In the readings of The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, Gilje mentions how the de-emphasis of violence worked in two ways. Although there was indeed a level of tolerance towards rioting, violence was expected. Attitudes during the eighteenth century had mixed feelings. Rioters would understand what they could and could not do, but they fear rioters might not listen and create disorder. Mobs threatening the tyrannical monarch is seen as very dangerous to officials. However, there is a difference between the composition of those mobs that use less violence and those mobs that produce violence fear. If mobs weren’t kept under control, then it would be possible to allow other people to do the same and join in the mob for the same belief. Officials would then have to create some sort of rule or law to maintain peace in those mobs. If rules werent placed, mobs would be ignoring the law, threatening property and pushing towards anarchy. The use of violence would be the solution.