Hits
Riots
Both words in one sentence
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In Police Academy, an apple core thrown over the shoulder hits a gangbanger and starts a chain reaction that results in huge riots.
Source: Blind Shoulder Toss - This ends in The Unmasqued World when a fragment of the asteroid, knocked off by a comet it ran over on its way in, hits Los Angeles a few days ahead of the main event and is livestreamed on the Internet; massive riots ensue.
Source: Apocalyptic Gag Order -
Made of Iron: Prisoners with the "Extremely Tough" trait can shrug off multiple tazer hits, will only be knocked out by being shot multiple times with shotguns, and in the case of uncontrolled riots they can run through hails of gunfire from the National Guard to shank soldiers with knives.
Source: Video Game / Prison Architect
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