Riots!, City riots due to price increase. Options

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Perhaps some of you have heard of what happened in Kenya during the elections. The population went crazy and rioted throughout the city.

Well, during the last two days here, something similar happened here. The prices for the "chapas" (local taxis) was increased by 11%. By yours or my standards it isn't much, but when you only make about $50 dollars a month, and you have to rely on them for transportation twice a day, it really eats into your budget. So the people rioted throughout the city. There were mobs spreadout and causing havoc in order to prevent any movement of vehicles so that the government can take notice. Of course, in the crowd there were opportunists who just joined the mob in order to take advantage of the destruction. Windows to houses and shops were broken, cars were seriously vandalized, people were pulled out of their vehicles and beat up while their cars were vandalized, and obstacles were placed in the road like trees, rocks, bricks, glass, and flaming tires. When i was finally able to go home, it looked like i was driving through Beirut!