Riots erupt among the unaffiliated young and poor, not the organized

Evidence

It is hardly a coincidence that contemporary riots erupt among the remaining unaffiliated floaters. In the United States, these are the young and the poor. The elderly might also be considered in this category. Their reduced physical vigor, however, makes them unlikely candidates for the kind of energy-exenion required in rioting. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1128

Categorization

• XREF: Ties to the reading purpose: the unaffiliated floater as the actor cut loose from community — his anonymity in public space parallels his capacity for riot. — connects to: Having consumer goods does not disprove that rioters were poor — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1590; Riots targeting shops reflect the collapse of the public, not mere consumerism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1292; Riots express a failure of politics rather than being merely criminal — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1297