situational collective violence

Situational collective violence is unplanned and spontaneous. It occurs when a group reacts violently to something in their immediate environment. This can happen in situations perceived as uncertain or threatening, like a barroom brawl where one group interprets another's actions as disrespectful and retaliates physically. Unlike organized collective violence, it is not pre-planned. This type of violence is a subset of collective behavior, which involves large groups responding to common stimuli, often with less inhibition and more spontaneity than in everyday life.12