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  • The place was called the Riot House back when bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin partied in its former incarnation.

    Los Angeles 2012

  • Riot is now an offence under Section 1 of the Public Order Act 1986.

    Replace Police With Spin Doctors « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • One of the poems I wrote to her (Our Shadows Dance in Riot Gear) was a love poem that fused fear-based cultural stereotypes with my romantic feelings for her.

    writing a political poem : Jeffrey McDaniel : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • Note 17: James Kruger, minister of police [his full title was Minister of Justice and Police], statement before Parliament, 16 June 1976, quoted verbatim in "Riot — Kruger Speaks," The World, 17 June 1976. back

    'I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976 2005

  • I was shocked when some young acquaintances riding the bulls on Bay Street first explained to me the theory of government that prevailed among their set, based on something they called the Riot Index.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOHN BARBER 2011

  • I was shocked when some young acquaintances riding the bulls on Bay Street first explained to me the theory of government that prevailed among their set, based on something they called the Riot Index.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOHN BARBER 2011

  • Gayle, known by the street name Riot, was related to two other young murderers, his half-brother Donnel Carty and cousin Lloywen Carty.

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • Gayle, known by the street name Riot and related to two other convicted killers, was convicted of murder after boasting of the crime to another youth.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • I was shocked when some young acquaintances riding the bulls on Bay Street first explained to me the theory of government that prevailed among their set, based on something they called the Riot Index.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOHN BARBER 2011

  • Black Label Society, the band led by former Ozzy Osbourne, has signed a new record deal with Australian label Riot Entertainment, to distribute their next album in Australia and New Zealand.

    Metal Underground.com 2010

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