Street fighting
The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Street Fighting.
Basically it's when people get on the streets.
Protesting Riots are one form of Steet Fighting.
Examples..
All follow a simple rule; Never expect any rights, law or mercy from the government during a riot. While in the United States, there are restrictions on how much force the government can use on civilians during a riot. With Posse Comitatus technically meaning the Federal government cannot use military forces against civilians. That however does not apply to national guard forces. National Guard forces tend to be just as heavily armed with the same weapons as regular military forces.
See List of riots
By default, police will always favor use of heavy force to resolve a riot.
see Zoot Suit Riots
Military forces can cause riots.
see stonewall riots
Police can cause riots.
See 1970 Kent State riots. 4 protestors killed. People killed during a riot by the government officials will never be prosecuted.
See. Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 In other countries such as Communist China, killing people is the norm in resolving crisises.
see. L.A. Riots 1991 Rodney King Racism is still alive in America today. Proving once again Police can cause riots.
see. Seattle, Washington. WTO Fighting of 1999 The first riot where the casulties were not that high.
Urban Warfare is another form of street fighting.
Gang warfare.
Some methods in dealing with riots by protestors Anarchist Simple Street Fighting