Describe the Defense Some Present for Those Who Riot in Reaction

question 22

Multiple Choice

Describe the defense some present for those who riot in reaction to perceived wrongful police shootings and arrests, discrimination, etc.

• A)They argue that rioters are only opposing the violence they suffer daily at the hands of police, all levels of government, and an economy that keeps them underpaid and unemployed.
• B)They argue that rioters are only taking part in the same atmosphere of violence they suffer daily at the hands of police, all levels of government, and an economy that keeps them underpaid and unemployed.
• C)They argue that rioters are too poorly educated and so much the products of poor environments that they cannot possibly be held accountable.
• D)They argue that rioters are only opposing the violence they suffer daily at the hands of others in their neighborhoods.

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