 dennilfloss Liberal And Loving ItPremium
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Ottawa, ON | Win or lose, will there be a riot after the final game? ... of this year's NHL playoffs in Vancouver? Unfortunately, I fear the no-gooders will use this game as an excuse to break some stuff and cause mayhem.  Hopefully their number will be small and they will be contained & arrested. |
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Thunder Bay, ON | Not if they win. A few bad apples perhaps, but should they loose I'm expecting flames and tear gas.
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btw, I was maced , marched and got a few lungs full of gas in 94; right in the middle of it.
The root cause of the riot was a person falling from the transit wires, when assisted by paramedics/police they were surrounded by drunk "fans". Some fights nearby drew attention of the assisting Police who detained the combatants, that action lit a spark that was exploited; and the rest is history.
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said by dennilfloss: ... of this year's NHL playoffs in Vancouver? Unfortunately, I fear the no-gooders will use this game as an excuse to break some stuff and cause mayhem. Hopefully their number will be small and they will be contained & arrested.
Not if they win...it will be a good party with a few drunks being taken down. If they lose....glad I don't live in downtown Vancouver.
I wonder if many from the east will be watching this game...will there be parties on the streets here in town? My guess in a hockey crazy place like Kitchener it will be pretty insane. Toronto? Probably not.
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dennilfloss Liberal And Loving ItPremium
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Ottawa, ON | reply to dennilfloss
I smell a riot... |
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dennilfloss Liberal And Loving ItPremium
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Ottawa, ON | reply to dennilfloss
Car on fire. It has begun... |
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I guess this is the 'riot thread'? 
In the area they are showing a few are taking the hint and taking off after few gas grenades, but many remain I wonder what compels them to stay there other than simple stupidity. |
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On Georgia Street in that parking lot those two cop cars went up in flame pretty good. |
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Calgary '04, Edmonton '06, Ottawa '07 ..... Nothing like what is happening in Vancouver. Thank goodness we won the gold medal at the Olympics or this would have been the world's impression of Vancouver. And the fans in jerseys watching the idiots in jerseys are just as guilty as those doing the damage as they are providing the encouragement to the idiots. Sad. Very sad.
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I was stuck in the "riot" at the 2002 gnr show in vancouver. It was really about 20 people rioting, and 15,000 not knowing where to go.
Cops try to clear out areas, but they have no plan where to cattle people to. It sounds like they closed the bridges, so how are people supposed to get out? Shouldn't they just direct the crowds over one of the bridges out of town? |
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N of 49th | I heard on both CBC and CTV that the bridges were closed inbound to downtown but outbound they were open. |
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Maced in the face, hit with a Batton, tear gased twice, 6 broken fingers, blood everywhere, punched a fucken pig in the head with riot gear on, knocked him to the ground, through the jersey on a burning cop car, flipped some cars, burnt some smart cars, burnt some cop cars, I'm on the news.....One word........
History  )
Ashley Pehota......brockkkkkk take this down!!! its evidence! |
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| who should pick up the damage tab for this destruction? |
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Halifax, NS | reply to Kardinal
said by Kardinal:Calgary '04, Edmonton '06, Ottawa '07 ..... Nothing like what is happening in Vancouver. Thank goodness we won the gold medal at the Olympics or this would have been the world's impression of Vancouver. And the fans in jerseys watching the idiots in jerseys are just as guilty as those doing the damage as they are providing the encouragement to the idiots. Sad. Very sad.
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Surrey, BC | reply to dennilfloss
The hottest topic on the radios here right now are why the police
were so passive. The majority of people want the police do have
done some major head bashing. Can't say I'm against that thought.
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said by I_H8_Spam:Naw, 94 was a long time ago.
Obviously, not THAT long ago... 
There will ALWAYS be minor to major riots in Vancouver after a game 7 Stanley Cup loss, as long as hockey is still huge. This was free money on a bet and I would have bet the mortgage and all my relatives mortgages too! LOL Massive crowds in a town full of left wing wackos pretty much ensures it!  Take THAT to da bank!  |
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said by FaxCap:The hottest topic on the radios here right now are why the police
were so passive. The majority of people want the police do have
done some major head bashing. Can't say I'm against that thought.
In '94, the police were criticized for being too heavy-handed and going full-bore without giving the crowds a chance to disperse. Now they are being criticized for not doing so again. That's a can't-win situation for them.
That said, what surprised me was that there wasn't a stronger police presence before anything started, how long it took for the tactical unit / riot squads to get moving, why there weren't more RCMP units on standby for immediate deployment......it's almost like they figured Vancouver was going to win and it would be another happyfest like the gold medal game was, instead of planning for the outcome of a Canucks loss.
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KardinalDei Gratina ReginaPremium
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N of 49th | reply to dennilfloss
At least one rioter got a 'souvenir' that most will think he deserved:
Flashbang to the package |
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FaxCap
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One idiot tried to run over a burning BMW. He slipped and fell on the
roof. With any justice he's nursing some burns this morning.
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