Mob rule took over the downtown streets of Vancouver Wednesday night, shortly after the hometown Canucks were crushed 4-0 in the deciding game of the Stanley Cup finals.In Boston, they were celebrating peacefully.
There were stabbings, numerous cars set on fire, and marquee stores looted throughout the downtown area, as police used tear gas and pepper spray to try – mostly unsuccessfully – to quell the ugly outbreak of violence.
The region exploded in collective joy last night as the Bruins won their first championship in almost four decades with a dominating Game Seven victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Thousands of electrified fans rushed into city streets, leaping through the night and embracing strangers in a euphoric celebration.It's only a fucking game, people. If your life is affected because a sports team lost a game, you may need to get professional help. Or you need to get laid.
They need anger management.
ReplyDeleteEck!
They get worked up like this over a game, but war victories and losses are less than a shrug of reaction. The "players" are our kids, killing and dying.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because the coverage is so bad, and less believable than a phony reality show.
Hooliganism usually associated with the FA has reached the commonwealths, apparently.
ReplyDeleteThat contrasts oddly with the old joke: "how do you get 300 Canadians out of a swimming pool?"
Say, "get out of the pool."
LRod
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It wasn't about the game at all. Win or lose, there would have been a riot; a game like this was just an excuse to turn things over, set them on fire, and loot.
ReplyDeleteVancouver is close to where I live and I sat up late last night watching the video. It's weird to see a bookstore where you've shopped have its windows smashed in and looted on TV (though I think they probably only had use for the chocolate and Kindles). What got me was that, like all riots, there was only a small core of really active troublemakers who whip the others on - but what was different were the crowds of people standing around looking not at the riot, but at their cellphones and cameras that were making video of the riot for them to watch later. Meanwhile it was as if they felt they weren't even there - that as such spectators nothing would happen to them.
I see this happening more and more: crimes, looting, rapes etc. happening while no one intervenes, they just stand around and film it for their private jollies later. That's the sick and scary part.
Oh, and LRod: it's "Get out of the pool, please."