Get e-book Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver

Free download. Book file PDF easily for everyone and every device. You can download and read online Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver file PDF Book only if you are registered here. And also you can download or read online all Book PDF file that related with Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver book. Happy reading Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver Bookeveryone. Download file Free Book PDF Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver at Complete PDF Library. This Book have some digital formats such us :paperbook, ebook, kindle, epub, fb2 and another formats. Here is The CompletePDF Book Library. It's free to register here to get Book file PDF Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver Pocket Guide.
Editorial Reviews. About the Author. p>Michael Barnholden is associate director of Humanities Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver - Kindle edition by Michael Barnholden. Download it once and read it on your Kindle.
Table of contents

The phrase "read the Riot Act" has passed into common usage for a stern reprimand or warning of consequences. The Riot Act was introduced during a time of civil disturbance in Great Britain , such as the Sacheverell riots of , the Coronation riots of and the riots in England. The preamble makes reference to "many rebellious riots and tumults [that] have been [taking place of late] in diverse parts of this kingdom", adding that those involved "presum[e] so to do, for that the punishments provided by the laws now in being are not adequate to such heinous offences".

The act created a mechanism for certain local officials to make a proclamation ordering the dispersal of any group of more than twelve people who were "unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously assembled together". If the group failed to disperse within one hour, then anyone remaining gathered was guilty of a felony without benefit of clergy , punishable by death. The proclamation could be made in an incorporated town or city by the mayor , bailiff or "other head officer", or a justice of the peace. Elsewhere it could be made by a justice of the peace or the sheriff , undersheriff or parish constable.

It had to be read out to the gathering concerned, and had to follow precise wording detailed in the act; several convictions were overturned because parts of the proclamation had been omitted, in particular "God save the King". Our sovereign lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the King. In a number of jurisdictions, such as Britain, Canada and New Zealand, wording such as this was enshrined and codified in the law itself.

While the expression "reading the Riot Act" is cemented in common idiom with its figurative usage, it originated fairly and squarely in statute itself. If a group of people failed to disperse within one hour of the proclamation, the act provided that the authorities could use force to disperse them. Anyone assisting with the dispersal was specifically indemnified against any legal consequences in the event of any of the crowd being injured or killed.

Because of the broad authority that the act granted, it was used both for the maintenance of civil order and for political means. A particularly notorious use of the act was the Peterloo Massacre of in Manchester. The act also made it a felony punishable by death without benefit of clergy for "any persons unlawfully, riotously and tumultuously assembled together" to cause or begin to cause serious damage to places of religious worship, houses, barns, and stables.

In the event of buildings being damaged in areas that were not incorporated into a town or city, the residents of the hundred were made liable to pay damages to the property owners concerned. Unlike the rest of the act, this required a civil action. In the case of incorporated areas, the action could be brought against two or more named individuals. This provision encouraged residents to attempt to quell riots in order to avoid paying damages.

At times, it was unclear to both rioters and authorities as to whether the reading of the Riot Act had occurred. One example of this is evident in the St. George's Fields Massacre of At the trials following the incident, there was confusion among witnesses as to when the Riot Act had actually been read. In the St.

RIOT ACT - Definition and synonyms of Riot Act in the English dictionary

George's Fields Massacre of , large numbers of subjects gathered outside King's Bench Prison to protest the incarceration of John Wilkes. Officials feared that the crowd would forcibly release Wilkes, and troops arrived to guard the prison. After some time, as well as provocation by the rioters, the troops opened fire on the crowd.

There were several fatalities, including non-participants of the riot who were struck by stray bullets. There was also confusion regarding the use of troops as it pertained to the one-hour mark. Rioters often believed that the military could not use force until one hour had passed since the reading of the proclamation. This is evident in the actions of the rioters at the Massacre of St George's Fields, particularly their provocative behaviour towards the soldiers.

The Riot Act caused confusion during the Gordon Riots of , when the authorities felt uncertain of their power to take action to stop the riots without a reading of the Riot Act. After the riots, Lord Mansfield observed that the Riot Act did not take away the pre-existing power of the authorities to use force to stop a violent riot; it only created the additional offence of failing to disperse after a reading of the Riot Act.

The death penalty created by sections one, four and five of the act was reduced to transportation for life by section one of the Punishment of Offences Act The Riot Act eventually drifted into disuse. The last time it was definitely read in England was in Birkenhead , Cheshire, on 3 August , during the second police strike , when large numbers of police officers from Birkenhead, Liverpool and Bootle joined the strike. Mate, Gabor. Knopf Canada. Metro Vancouver.

Regional Growth Strategy: Vancouver Punter, John. The Vancouver Achievement. Russwurm, Lani. Vancouver was Awesome. Stouck, David. Soules, Matthew. Harvard Design Magazine Weblink.

Stelter, G. Walsh, Robert M.

Up to 40% off high chairs

University of Michigan Doctorate Dissertation Weblink. Winson Liscombe, Rhordri. The MIT Press. Barman, Jean.

Reading the Riot Act

Bown, Stephen. Barnholden, Michael. Anvil Press. Cameron, Stevie. Chong, Denise. Penguin Group Canada. City of Vancouver. First Peoples: A Guide for Newcomers. Web publication. Davis, Chuck. Demers, Charles. Vancouver Special. Gilmour, Julie. Allen Lane Canada. Two thousand people showed up to get stoned, bang on drums, and smell bad. Then a bunch of cops raced in on horses and started beating people over the head with batons. Pot is great for a lot of things: Driving, falling asleep, "getting" Pink Floyd; but it won't enhance your abilities in a fight.

The stoners fought back and had their asses handed to them.

Search form

Rocks were thrown, skulls got busted, and, conveniently enough, none of the police happened to be wearing badges that night as they detained over 50 people. Sadly, these kind of gatherings still go on every week. While this was cool back in the early 70s, we're all kind of over weed now and wish the police would still ride in and kick the crap out of these fucking hippies.

You can smoke pot freely in Vancouver and the hippie rag that promoted the smoke-in generates more advertising dollars than all the other papers in Vancouver combined. The Stanley Cup Riot of The Canucks are having an epic playoff run and nightly parties are happening on Robson Street after each victory. It's the night of game seven, the entire city has been drinking for hours and is ready to celebrate. Dejected, everyone decides to congregate on Robson Street anyway.

A little glass gets broken, then suddenly all hell breaks loose. Rioters tear apart the shopping district and loot all the stores.


  • From Across the Pond to Their Ranchers & Cowboys – a Boxed Set of Five Mail Order Bride Romances;
  • Careers Guidance in Context;
  • Hidden Promises.

Police move in with full riot gear and tear gas to try and disperse the angry hockey fans.