Alaska Darin Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I don't think that theory would be a useful in todays society? 80443[/snapback] I think it's more appropriate today than ever. It's the difference between the Amish and the Harvard elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I think it's more appropriate today than ever. It's the difference between the Amish and the Harvard elite. 80521[/snapback] also goes well with my theory that all people are idiots until proven otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 also goes well with my theory that all people are idiots until proven otherwise 80523[/snapback] That's not a bad mantra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 That's not a bad mantra. 80524[/snapback] it is so true it is scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I'd invite you to tell that to the woman I work with - whom I sit next to - whose niece was the young woman who died outside Fenway Wednesday night. It isn't the bars, it's the colleges. 80465[/snapback] You would invite me to tell her what? That people will fight stronger for their right to drink during a sporting event then they will for their privacy rights? It is an observation which I did not support or condemn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman's Helmet Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 So turning cars over, setting them on fire and throwing bottles and burning cardboard at police wasnt getting violent? There were certain scenes from Kenmore Sq that looked like Fallujah for christ's sakes. I'm guessing the troublemakers werent even Sox fans and just hooligans looking for an excuse to cause bedlam. Closing the bars or not selling alcohol on the day of the game will alleviate nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 So turning cars over, setting them on fire and throwing bottles and burning cardboard at police wasnt getting violent? There were certain scenes from Kenmore Sq that looked like Fallujah for christ's sakes. I'm guessing the troublemakers werent even Sox fans and just hooligans looking for an excuse to cause bedlam. Closing the bars or not selling alcohol on the day of the game will alleviate nothing. 80639[/snapback] Now there's something with which I can agree. Closing the bars won't keep cops from shooting their pellet guns considering they've been waiting their whole lives to shoot people with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Being a father of four, I can identify with the grief of the man whose daughter was killed. Being close friends with a city cop, I can see how being outnumbered (conservatively) 1,000 to 60,000 might cause a policeman to make such a horrendous mistake. Hell, if a similar event happened outside the Ralph, it could have been any of us. All I can feel is numbed by news like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I don't think there was any trouble in St. Louis last night. I guess the midwest just knows how to party in style without violence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I don't think there was any trouble in St. Louis last night. I guess the midwest just knows how to party in style without violence 80982[/snapback] In related news, a number of barnyard animals were found wandering aimlessly throughout the midwest this morning, walking with bowed legs and smoking cigarettes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 In related news, a number of barnyard animals were found wandering aimlessly throughout the midwest this morning, walking with bowed legs and smoking cigarettes... 80990[/snapback] Paco you have been busting my balls for weeks now, but THAT was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Paco you have been busting my balls for weeks now, but THAT was funny. 81003[/snapback] Having a sense of humor is important, BF. Equally important is minimizing the number of threads started which basically involve the same topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 That's why I've kept it down to two. There were more threads started about St. Louis last night then I started. I started 1 and then 1 today (sort of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 I'd invite you to tell that to the woman I work with - whom I sit next to - whose niece was the young woman who died outside Fenway Wednesday night. 80465[/snapback] Sorry to hear that, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I'd invite you to tell that to the woman I work with - whom I sit next to - whose niece was the young woman who died outside Fenway Wednesday night. It isn't the bars, it's the colleges. 80465[/snapback] Oh man thats a horror...very sad stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 That sucks, Mike. Please pass along our condolences. And you're right. State College has had a lot of problems the last few years - there was even a riot at the freakin' Arts Festival, fer crissakes. And you know what started that one? "Last call." I read that during that particular melee, the kids were telling the cops "see you after the next football game"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Ahhh... Let Freedom ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMIEBUF12 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 i guess thats what happens when you have cities that can't handle winning! whenever the yanks win and it is the most out of any sport they have a nice celebration down the canyon of heros.when the chicago bulls used to win or the lakers they destroy their own city in their celebration.hell when the raiders lost the superbowl they wrecked the city and they didn't even win anything.new york gets a bad rep for some stuff,but even when the giants won their superbowls it was very nice and the ny rangers same thing.geez boston hasn't even won anything yet and they are going nuts,so i guess if they win the series we should expect lots more people to die in boston.i mean it is just a game to go out and thrash vans cause they have ny plates on them is ridiculous.its just sports you are supposed to enjoy them not hate people because of what team they root for.or hate people because they come from a town or city that your team has a rivalary with .go bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***PetrinoInAlbany*** Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I don't agree with Darin that it's a "witch hunt" ... A young woman got shot in the face with a "non-lethal charge" for no apparant reason. She died shortly thereafter. If some @sshole cop doesn't have to answer for THAT, then I'm not sure WHAT we can hold them accountable for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Some of you guys should go over to the PPP board. People die and they take away rights and abuse the Patriot Act and nobody bats an eyelash. An innocent person dies and they want to ban beer at the stadium to control the crowd and people crawl out of their holes screaming. Interesting. 80452[/snapback] There is a difference, my friend. You're taking a specific group of people from a specific part of the world who are trying to kill us...and apparently anyone else in its path...in mass quantities, and you're comparing it to a bunch of people in our own freakin' country who can't even get through a baseball game without something getting overturned and someone getting killed for no good reason at all. Two different things and two different problems. Maybe people are screaming because it's not bad enough we have other people trying to kill us, but now we're apparently getting good at doing it to ourselves for no good reason at all. Cop's fault, crowd's fault, beer's fault, my fault... maybe it's your fault, Chuck...but you'd think with the world we live in now, everyone would just try a little harder not to hurt ourselves. And for what it's worth, you should never try to take away a man's beer. Not during playoffs of any sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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