I think they are all very naughty people and should stay at home for a day as punishment.

I put a pile of sugar in my boss's petrol tank when I was 17. But he was a pile of sh%t and treated his workers the same. I got sacked by the way.

I saw a photo of a couple lying in the road kissing and cuddling in the midst of all the Vancouver carnage. Can't bloody find it now! Has anyone else seen it and give me the link? Please.

Why is being drunk somehow an excuse or reason to be part of a riot? I've been drunk on a number of occasions, some of which have led me to do silly things. Rioting has never been one of them. I suspect the majority of us, squares or not, are in that category.

Actually ^^^^ THAT is probably what I'd be doing!

Me neither... I've never rioted.

But I have been a youth in BC, I have seen very close up the very heavy hand cops in Vancouver have wielded over people in that city, I know how that city is referred to a police state and why and I know the media was egging this on... it's a good story.

It's not just about alcohol.

And it's not just about Vancouver...

http://www.thehockeynews.com/article...in-Canada.html

I really don't think the cops were heavy handed. They were waaaaaaaaaaaay outnumbered.

mob mentality, that's all it is.

OOoooo, yes. My dad was involved in the Rocket Richard Riots.

But yes, it's about crowds, social factors and a flashpoint.

So do you think the police higher ups should be answering some hard questions today?

Considering 1994, and all the bluster yesterday as to how they were ready for this eventuality when they were clearly not.

It's about knuckled-headed hockey watchers.

I doubt the persons who started all this are actually hockey watchers, just thugs and idiots looking for an excuse to cause mayhem.

The police seriously fcked up.

Though the cognitive dissonance displayed on cbc was amazing. They had a reporter who covered the 94 riots saying that the police had clearly learned lessons from back then and were well prepared. His message was somewhat diminished by the rioting and burning cars behind him.

Well you would say that, wouldn't you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

No, I mean in previous events and various protests in the city and everyday policing.