When police shoot, youth will loot

Turnstyle's Noah Nelson sees many parallels between the London Riots and recent protests in his city of Oakland after the death of youngster Oscar Grant during an altercation with police. He attributes rioting and looting, in both cases, to a lack of clarity from police about what happened."Anyone who lived through the aftermath of the killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, or whose memory stretches back to the time of the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles, knows that when police actions violate the public’s trust, there is a pretty good chance that young people will act out in the few ways that they see available to them." Read more.