Riot

The history of riot is long and interesting. Crowds are scary. Big groups are always in danger of going crazy or releasing the craziness in us all - both as individuals and groups. Is looting addictive?

Questions I would like answered. Where are the parents of the children involved? Where are the fathers especially? What happens when a boy grows up with an absent father or one who comes and goes? what does this do the boy's sense of himself and the internal paternal imago? How does a boy manage his feelings for authority figures like teachers and especially policemen when he feels so let down by his own father with whom he cannot vent his rage?

Any clues for the causes of the current outbreaks of rioting, looting and mayhem?