[giallo]

What an embarrassment.
As a Vancouver fan, I'm completely ashamed of my team's performance in game 7 and the fans' reaction to it.

[SpongeG]

reports of a police car attacked on nelson street

truly disgusting what i am watching on TV

[SpikePhanta]

Its not the G20 or the WTO protests, there are no human rights being threatened, they're rioting over a lost hockey game. Now it quickly becomes clear who the morons are, and how many there are of them.

[SpongeG]

CTV showing the BMO bank being smashed - all young idiot males

[SpikePhanta]

Seems like the more Suburban crowd, along with many people found in East Van.

Sorry for generalizing n stereotyping.

[SpongeG]

watching the BMO footage - they broke the windows - pulled on the blinds a number of guys were seen entering the broken window

[mr.John]

CTV showing the BMO bank being smashed - all young idiot males

Being from Montreal that's where Luongo keeps his money

[logan5]

What an embarrassment.
As a Vancouver fan, I'm completely ashamed of my team's performance in game 7 and the fans' reaction to it.

Those aren't fans. These are opportunists hiding in a big crowd looking to cause trouble. It's was almost inevitable that something was going to happen, but what can you do, close downtown?

[giallo]

Seems like the more Suburban crowd, along with many people found in East Van.

Sorry for generalizing n stereotyping.

Of course it is. Most of the 100+ people arrested in '94 were all from POCO, Coquitlam, Surrey and Maple Ridge.

Honestly, I don't think there is a city that clashes more with it suburbs (culturally and socially) than Vancouver

[SJTOKO]

Send the water bombers in. If they want to act like animals then treat them like animals. Hell, those hippies need a shower anyway. Throw some soap in the mix as well.

[SpikePhanta]

I have to agree with logan5, none of these people had any canucks ware....

If some burnt their stuff they arent real fans.

[freeweed]

Those aren't fans. These are opportunists hiding in a big crowd looking to cause trouble.

They hid well, considering most of them are (or were) wearing jerseys. And there are a lot of jersey'd people throwing shit onto the fires, ripping down the crowd control fence, and other antics. The guy who lit up the overturned pickup was wearing the 80s/90s black Canucks jersey.

People are stupid in large numbers, fan or no. Just wait until the sun sets, this promises to get much more interesting.

[someone123]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy

[Darkoshvilli]

Those aren't fans. These are opportunists hiding in a big crowd looking to cause trouble. It's was almost inevitable that something was going to happen, but what can you do, close downtown?

Rioters can be fans too, you know.

[SpongeG]

News1130radio News1130
Police say people have 10 minutes to get out of downtown Vancouver. Or they will use FORCE!

[logan5]

CBC National labeling it "Vancouver Riot". So I guess we have 2 hockey riots under our belt now.

I guess once the tear gas is deployed it officially becomes a riot.

[aastra]

I don't think there is a city that clashes more with it suburbs (culturally and socially) than Vancouver

I think people from other parts of BC and other parts of Canada are a big part of it, too. It's that whole "hillbilly idiot" element of Vancouver's personality. It's tiresome at the best of times. When it flares up at moments like this it's beyond embarrassing.

[habfanman]

Can't believe the destruction. And to think, I've always been told that this only ever happens in Montréal! Who knew?

[SpongeG]

the bay store is now being attacked!

the bay parkade already has a fire going - all this has just started

[MrOilers]

It's too bad there are idiots everywhere.

the fans inside the building were classy. I loved the 'Yankees suck' chants. :haha:

[giallo]

I blame the police for the '94 riot, but I sure as hell don't for this one. They need to go in and sort this shit out.

[MrOilers]

Can't believe the destruction. And to think, I've always been told that this only ever happens in Montréal! Who knew?

Well, there would probably be at least a dozen more cars set on fire by now if it was Montreal. Now that city knows how to riot properly! :P

[SpongeG]

tear gas and flash bombs now being used

[Only The Lonely..]

