I would like to point out that i remember a lecture before i went to the province of Northern Ireland, firing over the heads of a crowd is a misguided way of putting fear into the crowd. It is however normally the military or police that are in fear of the crown getting worse. I believe it does happen when there is rioting in some South American countries, but i think that is also misguided because the rioters are their own brothers and sisters or the like, and it useually accurs when they have been ordered to fire on the crowd.

Regards ian 2411