How ready are we? This is the question that political and law enforcement leaders should be asking themselves, assuming they have seen the television coverage of the turbulence in the Mideast and the riots in Great Britain, in Canada, and in Greece. Does law enforcement have a sound civil disturbance philosophical doctrine, backed by officers who have been well trained and are properly equipped and led by confident, tested incident and field commanders? History is replete with examples of agencies overreacting or under-reacting to disorder. Some critics note the so-called Chicago Police Riot of 1968 during the Democratic National Convention as one example of police overreacting by using excessive force on demonstrators. Conversely, some critics characterized the 1992 Rodney King Riots in Los Angeles, California, as an under-reaction by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).