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Vancouver Riots - Post Stanley Cup Final - Page 12
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Xavv
Canada168 Posts
Glad I live on the other side of the country lol. | ||
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Tantaburs
Canada1825 Posts
On June 16 2011 16:26 Defacer wrote: Do soccer riots end with a thousand or so people, wandering around for 4 hours, starting car fires, smashing in windows and looting four major department stores? If you go to a Champions league game in Italy as an away fan you aren't allowed to leave the stadium for 3 hours so they can make sure you dont get stabbed. Soccer riots end in mass stabbings | ||
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iCanada
Canada10660 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:10 Lmui wrote: The problem that police are apparently having is that a lot of the people who came from elsewhere in greater vancouver via public transit can't get out. The Skytrain/Canada Lines have been shut down to prevent damage to them, The major bridges out of downtown have been closed and a lot of buses aren't going downtown either. People are literally stuck downtown since they don't know how to get out since some of them relied on just getting on a bus or going to a skytrain station to get home. That is just plain out not true. For hours the Skytrain, and seabus's have been running out of the downtown core... they are however only sending outbound traffic and not inbound traffic. All of that is pure BS. | ||
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Highwinds
Canada955 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:10 Lmui wrote: The problem that police are apparently having is that a lot of the people who came from elsewhere in greater vancouver via public transit can't get out. The Skytrain/Canada Lines have been shut down to prevent damage to them, The major bridges out of downtown have been closed and a lot of buses aren't going downtown either. People are literally stuck downtown since they don't know how to get out since some of them relied on just getting on a bus or going to a skytrain station to get home. ???? Both CBC and CTV reported almost every 5 minutes that the Sky train was open and will stay open until 2:30 AM. They said the Sky Train was only open for people leaving the area not coming in though. | ||
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iCanada
Canada10660 Posts
lol, assuming that the act is consensual ofcourse. | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:13 Highwinds wrote: ???? Both CBC and CTV reported almost every 5 minutes that the Sky train was open and will stay open until 2:30 AM. They said the Sky Train was only open for people leaving the area not coming in though. Okay I missed the part where it was one way. I just heard the part about closing skytrains/georgia viaduct to traffic and I assumed that that was a total closure. | ||
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Wasteweiser
Canada522 Posts
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
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lvlashimaro
United States91 Posts
If my fucking Kings won the cup. I think I'd be a little bit of a rioter. Why? Because we've never won the cup. "Screw this city for taking so damn long". Just kidding.... but really... As glad as I am that the 'nucks lost, I'm really disappointed that this shit (although totally expected), went down. It's always sad to hear about someone losing a life to an event like this. And I feel like posters suchas EcstatiC should be thoroughly ashamed about their posts. People RATE riots? That's insane and preposterous. Way to value the life of a dead man through a 1-10 scale. Even worse, people bragging about other cities where riots are bigger? What? Why would anyone be proud of their city acting so primitively? Not only that, but when other TLers are concerned, turn back around and call us pussies? I don't know if you've ever been raided before, but it's a terrible, and traumatic experience. If anyone is to grow up, it would be the people taking the situation so lightheartedly. Hopefully not an exorbitant amount of monetary and emotional damage was done. Best of luck Vancouver | ||
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Illusionnist
Ireland97 Posts
yeah vancity.. ur fucked up | ||
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
Nice find. That makes things a bit better :D | ||
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
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Menkt
Canada113 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:21 Illusionnist wrote: hey yall, lets ruin our city and riot! just because we can!!. yeah vancity.. ur fucked up Yep. The ENTIRE city of Vancouver wants to ruin our own city. | ||
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vetinari
Australia602 Posts
On June 16 2011 16:39 alokin wrote: i don't get why the vancouver police are using tear gas... arn't the fans all cried out ??! ROFL | ||
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Dhalphir
Australia1305 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:23 CorsairHero wrote: a lot of people causing the riots seem to resemble the ones from the olympics last year. hmm..... the ill-educated bottom rung of society that riots/takes pleasure in rioting tends to look fairly similar everywhere in the world | ||
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rza
Canada384 Posts
loss or win, there would have been a riot i think. this happend in montreal after a win, against the same bruins we hate so much. not even in the finals or semi finals | ||
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6660 Posts
In all seriousness... I love you Vancouver! Though some may think this isn't a good way to show your support.. it sure as hell gets the point across! And really What better way to show support for Swedish twins and a one eyed god(Malhotra for those that didn't get reference) Then burning looting and pillaging! Epic! Don't worry Canucks you'll slay the frost giant (Lol Chara) next year! | ||
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Dhalphir
Australia1305 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:37 Necro)Phagist( wrote: Hah I wish the Riots went on longer! Sure destruction and bodily harm sucks... BUT, he bigger the riot shows how much drunker/prouder the people causing it are... and as a Canadian I think we can compete with anyone for being proud and drunk! Besides Vancouver was too bloody expensive to lvie in before... maybe now they will lower the living costs xD In all seriousness... I love you Vancouver! Though some may think this isn't a good way to show your support.. it sure as hell gets the point across! And really What better way to show support for Swedish twins and a one eyed god(Malhotra for those that didn't get reference) Then burning looting and pillaging! Epic! Don't worry Canucks you'll slay the frost giant (Lol Chara) next year! go away please. you fit the category I talk about above perfectly. On June 16 2011 17:26 Dhalphir wrote: the ill-educated bottom rung of society that riots/takes pleasure in rioting tends to look fairly similar everywhere in the world | ||
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rza
Canada384 Posts
take it easy, hes still drunk. | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
On June 16 2011 17:34 rza wrote: shits happend when a massive amount of people gather in a small area. loss or win, there would have been a riot i think. well, by riot i mean, burning cars and looting. If we won, it would've been minor damage because for the most part, the several dozen thugs would've stirred up trouble regardless, but the 100k+ happy fans in dt vancouver would be too busy celebrating to cause major damage. However there are a lot of people who are just looking for an excuse after losing and those people are the ones causing trouble. I watched all of the game, including the cup presentation numbly on my couch at home, but I still respect the fact that Boston beat us. The fans who stayed behind in Rogers arena who stayed behind to cheer for the opposing team even as they lifted the cup are the true fans. | ||
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