"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E. coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights broke out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck. At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away. The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!". Around 10:30 the first smoke grenades
were used by the police. The crowd chanted "We won't go!".
Around the same time massive looting broke out on other parts of Robson
Street and all over the downtown core. Large department stores and malls
were looted extensively, with some people being brazen enough to steal from
the third and fourth floors of shops. Eatons, the Hudsons Bay Company and
Pacific Centre Mall were the main targets. The windows at Blockbusters Video
were smashed and the store was looted while the working staff watched!
Several more street fires were also set around this time and one vehicle
was torched. Police began to use tear gas but found it only partially
effective since the crowd simply kicked the canisters back at them. At about
10:45 a man was shot in the head with a rubber bullet for allegedly lighting
a molotov firebomb. Police claim that they had been targeting him as an
"agitator". Young people on rooftops along Robson Street threw rocks down on
the heads of police officers while the crowd on the street looted a grocery
store and tossed ketchup bottle at the police lines. The street was torn up
and pieces of concrete were used as projectiles. At 11pm a police car was
trashed and flipped into the middle of Granville Street. At the same time a
SuperValu on Davie Street was robbed at gun point.
After an hour and a half of street fighting the police launched a series
of baton charges and managed to clear most of Robson Street, but looting
continued throughout the city. One young woman related the story of finding
her car trashed after midnight on Robson. "I couldn't believe my eyes when I
saw my car, a 1990 Nissan Pulsar. The reaction of the young boys around was
incomprehensible. One kid came by and said 'Is that your car? Yeah, I saw
about ten kids do that. Pretty fuckin unreal eh? Pretty fuckin funny!'"
Skytrain and bus service was discontinued at midnight, making it difficult
for people to leave the downtown area. One angry group smashed windows at
the Burrard Street skytrain station and trashed a transit security vehicle.
The riot was one of the largest police mobilizations in Vancouver history,
with more than 500 officers deployed. Overall, there were 130 fires set in
the city, including 8 structure fires, 3 car fires, and 5 dumpster fires. 41
businesses boarded up their windows due to smashing and looting. Eatons had
80 windows broken in one night.
Of the young people arrested for rioting more than half were unemployed.
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| User: "tw" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 03:48:17 AM |
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"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E. coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck. At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away. The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow down the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
.
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 07:12:25 AM |
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"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck.
At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson
by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away. The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow down
the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the cops
can't handle it.
Jane
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| User: "mondo" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 02:36:29 PM |
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And yes, I was there personally to witness the event!!!!! This happened
only two blocks from where I live.
mondo
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
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"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck.
At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson
by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a
man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away. The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow down
the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the cops
can't handle it.
Jane
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| User: "mondo" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 02:35:10 PM |
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My point Jane is that these were all white youths rioting on account of a
Hockey Game!.
Poverty unemployment and opression is a much more valid reason for rioting.
It has nothing to do with Muslims.
mondo.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UAmcf.14122$1L3.564447@news20.bellglobal.com...
"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck.
At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson
by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a
man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away. The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow down
the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the cops
can't handle it.
Jane
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 02:49:59 PM |
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"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:h4tcf.2792$XR4.8411@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
My point Jane is that these were all white youths rioting on account of a
Hockey Game!.
Poverty unemployment and opression is a much more valid reason for
rioting. It has nothing to do with Muslims.
Never said it did. I merely posted an article (possibly erroneous) about
riots in Denmark where the AUTHOR referred to Muslims.
Having said that, being a law-and-order type, I won't make excuses for any
rioters. Sorry!
Jane
mondo.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UAmcf.14122$1L3.564447@news20.bellglobal.com...
"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights
broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white truck.
At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on Robson
by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a
man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away.
The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow down
the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the
cops can't handle it.
Jane
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| User: "mondo" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 05:34:32 PM |
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Having said that, being a law-and-order type, I won't make excuses for any
rioters. Sorry!
I hope you are not thinking that rioting is right. It is understandable
though? That's one phenomona of how humans can behave in groups. If you
were there, you would understand. It's pretty scary. Things like this could
easily happen in that sort of environment with young hostile teanagers.
All these ideological discussions of right and wrong are only ideological
discussions. It's very unsafe to be right when surrounded by a mob of angry
people I do believe it's an energy that comes from a weird source and even
decent people behave in ways they would not otherwise. It's a group
consciousness where peer pressure plays an important role.
You can express your opinion ion, but I was there and I understand the
situation. Since then, I'm always weary of crowds, especially when it's all
young teenagers.
mondo
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Zhtcf.9825$EK.301993@news20.bellglobal.com...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:h4tcf.2792$XR4.8411@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
My point Jane is that these were all white youths rioting on account of a
Hockey Game!.
Poverty unemployment and opression is a much more valid reason for
rioting. It has nothing to do with Muslims.
Never said it did. I merely posted an article (possibly erroneous) about
riots in Denmark where the AUTHOR referred to Muslims.
Jane
mondo.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UAmcf.14122$1L3.564447@news20.bellglobal.com...
"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the
street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights
broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white
truck. At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on
Robson by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a
man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away.
The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow
down the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the
cops can't handle it.
