Sad story out of Boston

nolanfan34 · #1 10-21-2004, 05:12 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playof...ory?id=1906735

What are people in that town going to do if they win the World Series? Can someone explain the sense in rioting to me?

Homer · #2 10-21-2004, 05:14 PM

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Can someone explain the sense in rioting to me?

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I'll never understand how a joyous occasion leads to setting stuff on fire.

Six_of_One · #3 10-21-2004, 05:56 PM

I'm not in favor of anyone getting hurt, but a little destruction of property just shows you care.

And by the way, no, I've never rioted, nor will I ever. I'm just saying the whole idea makes me smile.

benfranklin · #4 10-21-2004, 07:07 PM

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I'm not in favor of anyone getting hurt, but a little destruction of property just shows you care.

And by the way, no, I've never rioted, nor will I ever. I'm just saying the whole idea makes me smile.

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The whole idea of rioting and death over a ball game makes you smile?

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Elsewhere, 29 people were arrested at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst after revelers threw beer cans and flaming toilet paper at police.

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Neil Stevens · #5 10-21-2004, 07:13 PM

Destruction of your own property would show hometown loyalty, I guess.

Destruction of other peoples' property shows that you don't care about anyone.

nolanfan34 · #6 10-21-2004, 07:21 PM

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Destruction of other peoples' property shows that you don't care about anyone.

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Exactly. I can't believe someone from LA of all places would smile at the thought of rioting.

John Gaspar · #7 10-21-2004, 09:38 PM

Unfortunately it is more proof that young, stupid and drunk is a deadly combination, no pun intended. It would be fair to remove young from the above as well.

People rioting after championships is assinine. I thought that Boston was above that. When the Celtics were huge in the 80's nothing like this ever happenend. How times have changed in the 20 years from my teens to my 30's.

banditbdl · #8 10-21-2004, 09:44 PM

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Rioting and rioters may be stupid, but it seems they don't kill/injure people nearly as often as the police brought in to control the rioters do. Just goes to show you that our priorities are tilted too far towards protecting property and not far enough toward protecting people.

daryn · #9 10-22-2004, 12:22 AM

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Unfortunately it is more proof that young, stupid and drunk is a deadly combination, no pun intended. It would be fair to remove young from the above as well.

People rioting after championships is assinine. I thought that Boston was above that. When the Celtics were huge in the 80's nothing like this ever happenend. How times have changed in the 20 years from my teens to my 30's.

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let's just get this straight. it wasn't a HUGE riot. it was a lot of people in kenmore sq., for sure, but it was only a few assholes here and there that were destructive. most likely drunk college students, who were most likely not even from boston!

Six_of_One · #10 10-22-2004, 12:57 PM

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The whole idea of rioting and death over a ball game makes you smile?

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The idea of rioting over a ball game makes me smile. Death, well, death doesn't make me smile...but neither does it get me all in an uproar. People die every day, lots of them. This was just one more.