It absolutely is NOT SIMPLE. I agree that mob mentality can reach "criticality" and cause crazy stuff to happen over one night. The thing that makes this diffe

It absolutely is NOT SIMPLE. I agree that mob mentality can reach "criticality" and cause crazy stuff to happen over one night. The thing that makes this different from a football riot (or the WTO riots), however, is that the activity is sustained and spreading. I feel it demonstrates an intense hate on the part of the rioters. This kind of violence indicates a core problem which cannot be addressed in the long term by police swinging billy clubs and shooting water cannons. I expect that this will get ugly at some point in the future even if the police manage to quell the immediate problem.