Canucks Central - Page 59

renthefinn · #**1161** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:46 AM**

I'm having a hard time not watching the CTV feed. Probably good ratings for any media crew checking it out. Despicable things going on, but hard to take my eyes off of it.....

whatnext · #**1162** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by bardak

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.

Let Richmond, North Van, Langley, Surrey all set up or keep their celebration <snort> sites. Vancouver needs to go back to the days of Constable Anne Drennan telling people not to come downtown. How much money are those other municipalities going to send to pay to clean up this mess?

SpongeG · #**1163** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:47 AM**

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#VANCOUVER -closures on Hastings, Water, Pender Streets. All blocked to westbound traffic near Beatty & Abbott

Prometheus · #**1164** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:47 AM**

The police strategy was a total failure. The situation was just allowed to build and build in front of the Canada Post building with absolutely no response from the police. It was very frustrating to watch, because it was just a few people who were starting to trash a car that started the whole thing. It would have taken no more than ten to twenty police officers to haul those few instigators away and stop the hysteria from beginning. But they allowed the car-trashing (a completely criminal act) to go on unopposed. Then the car was overturned. Then the car was torched. Once the car got torched, that was it, we officially had a riot.

If you don't maintain law and order, then you don't maintain law and order.

The police's non-intervention strategy was totally assinine and had exactly the results that any rational person would expect.

SpongeG · #**1165** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:48 AM**

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Crowds will hear more "flash bangs", which can include gas, to move people out of downtown area. VPD "escalating their response" #riot

SpongeG · #**1166** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:51 AM**

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Transit Alert:Contrary to CTV reports - SkyTrain continues to operate out of Downtown Vancouver.All three lines are moving people home. ^kh
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Prometheus · #**1167** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:54 AM**

Sears is now getting totally looted!

SpongeG · #**1168** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:54 AM**

Sears is now being looted - looks like chapters could be next they are headed for robson street

they need the police to move in from the west already!

esquire · #**1169** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

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

I'm actually watching CTV News Channel and I believe it is the local BC feed they're showing as I don't recognize any of the anchors. It's mostly footage from their helicopter but not a lot of context. They're only now referring to the looting which was first posted here a couple of pages back...

giallo · #**1170** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:55 AM**

^@ Spongeg. There's a facebook group doing just that. It's growing larger by the minute.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Riot-Pics-Post-Your-Photos/121837081234162

SpongeG · #**1171** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:58 AM**

cool thanks

there is also a group/event to clean up the city

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219286898091948

SpongeG · #**1172** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:01 AM**

CTV just interviewed some people wandering the streets and asked why they wont leave and they said they heard the skytrain was tear gassed and the streets out are closed and they don't know what to do - i mean come on are people that stupid? they don't know how to survive?

whatnext · #**1173** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:01 AM**

Story going international now:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/06/15/stanley.cup/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Prometheus · #**1174** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:02 AM**

Watching TV, it seems a lot of people are pretty stoked and excited about their city being destroyed.

Apparently, it's a real fine line between the human species and mindless animalism.

SpongeG · #**1175** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:03 AM**

St pauls is treating people for tear gas, CBC is reporting numerous stabbings - victims just at the side of the street

SpikePhanta · #**1176** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:04 AM**

They are obviously lying.

Chapters getting looted.

whatnext · #**1177** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

A lot of people seem pretty stoked and excited about their city being destroyed.

What are the chances its "their city"?

SpongeG · #**1178** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

A lot of people seem pretty stoked and excited about their city being destroyed.

yeah one guy was like i was only 2 when the last riot happenned this is my first riot man - they make it sound exciting and cool to be in

SpongeG · #**1179** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpikePhanta

They are obviously lying.

Chapters getting looted.

well their friends are treating them best they can according to the reporter - the hospital is shut down or in code orange and is not taking in anyone and emergency services can't reach them

looters are slowly moving west - i wonder how robson will be affected

bardak · #**1180** Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 6:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpikePhanta

They are obviously lying.

Chapters getting looted.

If there is one store that would go up in flames real fast it is chapters