There weren't riots when the retired schoolteacher was beaten on camera. However, there was widespread looting and violence in New Orleans after the hurricane.

Here in Southern California, we have Rodney 'Can't we all get along?' King, of course. The 1980s and early 1990s were a nightmare of driveby gang shootings and proactive policing in Los Angeles. U.S. policy in Iraq is proactive. Now you know what that word means.

Some good movies have been made on this subject. Two I'd recommend are Training Day starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, and Dark Blue starring Kurt Russell.

You're a fucking genius, kid. Take care of yourself. Gridcosm is so OUT THERE that it's easy to forget to be careful out there. Out there in the real world, I mean.