Metal Against Marchers: An Analysis of Recent Incidents Involving Vehicle Assaults at U.S. Political Protests and Rallies (Security Perspective)

Jenkins, Brian Michael; Butterworth, Bruce R.

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Metal Against Marchers: An Analysis of Recent Incidents Involving Vehicle Assaults at U.S. Political Protests and Rallies (Security Perspective)

2020-10-01
By Jenkins, Brian Michael ; Butterworth, Bruce R.

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Jenkins, Brian Michael ; Butterworth, Bruce R.
Corporate Creators:

San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
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United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
Abstract:

The protests against racism and police conduct taking place throughout cities and towns across the United States have been mostly peaceful, but a few of them have led to violent confrontations between protesters, counterprotesters, and police, and in a number of incidents, vehicles were driven into protesters. This Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) Security Perspective examines the spate of reported vehicle assaults and other vehicle-related events that have occurred since the protests began in late May 2020. It describes the varied circumstances of the events and the apparent motivations of the drivers, and it offers preliminary (and tentative) judgments about where these incidents fall on a spectrum of hostility and premeditation. Finally, it compares and contrasts the current events with the incidents discussed in the authors' previous study, “Smashing into Crowds”—An Analysis of Vehicle Ramming Attacks."
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SP 1020
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