There’s a riot in Oakland, California. Protesters are getting their riot on over police brutality.
Google Trends is showing a slight uptick in searches for “riot” since the year began, but nothing like the French riots of 2005.
This is a familiar pattern that will play out in 2009. It seems many authorities, from Russia to the IMF have been concerned that riots would break out over the economic crisis. Iceland has done it, but Greece is another story. The riots in Greece had their roots in police brutality.
I think this will be a pattern this year – riots over police brutality and economic inequality.
