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The members of the mob, yes it's a mob by now, have a sense of losing identity. They are anonymous and feel they won't be blamed for anything they do. Stirred up by a skillful agitator, the beginnings of violence spread contagiously. At this late time, efforts to reason often fall on deaf ears. When a mob reaches this stage, it may be only a step away from being beyond the control of civil authorities. If so, it may be necessary to use military forces, normally at the request of civil authorities and at the direction of the president. With an outbreak of violence, the real trouble is underway. Military units arrive to bring rioting and destruction to an end and to restore law and order. In an air movement, the very appearance of aircraft in the vicinity of the riers is really the beginning of a