It's OK Canada, the Jets will win it next year!

[habfanman]

Man! We had a couple of windows smashed and a couple of stores looted (and heard about it forever and forever and forever..) What's up with this? I guess closing the liquor stores early didn't exactly work lol!

[SpikePhanta]

Looting happening on now, Police cars being flipped, super disappointed.

[habfanman]

Well, there would probably be at least a dozen more cars set on fire by now if it was Montreal. Now that city knows how to riot properly! :P

Truer words have never been spoken!

[Nicko999]

Here you go Nicko :D


So the Montreal Bulldogs were 1 goal away from eliminating them (Bruins were unable to beat us in regulation)? Good to know for next year.
I was also told by people here that the West was sooooo much better than the East.

[The_Architect]

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Congrats Kaberle! You definitely deserved a cup, too bad it didn't come in a Leafs jersey, but I'm still happy nonetheless.. :)

[SpongeG]

police car now on fire
fires burning outside the library

[1ajs]

looks like teres a parking garage with car fires in it??

this is discsuting this is not a g8 summit yeesh

[whatnext]

This is what happens when you have an airheaded, idiotic fool of a mayor who invites every yahoo in town to come and partee downtown.

Well done Mayor Moonbeam. Get your head out of the chicken coop and actually govern this city!

[SpikePhanta]

^^ How does the mayor get into this discussion???

Props to anyone stopping idiots from being idiots, some taking people off cars.
I wish I could help the popo X.X

[1ajs]

now a hydro poll is ablaze wth?

[SpongeG]

multiple fires burning out of control - mostly cars

[habfanman]

http://hfboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45678&d=1308196567

Congrats Kaberle! You definitely deserved a cup, too bad it didn't come in a Leafs jersey, but I'm still happy nonetheless.. :)

Yeah Kaberle was key.. to the Bruins not winning it before game 7.

The key to winning the cup seems to be not wearing a leafs jersey. Key to making the playoffs, having any success whatsoever..

If the last 44 years are any indication

[giallo]

100,000 people call this area home. These POS show zero regard for anything. It truly is an embarrassment of historic proportions for Vancouver.


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[caltrane74]

my baby, had big crocodile tears.. Big tears, just like a little girl when they get pushed off a slide.

awww, poor baby.

[SpongeG]

News1130radio News1130
BREAKING: News1130's Kim Seale spotting up to 8 fires in downtown Vancouver. Riot Squad ready to move on protesters

[SpongeG]

anyone watching CTV?

plumes of smoke coming out of downtown

[whatnext]

^^ How does the mayor get into this discussion???

He encouraged all these people to congregate downtown, and is so out of touch he couldn't see this coming. That "No Fun City" moniker came about for a reason, there's an element of this city that can't handle this kind of event.

Everyone in my office predicted this would happen, the Mayor apparently isn't that astute.

Bridges heading downtown now apparently closed.

[The_Architect]

Yeah Kaberle was key.. to the Bruins not winning it before game 7.

The key to winning the cup seems to be not wearing a leafs jersey. Key to making the playoffs, having any success whatsoever..

If the last 44 years are any indication

Haters gonna hate. Kaberle was one of the only players who deserved to have their names on the cup in that series.. More than any player on the Canucks!

Hate all you want, cause you're wrong! :whip:

[giallo]

Just talked with a friend that got back from the riot. Average age of the rioters is between 17-20. No surprise there.

[freeweed]

I guess closing the liquor stores early didn't exactly work lol!

Just as the very beginning of this started, the CBC folks who were outside reporting made a comment about smelling "unusual aromas". :haha: You don't need booze to act like a jackass, but it sure helps. Plus you can clearly see a lot of people walking around with bottles.

CBC showed one very angry looking dude, the cops were keeping their cool. Until a female friend(?) of his tried to get him to stop and he shoved her rather violently to the ground. Cops went apeshit and started wailing on the guy. You don't hit women around police.

