Riots aren’t just people destroying their own communities in senseless violence. There’s underlying issues behind riots and sometimes people fail to see that. Some of these underlying issues include police abuse, residential segregation, economic inequality and racial tensions. Riots don’t only just cause more attention but can lead to real reforms in local police and departments and governments. Riots are important in that they shine light as to the reason of rage and feelings of neglect in the communities. This is good in that it helps us understand why these riots happen and how to prevent them from happening in the future. The reasons for riots isn’t just the opportunity to steal and destroy property but an attempt at enforcing change in their community. For example, between 1963 and 1970, several hundred riots happened due to the confrontations between the police and African Americans, which is a great underlying issue. Many riots occurred in Los Angeles that resulted in the death of more than 60 people and thousands injured. The underlying issue behind these riots was the climax of anger in black and Hispanic communities over years and years of economic inequality and police abuses in Los Angeles. Riots are fueled by years of issues, even if a single event triggered the outbreak of a riot. These single events that triggered the years of issues include Freddie Gray’s police death in Baltimore and Keith Lamont Scott police shooting. Freddie Gray’s neighborhood suffered from severe poverty as more than half the residents were unemployed and buildings being vacant or abandoned. Keith Lamont Scott’s death has been led up by years and years of racial segregation and racial issues with police in Charlotte. Riots aren’t just extreme acts of violets and have a much bigger meaning behind them.