On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Frank Scott wrote:

> I think the difference between the two situations- chiapas and south
> central-that makes one a riot and the other a rebellion/uprising, is that
> the organized chiapas action is directed at an identified enemy, and not
> simply unleashed at any convenient target. In a riot, as in south central, a
> small shop keeper was more likely to be ruined than a corporate criminal,
> and truly innocent people just passing or driving by, were beaten and
> murdered.
>
> The conditions that brought about a social reaction-explosion were similarly
> unjust, but the form of those reactions were shaped by the social
> conditions. In south central, despite what organized gangs may or may not
> have done, disorganized mobs were more the order of the day. If Chomsky , or
> you or I, had been driving through south central that night, we might have
> had our asses kicked or been murdered.Only the government forces would do
> that to us in chiapas.
>
> fs
>

Could you please share of the information you have supprorting the
occurrence of the murders you refer to.