Vancouver riots: Hockey, MMA, and a double standard
They (VPD) didn’t report in any incidents of note, said Jana McGuinness, a Vancouver Police Department media relations officer. There…
They (VPD) didn’t report in any incidents of note, said Jana McGuinness, a Vancouver Police Department media relations officer. There was good dialogue with the police and the community since last year and their concerns were brought forward and we responded with increased patrols.
I think we can finally put to rest that mixed martial art fans are nothing but hooligans and blood thirsty anarchists. Instead those people exist in our society no matter what event occurs. They tried to stir up unrest during the Olympics, and they used the drunken mob mentality to insight a riot after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals. The question I have is this, why didn’t police Chief Jim Chu request the Canucks to pay for extra policing?
I will leave you to answer that question. However, as we continue to pick up the pieces of glass and pride off the pavement, there are many lessons to be learned. City council and the VPD need to stop making generalizations about people who attend professional MMA shows. The fact of the matter is this, there are far more incidents of stupidity that goes on after a Canucks game. Unfortunately Mr. Chu decided to play the game of politics and stereotypes and put the majority of his focus on the wrong event. Oops.
