after you.
Here's an idea: dress in a blue uniform before you yell the insults and then have them chase you into a group of officers. That way the police might get off their butts to save themselves or at least another officer.
I thought about lighting a few trashcans and yelling 'FIRE!' and calling the fire dept. At least someone in a uniform might react then. <shrug>

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Those who use arms well cultivate the Way and keep the rules.Thus they can govern in such a way as to prevail over the corrupt- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
 
I fear that this solution would result in a sort of Medusa Syndrome: everyone, including the user, would be turned to stone!

Firearms are infinitely better. Now, about that pesky law...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shok:
Naked picture of Reno would stop a charging bull. Imagine it would work in a riot situation. :)

Shok
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The naked picture of Reno would stop anything but Japanese men. In a poll a year or so ago, Japanes men voted Reno as the woman they would most like to be stranded on a deserted island with! It is true! Another reason, I think, to bomb the Japanese again! Just kidding. Maybe.

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"Vote with a Bullet."
 
i am going to open a new thread and ask how you would go about rioting if you were in one. i mean there is something that everyone is willing to riot for i think.
 
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