When people don’t feel heard, protests can turn into riots and more, experts say

The fire department puts out an arson blaze in Santa Monica on Sunday, May 31, 2020.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Watching images of buildings on fire, shattered storefronts and armfuls of impulsively snatched merchandise stirs a sense of déjà vu for Bob Taylor.
The retired Los Angeles Police Department commander saw the 1992 riots so up-close a rock smashed his patrol car windshield.
“It’s sadly reminiscent,” Taylor said. “I just saw on