The police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking a man who later died will not face criminal charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today. *** Hayden’s Note: The video shows the last moments of Ian Tomlinson’s life. He was near the G20 protests when he did not move fast enough for the police officer barking at him, which earned him a baton strike to the knees and then shoved to the ground. Ian died shortly thereafter.

A Press For Truth video report about what took place on the weekend of the G20 summit in downtown Toronto. Includes some pretty shocking video of police actions.

“The police then proceeded to approach Ms. Varner in her bed and stepped on her oxygen hose until she began to suffer oxygen deprivation. “The police then fired a Taser at her and only one wire struck her, in the left arm; the police then fired a second Taser, striking her to the right and left of the midline of her upper chest and applied high voltage, causing burns to her chest, extreme pain and to pass out. *** Hayden’s Note: UPDATE – 2 conflicting stories, read more for lots of commentary on both sides of the story! Was Granny a knife-wielding, suicidal threat? Someone left that part out… ***

It’s tough to say what will start a riot. From the entries on this list, it looks like all you need is the right combination of unhappy people, unfortunate circumstances, and an anger at society or the system at large that has been allowed to simmer to the boiling point. Here are ten of the worst American riots.

A student who plays viola and attends a prestigious Pittsburg arts school was stopped and badly beaten by several plainclothes officers.