Reporting of a phenomenon can increase the incidence of that phenomenon. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_

Reporting of a phenomenon can increase the incidence of that phenomenon. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide It's not an unreasonable assertion that the reporting of the riots inspired people in different cities to carry out their own riots. Not a good reason to block them however.