Jane
.
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| User: "mondo" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 05:35:56 PM |
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I hope you are not thinking that rioting is right
What I meant to say is that I hope you are not thinking that I am justifying
the behaviour. I just accept it as a part of human nature.
mondo
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:sIvcf.2826$XR4.8240@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
Having said that, being a law-and-order type, I won't make excuses for
any rioters. Sorry!
. It is understandable though? That's one phenomona of how humans can
behave in groups. If you were there, you would understand. It's pretty
scary. Things like this could easily happen in that sort of environment
with young hostile teanagers.
All these ideological discussions of right and wrong are only ideological
discussions. It's very unsafe to be right when surrounded by a mob of
angry people I do believe it's an energy that comes from a weird source
and even decent people behave in ways they would not otherwise. It's a
group consciousness where peer pressure plays an important role.
You can express your opinion ion, but I was there and I understand the
situation. Since then, I'm always weary of crowds, especially when it's
all young teenagers.
mondo
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Zhtcf.9825$EK.301993@news20.bellglobal.com...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:h4tcf.2792$XR4.8411@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
My point Jane is that these were all white youths rioting on account of
a Hockey Game!.
Poverty unemployment and opression is a much more valid reason for
rioting. It has nothing to do with Muslims.
Never said it did. I merely posted an article (possibly erroneous) about
riots in Denmark where the AUTHOR referred to Muslims.
Jane
mondo.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UAmcf.14122$1L3.564447@news20.bellglobal.com...
"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision
were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks
had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street
party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the
street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights
broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on
street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white
truck. At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on
Robson by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when a
man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away.
The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow
down the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the
cops can't handle it.
Jane
.
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Stanley Cup Riot |
09 Nov 2005 07:00:29 PM |
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"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:TJvcf.2828$XR4.8402@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
I hope you are not thinking that rioting is right
What I meant to say is that I hope you are not thinking that I am
justifying the behaviour. I just accept it as a part of human nature.
Point taken.
Jane
mondo
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:sIvcf.2826$XR4.8240@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
Having said that, being a law-and-order type, I won't make excuses for
any rioters. Sorry!
. It is understandable though? That's one phenomona of how humans can
behave in groups. If you were there, you would understand. It's pretty
scary. Things like this could easily happen in that sort of environment
with young hostile teanagers.
All these ideological discussions of right and wrong are only ideological
discussions. It's very unsafe to be right when surrounded by a mob of
angry people I do believe it's an energy that comes from a weird source
and even decent people behave in ways they would not otherwise. It's a
group consciousness where peer pressure plays an important role.
You can express your opinion ion, but I was there and I understand the
situation. Since then, I'm always weary of crowds, especially when it's
all young teenagers.
mondo
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Zhtcf.9825$EK.301993@news20.bellglobal.com...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:h4tcf.2792$XR4.8411@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
My point Jane is that these were all white youths rioting on account of
a Hockey Game!.
Poverty unemployment and opression is a much more valid reason for
rioting. It has nothing to do with Muslims.
Never said it did. I merely posted an article (possibly erroneous)
about riots in Denmark where the AUTHOR referred to Muslims.
Jane
mondo.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UAmcf.14122$1L3.564447@news20.bellglobal.com...
"tw" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:dksgl1$nje$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se...
"mondo" <r@n.com> wrote in message
news:%4ecf.2680$XR4.7912@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
"Vancouver was to be our place of vacation this year. We as a family
have
seriously discussed this riot issue and have decided not to travel
to
Vancouver. We would not be surprised if this feeling and decision
were
made
by others"
- Edmonton resident
On the night of June 14th 1994, between 40,000 - 70,000 people
gathered
downtown after the Vancouver Canucks hockey team lost to The New
York
Rangers in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canucks
had
been
underdogs and public interest in the team had been mounting. Robson
Street,
the shopping district, was expected to be the place for a street
party
after
the game. The media had been promoting this idea for some time
beforehand.
The sports bars downtown were full by noon. Large groups of youth
roamed
the streets early in the evening. The game ended in defeat for the
Canucks
at 7:30pm.
A crowd that had been watching the game televised at the P.N.E.
coliseum
flooded out of the building , smashed and rolled a car into the
street.
Large crowds of people made their way downtown in droves. Fights
broke
out
as the crowd grew more agitated, and people started to climb on
street
poles
and garbage cans. At 8pm a group tried to overturn a large white
truck. At
9pm a man was arrested for smashing a Starbucks sign at Robson and
Thurlow.
Fires had been set in the street and a vehicle was overturned on
Robson by
9:30pm. A window at Eatons was smashed a few minutes later.
The "flash point" that started the riot is said to have been when
a man
fell from the overhead trolley wires around 10pm. An ambulance
accompanied
by police officers enetered the crowd and took the imjured man away.
The
crowd became agitated with the police presence and started to throw
bottles
at them, chanting "Kill the pigs!".
OOf! An armed insurrection! Jane would want the army sent in to mow
down the
rioters with enfillading fire about now..
How many nights did it last? How many towns did it spread to? Had it
carried on day after day, then, yes, call in the army. Obviously the
cops can't handle it.
Jane
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