# There'll be fighting in the streets \[of Vancouver\[... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696 "2011-06-16T15:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/1 "2011-06-16T15:18:13Z")
[Riots erupt in Vancouver after Canucks loss](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/06/15/bc-stanley-cup-fans-post-game-7.html) But… But Candians are so _polite!_😛 On the other hand, they do take their hockey seriously. Some people did not take Vancouver’s loss of the Stanley Cup to Boston very well. Pretty shocking video on NWCN this morning. (I haven’t watched the video on the link yet.) A Facebook page encourages witnesses to post pictures of rioters in the act, with the hope that the participants will be identified and prosecuted. I found this tidbit interesting: > [@](#): > > **Rioting can carry a life sentence** > Under Sections 67-68 of the Criminal Code of Canada, a public official may read what’s colloquially called the “Riot Act” in order to disperse an unruly crowd: > > “Her Majesty the Queen charges and commands all persons being assembled immediately to disperse and peaceably to depart to their habitations or to their lawful business on the pain of being guilty of an offence for which, on conviction, they may be sentenced to imprisonment for life.” > > People who do not “peaceably disperse” within 30 minutes are “guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life.” Not that I foresee anyone receiving a life sentence, but it’s interesting that they have that law. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/2 "2011-06-16T16:26:38Z")
They did that in 1994. Everyone saw the overturned cars coming a mile away. [http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/06/16/brian-hutchison-blood-on-the-streets-after-vancouver-loss/](http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/06/16/brian-hutchison-blood-on-the-streets-after-vancouver-loss/) This post sums up my thoughts pretty well. Ottawa calmly took playoff defeat. As did Calgary and Edmonton. What is it about Vancouver that makes them so shitty in this regard? I will give Van and Mtl credit and say that I think the bulk of the damage was caused by people looking to riot, who don’t watch hockey at all. But it was still despicable. And congrats to Shane Hnidy, Chris Kelly, Zdeno Chara, and any other former Ottawa Senators who hoisted the cup last night. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/3 "2011-06-16T17:16:55Z")
It makes much more sense than when fans riot after a win. Not that it makes much sense either way. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/4 "2011-06-16T17:19:50Z")
[Guy nearly gets himself killed trying to defend a shop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLfEWXGEqbQ) (pretty graphic). ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/5 "2011-06-16T17:24:39Z")
I saw the video on the news last night and started to comment to my fiancee about what a bunch of morons those people are. Then I remembered that I live in Los Angeles, and decided to keep my mouth shut about other people rioting. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/6 "2011-06-16T17:58:03Z")
This is just surreal. A lot of young kids, alcohol, and a Stanley Cup loss send the Canuck fans off the deep end… \*\*CRSP \*\*- That guy that got his head beat in (and the other guy in the white canucks jersey) was not thinking. I don’t care if it’s your store or not… that’s why you pay insurance premiums. To get yourself between a building and the nuts that want to break the windows and loot is moronic. They both could have easily been killed. I’ve watched quite a few of the clips on you tube, and it shows a lot of young girls kicking in windows. Very strange to watch mob mentality kick into high gear. With today’s technology, I’m guessing there will be a ton of people arrested. You can see faces clear as day. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/7 "2011-06-18T05:02:11Z")
And I thought European soccer hooligans were bad… ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therell-be-fighting-in-the-streets-of-vancouver/585696/8 "2011-06-18T10:22:10Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > And I thought European soccer hooligans were bad… Please don’t mention soccer. The pea brains will be all over you like a cheap suit.