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lightedhype
Sigh, if the men in this country still had ANY balls. That guy standing there would've at least gave that arsehole officer a good strong shove himself.
~Lucidity
reply to post by Pants3204
Also, I had one last thought on this. What if someone was pointing a gun at her and the cop was trying to get her out of harm's way? Could happen. Probably not though...just trying to think of alternative possibilities here because what it looks like really isn't good.
IroncladFT
reply to post by Pants3204
I think the question you have to ask is this. If there was NO police presence, would you ALL have done the right thing? Would there have been no cars vandalized, no businesses destroyed, no bottles smashed on the streets, etc... history tells me when you left the bar, the bad things weren't far behind and the cops thought police presence would limit/prevent the inevitable.
Another amazing thing is this. Everyone wants cops to police themselves and stop bad behavior. So when is society going to do the same when someone acts like an ass? Why didn't the college kids say STOP acting like idiots? Instead MANY just stood there and watched....so are people in general unable to control themselves as much as those who become cops? I don't think so....
TKDRL
reply to post by solomons path
There was no problems, until the police blundered in full force, and started to order people to go home, as if they have that authority. That is when the problems began by all credible accounts I have heard. The police, acting like they are demigods caused the problems. They were not responding to and dispersing a riot. They were causing one.edit on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:01:05 -0500 by TKDRL because: (no reason given)
Thursday, an excited crowd filled University Boulevard causing Tucson Police to close Main Gate Square. A few fights started and officers arrested 1 student.
TPD Chief Roberto Villasenor said his department has been planning for similar celebrations but was surprised it happened so early in the tournament.
"If you allow the crowd to build, at first it's all just exuberance and excitement about the victory," Villasenor said. "But then they want to keep on going. And they want to keep going and things start happening."
Tucson police are tuning up for March Madness.
While University of Arizona basketball fans would love to see the team win another national title, no one wants to see a repeat of the trouble that's followed their trips to championship games.
He says officers will be out early with pre-game and after-game strategies.
He says the goal is to prevent any problems by making sure people have an understanding of what behavior is expected on the streets.
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets as hundreds of disappointed University of Arizona fans overturned vehicles and set at least three afire Monday night.
In 1997 over 5000 fans spilled onto the streets to celebrate the University of Arizona’s victory over Kentucky in the NCAA championship. Many fans set buildings and cars on fire. Tucson Police officers responded with riot gear to disperse the crowd. Four people, including a police officer were injured. At least 40 people who said they were not involved in the disturbance, but where in the location of the riots, reported to have been struck by less lethal munitions.
In 2001 an estimated 2,000 fans had spilled into the streets after Arizona lost the NCAA championship to Duke in Minneapolis. Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse University of Arizona fans who had overturned vehicles and set at least three on fire.
TKDRL
reply to post by solomons path
How many of those previous riots were sparked by the police action? If this is how the police behaved on previous occasion, then it don't surprise me any..... Nice we have lots of people nowadays walking around with cameras on their phones, so the public can see with their own eyes how most riots really start. With police in riot gear, acting like they are overlords stirring the hornet's nest. What do they care right, they got on armor, and get to play with all their toys. Who cares if they cause people to be hurt and property all messed up. They get to play with their fun toys, that is all that really counts. Of course they are going to say the crowd started it, wouldn't look to good to the public if they knew the truth.edit on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:46:59 -0500 by TKDRL because: (no reason given)