I live in Surrey just shy of an hour away, and I'm glad I'm safely in my house.Atticus113 said:
Fuck this place, I'm ashamed of my land.
Vancouver Rioting?
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Fuck this place, I'm ashamed of my land.
I live on Vancouver island too, it makes me glad that I'm from Alberta. It still makes me ashamed to be a Canadian and a hockey fan.Atticus113 said:
well you know, fans of such a base and vile team...you know what, too easy. I love hockey and it displeases me that sports in general get a bad rap from idiot 'fans' rioting and injuring folks because of a win and especially a loss.
(I'm a Blackhawks fan and therefore hate the Canucks, but not the city of Vancouver - it's actually quite nice and it's a shame about the rioting).
(I'm a Blackhawks fan and therefore hate the Canucks, but not the city of Vancouver - it's actually quite nice and it's a shame about the rioting).
I was watching the live feed and there was nothing but douchebag teenagers dancing infront of the riot cops telling them to leave. I told myself I'd give it three more minutes before I turned it off because it was boring, at the three minute mark they broke out the grenade launcher and fired tear gas into the crowd. Pandemonium ensued. Entertaining, and it's exactly what the drunken teenage douches needed.
Expected. As for why it didn't happen for the Flames the answer is simple; Calgary is a pretty damned boring city. Nice place to live but if you're looking to party or to have teargas shot at you in a riot there are much better places to go. Hell, rioting is one of Montreals major exports though by the looks of it Vancouver is giving a shot as well.
Ya after they lost I just chuckled and said: damn it would sure be nice to cheer for the winning team just once...
Seriously, in the ten years I've been a hockey fan, I haven't cheered for the winner yet. Luckily this curse doesn't carry over into the Olympics.
It is kinda funny though that so many Canadians are calling Vancouver Canada's chance at the cup when in reality there are more Canadians on the Bruins.
Edit: Also I think part of the reason for the riots is that Vancouver has yet to win a cup.
Seriously, in the ten years I've been a hockey fan, I haven't cheered for the winner yet. Luckily this curse doesn't carry over into the Olympics.
It is kinda funny though that so many Canadians are calling Vancouver Canada's chance at the cup when in reality there are more Canadians on the Bruins.
Edit: Also I think part of the reason for the riots is that Vancouver has yet to win a cup.
Maybe you guys don't notice, but this happens ALOT in response to hockey and football (BOTH footballs, UK viewers). Win or lose, there is a riot. One year, the Pens won the Stanley Cup, I heard fireworks and car horns, whooping and hollering, and two explosions. That was winning. People get REALLY into sports, so I can't say I blame Vancouver for getting into it. Is not Canada passionate about hockey?
Ya and neither did us Calgarians when the cup was blatantly ripped from our hands by the worst non-goal call ever made.JJMUG said:
Seriously, the Canucks did not show up for that game. They tried and failed but at least they weren't screwed over by terrible reffing. No reason to riot.
To be fair it tough to start a riot when there is a topless women every 2 metres. That's really all I remember ever happening during that playoff run.Wakikifudge said:
Im a canucks fan and i gotta say, id be rioting if i lived there. we were the better team but the refs had better have been bribed, because if that was them trying to call the game fairly i fear for future games with them reffing, and we were really let down. we care about our hockey up here and we are p-o'd that it went this way, we were so close, only to have it snapped away from us. we have waited for 40 years now and we had a great shot, we should have won, but we couldnt get a bounce, and the refs just grrr.
I find this really sad. I'm not going to say "it's just a game" because it's important to a lot of people. But really...
Choose your battles. This is not worth violence.
Choose your battles. This is not worth violence.