The contagious effect of violence
There is an implicit irony in violence that is demonstrated clearly in these unfortunate remembrances of history. When considering violence, it is often impossible to fathom the contagious effects that can easily come about. It's like punishing someone by burning the whole city down. That has happened several times in history, by the way, and it happens in a lesser way in these riots that threatened the security and balance of one of America's most influential cities. The balance can be easily destroyed by violence because of its infectious nature.
Vengeance against the innocent
Another irony of violence is shown when some people acting in the name of the African American community kill someone from the Jewish community in the name of vengeance. This type of justice is injustice, clearly, because they execute an innocent person in retaliation for an honest mistake. This sets a race war into momentum, because each side has a thirst for justice that makes them willing to paint the other as the enemy.
Picking the wrong enemy
One could argue that these communities are guilty of picking the low-hanging fruit. They are often annoying to each other, and their ways of life are different, but are they really the "enemy?" In this case, they could have taken a note from the Civil Rights movement who realizes that the people who control the police, the law, and the flow of economy are truly responsible for the imbalances and disenfranchisement that made this situation so desperate.
Nature and irony
The riots turn civilized people into violent apes. The dramatic irony is revealed when people start behaving in violent ways according to archaic principles of warfare that don't explain themselves. The irony, at least on one level, is that people are programmed with a propensity for murder and violence that rivals any of nature's elite predators. The willingness to do violence is hidden beneath the surface of polite civilization, but as this story proves, it is always lurking under the surface.
Balance and enfranchisement
Another important lesson is shown through revelations of dramatic irony. How bad can poverty get? It can get as bad as the civilization tolerates. This makes the need for balance incredibly important, and if someone is looking for a good reason not to disenfranchise an entire community of people, look no further. The answer to imbalance and disenfranchisement is typically outbursts of violence. This tedious balance is important to remember in every stage of history.