I'm sure some losers will edit out the shot of him tossing the chick and post it to Youtube, claiming this is police brutality. :rolleyes:

Great Facebook status: "Vancouver is getting bRuined".

[caltrane74]

Don't hit women, angry Vancouver guy. We are with you. sing Kumbaya.

[The_Architect]

I'm sure some losers will edit out the shot of him tossing the chick and post it to Youtube, claiming this is police brutality. :rolleyes:

Probably, they did the same shit after the G20.

[SpongeG]

Just as the very beginning of this started, the CBC folks who were outside reporting made a comment about smelling "unusual aromas". :haha: You don't need booze to act like a jackass, but it sure helps. Plus you can clearly see a lot of people walking around with bottles.

CBC showed one very angry looking dude, the cops were keeping their cool. Until a female friend(?) of his tried to get him to stop and he shoved her rather violently to the ground. Cops went apeshit and started wailing on the guy. You don't hit women around police.

I'm sure some losers will edit out the shot of him tossing the chick and post it to Youtube, claiming this is police brutality. :rolleyes:

Great Facebook status: "Vancouver is getting bRuined".

there was someone on twitter saying that most people are just milling about and the police are harrassing them :rolleyes:

where i was standing there was huge smell of maryjane wafting everywhere - so much i had to leave it was getting annoying

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Coast Mountain pulling all bus transit out of Downtown #Vancouver. #SkyTrain, SeaBus continue to move people out of the area via @translink

News1130radio News1130
EXTRA ENFORCEMENT: Members of the Surrey RCMP should be arriving downtown any minute now.

translink TransLink BC
Transit Service Alert: No passengers will be carried on SeaBus from the North Shore to Downtown Vancouver. ^kh

News1130radio News1130
UPDATE: Nelson and Granville -- police unleash tear gas and start moving in on the crowds.

[habfanman]

Probably, they did the same shit after the G20.

Oh yeah! No police fouls at the G 20 lol!!

[caltrane74]

Manager of City Procurement (Vancouver): Hello?

VP Ford Fleet Sales (Oakville) Hi, Hello? How can I help you?

Manager of City Procurement (Vancouver) I need to place an order, can you help me with that?

VP Ford Fleet Sales (Oakville) Sure I can guy, what do you need bro?

Manager City Procurement (vancouver) Guy, I need to order some replacement law enforcement cars? Do you still make Crown Victoria?

VP Ford Fleet Sales (Oakville): Do we make crown victorias?: Does Colonel Sanders make chicken?

LOL!!!

[MrOilers]

I'm finding it strangely therapeutic watching police beat the hell out of these idiots in Canucks jerseys. More entertaining than the game, in fact.

[mezzanine]

Boston deserved to win. Vancouver city certainly doesn't.

Avatar comin' down.

[SpongeG]

yeah boston played a great game and great series

[SpikePhanta]

It's too bad the War Mesures Act doesn't exist anymore....

[MrOilers]

That hit on Horton was the turning point in the series.

Boston took control after that moment.

[giallo]

Pics here:

http://www.theprovince.com/Riots+erupt+Vancouver+after+Stanley+loss/4953583/story.html

[1ajs]

now the awning of the bay is kinda burning stupid

[1ajs]

and ctv live streem has crashed out?

[espalorius]

holy crap, we can only hope the NHL is informed about the riot, changes its mind and gives the cup to the Canucks. But then I'm sure Bruins fans would be angry...

what to do...

;I

[aastra]

Fire damage to the Bay would just be wonderful, wouldn't it?

[rrskylar]

Like how the sophisticated and chic Vancouver Canucks fans resort to mob violence after their teams second game 7 Stanley Cup loss.

Maybe the Sedin sister's will pick up the tab for property damage as they were very much part of the outcome by being AWOL in the Stanley Cup final.

