For reference, follow the links in my previous post.

  1. From two groups of society, add into the mix minorities from both who have not learnt to accept each other.
  2. Simmer for a prolonged period.
  3. Bring to a boil by a random act of violence.
  4. Throw in a media that is all too willing to portray the story along racial lines.
  5. For extra kick, have racists that don’t even live in the area crawl out of the woodwork, looking for any excuse to spew and act on their vitriol.
  6. Top it off with alcohol and mob mentality.
  7. Serve bloody rare.
  8. At this stage, you can add the police into it as an afterthought or garnish.

Easier-said-than-done solutions?

  1. Address the underlying distrust between the groups with community involvement, education and mutual interaction.
  2. Tame the media to be more colour blind, more objective.
  3. Increased police presence and involvement in the community to ease the tension between groups and to serve as in-between.
  4. Louts will be louts. Provide alternatives to idleness and loitering because “idle hands do the devil’s work”.
  5. Arrest those who incites violence or behave anti-socially – nip it in the bud instead of letting it fester.