Canucks Central - Page 58

Prometheus · #**1141** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:23 AM**

Police doing absolutely nothing. There doesn't seem to be any police.

SpongeG · #**1142** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:23 AM**

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UPDATE: People who went to see the play Wicked at the QE Theatre tonight are being kept inside because of the riot.

Zassk · #**1143** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Given the images of all the idiots on their phones (no doubt egging each other on), why haven't service providers been asked to jam all cel service?

You might as well ask why they do not turn off the electricity. This isn't Libya. Cell service is crucial for emergencies.

The police strategy is clearly to keep crowds moving, rather than contain them. It seems to be working well in the areas that the police are actually maintaining presence. However, I'm surprised how little area the police are able to cover.

giallo · #**1144** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:25 AM**

I really can't put in to words how disappointed I am.

SpongeG · #**1145** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Police doing absolutely nothing. There doesn't seem to be any police.

they are doing it - they cleared seymour street

they are trying to clear georgia street now

London drugs is being robbed blind!

st pauls hospital is on lockdown

cormiermax · #**1146** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:25 AM**

Unconfirmed reports someone has died.

SpongeG · #**1147** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:27 AM**

police have cleared london drugs it looks like georgia and granville looks to be cleared or clearing

xd_1771 · #**1148** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:27 AM**

St. Paul's Hospital is on code orange.... not good

CLC · #**1149** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:30 AM**

in terms of looting, is it more serious than '94?

SpongeG · #**1150** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:30 AM**

LisaLaFlammeCTV lisa laflamme
VPD urging everyone to leave downtown - SkyTrain service *is* running, outbound busses available at False Creek and Science World. #riot

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mayor being interviewed he looks upset and angry

cjohnny4 · #**1151** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:32 AM**

I've never liked sports and sports crowds, and this makes me like it even less, if that's possible. In this case, it resulted in ginned up testosterone destroying property and hurting people, in this case all because of an emotional attachment (or dis-attachment) to a group of guys pushing a black piece of plastic on a sheet of ice. I just don't get it.

whatnext · #**1152** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:36 AM**

At this point I'd be happy for the Canucks to move out to Surrey, let them deal with this. God, if I have to listen to one more person on this board whine about how Vancouverites should just suck it up and stop complaining about having to deal with this behaviour downtown...

"Oh, stop complaining if you live downtown, you should just deal with it". Sound familiar?

SpikePhanta · #**1153** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:36 AM**

Piece of Rubber.

Anyways the fans in Rogers Arena was very classy, clapping for the opposing team.

SpongeG · #**1154** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:37 AM**

the futureshop/winners building on granville at robson seems to have been attacked - all the windows look smashed at street level

SpongeG · #**1155** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpikePhanta

Piece of Rubber.

Anyways the fans in Rogers Arena was very classy, clapping for the opposing team.

yes looked good on TV - they must have been shocked to see what was going on outside

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3 police cars smashed at nelson and granville - CTv reporting

SpongeG · #**1156** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:40 AM**

oh man!

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

esquire · #**1157** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:43 AM**

Just a word of thanks for the updates and a request to please keep the information coming - you guys are way ahead of CTV News which I have on in the background.

cjohnny4 · #**1158** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:43 AM**

Let's hope the Sears building burns down! That would be one positive result of this rioting!

bardak · #**1159** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

At this point I'd be happy for the Canucks to move out to Surrey, let them deal with this. God, if I have to listen to one more person on this board whine about how Vancouverites should just suck it up and stop complaining about having to deal with this behaviour downtown...

"Oh, stop complaining if you live downtown, you should just deal with it". Sound familiar?

People would still go downtown to watch the game. It is the core of the metro and that is not going to change. I don't think that anyone thinks that people that live downtown should have to deal with this crap.

SpongeG · #**1160** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Just a word of thanks for the updates and a request to please keep the information coming - you guys are way ahead of CTV News which I have on in the background.

are you seeing the feed from BC? are they just showing the local BC news there? they are doing some amazing reporting

hopefully with all the pictures taken and footage that they can track down people, and people turn in their pictures to help catch them