Celebrating LA style

[Rick V]

http://www.examiner.com/x-7104-LA-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Police-crack-down-as-Lakers-celebrations-turn-into-nearriots
Yeah okay so your local team wins, so lets set fires, roll dumpsters into the street, and just destroy things. I guess I am just too east coast, but I don't get it. Idiots.

[widgeon13]

Behavior I just cannot understand, for that matter I don't understand people that wear a team jersey w/ "Jeter" (or some other high paid idiot) on the back, the entire thing is an excuse to act stupid.

[creaturecat]

Team sport rivalry encourages tribal behavior

[widgeon13]

I think the behavior can be better explained by a phrase my mother used, "monkey see, monkey do".

[126coupe]

I'm embarrassed to be a Laker Fan, Animals!!! Destroying public property, who picks up the tab? Taxpayers. Not to generalize, but a majority of the vandals, hispanic and black.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

Not to generalize, but a majority of the vandals, hispanic and black.

You Racist! How dare you!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

That's L.A. for you in a nutshell. A bunch of hairless apes acting like idiots.

Very aprospro, IMHO.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

I'm embarrassed to be a Laker Fan, Animals!!! Destroying public property, who picks up the tab? Taxpayers. Not to generalize, but a majority of the vandals, hispanic and black.

Did you recognize any tribal markings??

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Did you recognize any tribal markings??

Where do you think the motive for tattoos comes from?

[widgeon13]

suppose my comment should have been in green.

[the]

Originally Posted by Rick V

I guess I am just too east coast, but I don't get it. Idiots.

Philadelphia is the new west coast.

2008

[widgeon13]

I believe it's pretty universal ********* behavior, not unique to any particular geographical area.

[speeder]

Too bad they can't be civilised like sports fans in England and Europe.

[Rick Lee]

I think those folks should be shot like looters.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Rick V

http://www.examiner.com/x-7104-LA-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Police-crack-down-as-Lakers-celebrations-turn-into-nearriots
Yeah okay so your local team wins, so lets set fires, roll dumpsters into the street, and just destroy things. I guess I am just too east coast, but I don't get it. Idiots.

I hate LA also, because of the morons and idiots. but these clowns do not reflect the total population of So Cal. BTW, do you really think this only happens on the west coast? If so, congratulations on your recovery from the coma you've been in for decades.
Aren't Philadelphia and Boston still on the east coast? IIRC from geography class Maryland is way over there also.
I know Pittsburgh and Indiana aren't technically on the east coast but they're a whole lot closer to the Atlantic than to the Pacific.

Riots Mar Celebration of UMD Women's Basketball Title

By Jon Fogg
Capital News Service
Wednesday, April 5, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland students and fans clashed with police in riot gear following the school's victory in the women's basketball national title game late Tuesday night, echoing unruly celebrations associated with the men's team in recent years.

Terrapin fans flooded downtown College Park immediately following the team's 78-75 overtime win over archnemesis Duke University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, setting bonfires, uprooting road signs and hurling bottles at police, who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. No one was arrested, but a woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident, Prince George's County Police said.

"This is the University of Maryland, and it's not the first time this has happened," said Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a County Police spokesman. "This seems to be the tradition. The university is going to have to look into it, but that's up to them."

In 2002, riots racked post-game celebrations as the Maryland men's basketball team ascended to the national championship. Eighteen people, none of whom were students, were arrested. A year earlier, a bonfire set by fans following a loss to Duke in the Final Four caused $500,000 in damage.

University prepares for NCAA riots
Jen Hirsch

Staff Writer

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Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2009

Saying they were embarrassed by the wake of destructive student riots, Pitt officials formed the Celebration Task Force the day following the Super Bowl.

Kathy Humphrey, the vice provost and dean of students, spearheaded this committee composed of University officials, students and community members concerned about Oakland’s well-being.

"I was so disappointed after the Super Bowl," said Humphrey. "[The students] have left me no choice."

This time around, there will be no room for disappointment if Pitt wins the championship game April 6.

The University has adopted a no-tolerance policy for any type of dangerous celebrations.

The Celebration Task Force’s approach is largely preemptive, aiming to transform the student mindset before the final NCAA game, said Humphrey.

2 more charged in Super Bowl riots at IUP
By The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Thursday, March 12, 2009



Two more men have been charged for their alleged part in post-Super Bowl rioting in Indiana Borough.

Michael Scott Johnson, 20, of Grove City, and Anthony James Grillo III, 22, of Lansdale, are accused of carrying a couch from the Chi Phi fraternity house and throwing it onto Wayne Avenue on Feb. 1 as people stormed the streets to celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory, borough police said.

The couch they threw onto the road in the 900 block was set on fire by other people, police said.

The two were caught on surveillance video from the nearby University Square apartment building, police said.

The men, both Indiana University of Pennsylvania students, were charged with disorderly conduct, propulsion of missiles onto the roadway, obstruction of highways and scattering rubbish.

Two other men previously were charged with lighting a couch on fire in the 1200 block of Wayne Avenue. Ryan J. Gould, 20, of Shelocta, and Adam Ahmad Alhabashi, 20, of Indiana, were charged with riot, disorderly conduct, arson, risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, obstructing a highway and dangerous burning.

Alhabashi also is accused of damaging a marked police cruiser by throwing ice chunks at the windshield. He faces additional charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, simple assault and propulsion of a missile into an occupied vehicle.

Police, Colleges Prepared For Super Bowl MadnessBOSTON (WBZ)
Boston police will be in strong force for Sunday's Super Bowl.

Boston Police began towing cars Sunday from areas with restricted parking in anticipation of Super Bowl celebrations. City leaders said they were prepared for post-Super Bowl revelers in and around the city.

Authorities have gained quite a bit of experience in handling championship celebrations. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls since 2001. The Red Sox have won two titles in the past four years.

With so many college students in town, police prepared in case things got out of control as it did in 2004 when the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Dozens of people were arrested for rioting and a Northeastern student's brother was killed when a car drove into the crowd.
"Kids who are in these situations don't understand that if there's an unlawful assembly, and people are acting out, when police give the signal to leave, it's not just for the people who are acting violently. It's for everyone," said Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis.

Davis said come Sunday night, police would be on every corner near college areas. Kenmore Square was locked down after the third quarter of the Super Bowl to prevent partiers from entering and rioting. It was completely reopened just before 10:30 p.m.

"We keep them separated from Kenmore Square and it creates three or four smaller crowds that are much easier for us to handle," Davis said.

There are plenty more, want me to keep going?

[TerryH]

Real morons look for any excuse to prove they are morons and riot. Any city anywhere has these same issues. I was laughing this morning as the news was displaying photos of the morons tipping cars, smiling proudly into the AP cameras while doing so, and unaware that they are busted or will be soon.

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by TerryH

I was laughing this morning as the news was displaying photos of the morons tipping cars and smiling proudly into the AP cameras while doing so.

Do police even bother going after these idiots, and, if so, what happens to them?

[Jim Bremner]

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

this is how the crowd of thugs nead to be treated.

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Do police even bother going after these idiots, and, if so, what happens to them?

lol Quick quote, I wasn't done editing yet.

Yes, they will go after these idiots as 5 uniformed cops were injured and police cars/property damaged. I'm sure someone will feel their wrath. They mentioned several arrests already, so maybe those in the photos were nabbed in the act.

[Rick V]

Sammy I see your point and I retract my coastal comment, But you gotta give me the fact that more of this happens there than anywhere else.