Peaceful Canadians Celebrate Stanley Cup Loss, Riot & Pillage Downtown Vancouver

[trapeze]

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Downtown Vancouver has descended into chaos after the Canucks’ devastating loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Smoke can still be seen hanging over downtown Vancouver after an overturned car went up in flames in front of the Canada Post building. There was also a small explosion at the site of the car fire.

Fans burned their jerseys in the streets after the loss, with riot police confronting people in balaclavas. Rioters retailated by throwing bottles at officers.

Rioters waved towels and hollered at the sound of explosions and smoke bombs being thrown at the crowd by police.

A large parking garage at Richards and Georgia has been ambushed by rioters, and cars on multiple levels are ablaze.

But don't sweat it 'cause they don't have guns or anything so nothing really bad can happen.

[Predator Don]

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Downtown Vancouver has descended into chaos after the Canucks’ devastating loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Smoke can still be seen hanging over downtown Vancouver after an overturned car went up in flames in front of the Canada Post building. There was also a small explosion at the site of the car fire.

Fans burned their jerseys in the streets after the loss, with riot police confronting people in balaclavas. Rioters retailated by throwing bottles at officers.

Rioters waved towels and hollered at the sound of explosions and smoke bombs being thrown at the crowd by police.

A large parking garage at Richards and Georgia has been ambushed by rioters, and cars on multiple levels are ablaze.

But don't sweat it 'cause they don't have guns or anything so nothing really bad can happen.

And if anyone gets hurt they have free healthcare.

[Libertas]

And Boston remains peaceful?  Whodathunkit?!

 

Did you happen to catch the latest stat junky lines?  One is the one about Boston having to close out three straight playoff series with a game 7 clincher, the other which is in the oddball category is Boston is only the third team to win a game 7 on the road to win a championship of the major sports having a 7 game series format that sports black and gold uni's, the other two being the Penguins and the Pirates.

[MNHawk]

Culture Watch:  Hoser Trash Edition.

[MNHawk]

Heh, just flipped to Drudge...

A "Culture Watch" event just isn't complete without the ever available monkey with the cell phone stuck out.

[MNHawk]

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Downtown+Vancouver+Rocked+Stanley+Post+Game+Riot/4953593/story.html

The ultimate insults in the comments.  Comparing Canadians to the kind of trash in America that burns down their cities.


leaving a mark!   

[Libertas]

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Downtown+Vancouver+Rocked+Stanley+Post+Game+Riot/4953593/story.html

The ultimate insults in the comments.  Comparing Canadians to the kind of trash in America that burns down their cities.


leaving a mark!   

"Just like in Detroit!"

Ouch!

[Janny]

I looked at the pictures at the link, and it doesn't look like a "small group of troublemakers" to me. 

[rickl]

Anyone see this yet?  (hat tip AoS)

Hit in the nuts with Flash bang 2011 Vancouver Riots

[MNHawk]

That's one way of putting an end to a branch of the gene pool that should end. 

[Damn_Lucky]

There is Hell to the north and there is Hell to the south....................
Well like Chesty said they can't get away now.....................Kill them all