[SpongeG]

the bay is on fire! and noone is trying to put it out - well the awning of the store is on fire and its getting bigger

this is crazy

[logan5]

Like how the sophisticated and chic Vancouver Canucks fans resort to mob violence after their teams second game 7 Stanley Cup loss.

Maybe the Sedin sister's will pick up the tab for property damage as they were very much part of the outcome by being AWOL in the Stanley Cup final.

Brilliant.

[freeweed]

So, stopping booze sales seems funny in hindsight - several liquor stores have reportedly been looted. That's a lot more booze than would have been available if they just sold it normally.

CBC claims that the Bay actually planned to stay open had the Canucks won. Um, that seems pretty retarded - I don't think this riot is caused so much by the loss as it is just plain idiots. This stopped being about hockey once the first car was tipped and lit. Can you imagine the chaos if the Bay was open right now?

Transit and bridges are being shut down. People (families with kids) are stuck in a theatre afraid to leave. Who in their right mind would have gone downtown tonight with their kids??

As someone mentioned earlier, this is a populated area. Kinda sad to think about the people who live around there. Mind you, apparently some people in apartments have been throwing bottles down on the riot police.

The cops are playing this pretty damned cool. Avoiding any confrontation if possible and not giving the rioters any excuse. It's fascinating to watch compared to riots in the past. One thing I will say - everyone will claim it's a small core group, but fuck. All you idiots standing around with your cellphone cameras are part of the problem. You're allowing the "core group" anonymity and making it extremely difficult for police to get at the troublemakers.

[yaletown_fella]

One of my friends got hit with tear gas..they got caught in the middle of a horde :(

[SpongeG]

why were they there? they have been telling people to leave downtown for hours

[SpongeG]

anyway thugs are inside the bay store - they are wearing hoodies and masks carrying sticks and fire extinguishers - a number of jewlery cases seem to be bashed in and looted

the fire is finally being put out at the bay

[SpikePhanta]

That hit on Horton was the turning point in the series.

Boston took control after that moment.
No Hamhuis being injured And the Horton hit changed everything.
Like how the sophisticated and chic Vancouver Canucks fans resort to mob violence after their teams second game 7 Stanley Cup loss.
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The people rioting are suburban trash.

Transit and bridges are being shut down. People (families with kids) are stuck in a theatre afraid to leave. Who in their right mind would have gone downtown tonight with their kids??

Many families live downtown, I just feel sorry if they can't get out of the dt core because many of their cars are probably destroyed.


Apparently many Black Bloc members protesting.

[SpongeG]

London drugs is being ransacked - armfuls of good being stolen

and apparently a boston fan has been stabbed in the neck

[cormiermax]

Unconfirmed reports someone has died.

[aastra]

...everyone will claim it's a small core group...

And then they'll see the London Drugs looting footage and have to reconsider...

[freeweed]

Reminder that once again, not everything is about Toronto. Let's focus on the current riots here folks. :P

[SpongeG]

the futureshop building has been broken into now - all the windows look broken/smashed

[SpikePhanta]

FutureShop is just about to get looted. Hopefully that metal gate that futureshop has will protect it.

[artvandelay]

Un-fucking beleivable. I hate the Canucks, but I love the city of Vancouver and this is just embarrassing.

Rob Brown on CTV deserves to be commended for outstanding coverage.

[logan5]

Un-fucking beleivable. I hate the Canucks, but I love the city of Vancouver and this is just embarrassing.

Rob Brown on CTV deserves to be commended for outstanding coverage.

This was the perfect environment for morons to thrive. Same thing would have happened in Calgary, Edmonton, or Saskatoon, given the size of the crowd.

[SpikePhanta]

I think that high pitched noise producing van should be brought out now.

[SpongeG]

twitter reports that there is a fire on the lower level of pacific centre

[giallo]

Welcome to my world-class city, and it's intelligent inhabitants:

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[1ajs]

wonder if te police have gone in the clear the bay cause there was a group in there that went to the 2ndfloor from waht i could see from the live street feed earlyer with their faces coverd

[mezzanine]

I think that high pitched noise producing van should be brought out now.

