So I'm just now catching up on the news, having been busy for most of the past 24 hours with work... and read about the downtown riots following last night's Cup game.
Good to hear Stoot! I was rooting for the Canucks, maybe caused their bad luck....hope not! Seriously, yinz didn't have the puck luck the B's had. Both good teams tho, gonna miss hockey, be playing more Glitch!
Was shocked when I saw the riot images on the news. As some one who lived and worked in Vancouver for 20 years I couldn't believe what I was seeing. This is not the Vancouver I love and know. As a Canadian I was embarrassed by what happened and know we are much better than that.
i saw a few clips showing some of the rioters - they were decked out in quite the riot gear, black masks and ready to go with those bottle bomb things. Looks like some people showed up to riot - no matter what happened in the game.
There has been a rash of these kind of people at stuff lately - they were at the g20 meeting in toronto too. People who show up to just watch the game / see what's going on don't come in that kind of gear with those kinds of supplies.
In any case, I'm glad that everyone is safe, and thanks for posting the Flickr link! I had heard about the cleanup from William Gibson's tweets but pics really tell the story.
+1 Mimi I'm sure most people have read about this happening in a lot of cities. I don't believe this behavior is typical of the people of Vancouver or most cities for that matter.