RIOT!!! Everyone knew it was coming... It's funny because we googled "Vancouver 2011 riot" right after the game and we came upon a wikipedia entry on it that was posted at 3:00pm - 2 HOURS BEFORE the game even started! Of course, now there's a proper wiki entry on the whole event.
Despite all the crap that went on that night, what's standing out is the good that came out of all this. How the public is helping to identify those who started the riot and the looting, the good samaritans who bravely faced down mobs to stop more vandalism, all those who came out to the post-riot cleanup of downtown - a demonstration of social networking at its best - and my favourite, the kiss-heard-round-the-world:
People are thinking "who are the retards making out during a riot?". I think it's sweet :p (ahh, the hopeless romantic in me), especially after you hear their simple story: Vancouver Riot's Kissing Couple Revealed
After everything, watching hockey is still a hobby of mine. Perhaps I should add riot-watching to my list of hobbies? Not! I'm still a Canucks fan. I still love Vancouver. And the Stanley Cup... well, it'll come (hopefully in my time :p). I'm hoping for next year!
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