I think that the sonic-weapon capability has been disabled due to criticism from the bc civil liberties association.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2009/11/10/bc-091110-lrad-vpd.jpg

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/18/bc-vancouver-police-disable-lrad.html

[artvandelay]

This was the perfect environment for morons to thrive. Same thing would have happened in Calgary, Edmonton, or Saskatoon, given the size of the crowd.

Uhh, but it didn't.

... oh sorry, someone burned a shopping cart on Whyte Ave in '06. Yep, huge riot there.

[rrskylar]

What's really shocking is how unprepared Vancouver seemed to be for an incident like this to occur, the precedent had already been set back in 1994.

Don't really understand why Canadian cities don't use water cannons.

[1ajs]

twitter reports that there is a fire on the lower level of pacific centre

whats that?

[artvandelay]

It looked like the Bay was about 5-10min from really burning. Good thing the firemen were able to get there when they did.

[logan5]

Uhh, but it didn't.

... oh sorry, someone burned a shopping cart on Whyte Ave in '06. Yep, huge riot there.

What I mean is, if you have 100 000 people concentrated in one area like that you're asking for trouble, no matter what city it is.

[SpongeG]

whats that?

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RT @henryjue: RT @jtwittah: Fire in pacific centre in lower level, confirmed (via @ScanBC) #Canucksriot


I wonder where - maybe the part near the bay? apparently the black hoodie gang was inside the bay and maybe they went down into the mall?

[whatnext]

I think that the sonic-weapon capability has been disabled due to criticism from the bc civil liberties association.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2009/11/10/bc-091110-lrad-vpd.jpg

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/18/bc-vancouver-police-disable-lrad.html

Thanks David Eby. No doubt he and his ilk will be out in full force snivelling about police brutality tomorrow.

[SpikePhanta]

Giant Sears is getting looted....

Chapters next probably?

[freeweed]

What I mean is, if you have 100 000 people concentrated in one area like that you're asking for trouble, no matter what city it is.

Calgary had tens of thousands concentrated in a smaller area during a game 7 loss, and the worst that happened was some chicks flashed their boobs at the crowd. I was there, and we didn't have anything 1/1000th as bad as tonight. I think I might have seen a couple of guys pushing and shoving.

There's just a certain element that exists in Canada's larger cities that seems to come out for things like this. And they spur a lot more people to do a lot of stupid things. It's not just people in black masks doing stuff tonight, not by a long shot. There are more than enough disenfranchised youth in Vancouver right now who are acting like thugs.

[logan5]

Live on the scene- "this is fucked" i love live coverage.

[Strange Meat]

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[SpongeG]

dumpsters burning on robson street, fights breaking out all over the place

[Calgarian]

Vancouver, you are an embarrassment to Canada.

[artvandelay]

Chapters next probably?

You called it. Not sure why the police haven't unleashed the rubber bullets yet.

And LOL@ Gregor: "A few hooligans causing trouble." There are thousands rioting on Georgia right now.

[SpikePhanta]

Vancouver, you are an embarrassment to Canada.

Pretty premature to say that, many people call our city the crown jewel of Canada.

[Calgarian]

Im so glad Boston won. Fuck you Vancouver! what a shameful display from a bunch of people who claim to be Canadian.

[logan5]

I'll be shocked if Chapters gets looted.

[Calgarian]

Pretty premature to say that, many people call our city the crown jewel of Canada.

Many of those people are setting cars on fire right now....

[KevinFromTexas]

Vancouver, you are an embarrassment to Canada.

It's sports. We have sports fans here, too, who are not really the brightest. Hockey does seem to be the worst, though. I guess it's part of the nature of the sport, rough, fights breaking out and ready to protest the results.

[bomberguy]

I'm glad hockey season is over.