[Mouton]

Looking back at the Newark Riots of the late 60s, that is exactly what they did, the authorities encircled the areas where the rioting was taking place, let the riot burn itself out there while containing it to the mostly central ward of the city but engaging anyone outside of it. The result was many thousands arrested and 44 killed as the city and state police and national guard seemed to be blasting away with impunity. One can now see virtually across the entire center area of the city as it has been razed and turned into a virtual parking lot. Unfortunately in the aftermath, the blight has moved mostly west and engulfed neighboring towns and cities. The only way to fix this would be with megaton rehabilitation.

[certrtwngnut]

During those Newark riots we lived on Bloomfield Ave. in Bloomfield. Around midnight we heard a roar from a long distance away. As the the noise increased our fourth floor apartment started to shake. Then we saw the tanks from the Guard armory in W. Orange coming down the street. They went to Newark Schools stadium on Bloomfield & Roseville Aves. They contained the looters in the Central Ward from breaking out. Having been born in Newark I have a lot of bad memories from those days.