window smashing
Pane destruction act
Window smashing is the act of deliberately breaking windows, typically as vandalism, during protests or riots, or as part of burglary.
The term often appears in discussions of political unrest, where window smashing at banks or storefronts serves as symbolic property destruction.
It can also describe the smash-and-grab technique used in quick thefts from cars or shops.
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- plate glassFlat polished window material
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- broken glassFractured transparent fragments
flying shards · vandalism · brick · crash · burglary · splinter · fragments · hammer · baseball bat · rock · storefront · shop front · riot · break-in · night raid · point of entry · cracks · jagged
- road ragetailgating, honking, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger
- auto crimescar theft, auto theft, carjacking, grand theft auto, stolen car
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- vandalismvandalism, defacement, tagging, defacing, graffiti tags
- burglaryburglar, housebreaking, break-in, home invasion, intruder
- civil unrestriot, riots, rioting, mob, uprising
window smashingpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
civic order · community building · civic participation · nonviolent resistance
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