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PEACEFUL CROWD [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

He and all the others have been thrown by circumstance into a crowd for some purpose, such as observing a sport's event, which may give them at least one thing in common [but] this peaceful crowd of individuals can be converted into a mob.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
OBS

Les spectateurs à un événement sportif, à un défilé ou à une autre activité récréative ou sociale du genre forment la plupart du temps une foule passive. En effet, les personnes ainsi groupées [ont] pour la circonstance un intérêt commun, [mais] elles pensent et agissent sur une base individuelle.

Spanish

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