tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post1270893127070873052..comments2023-10-30T08:18:35.320-07:00Comments on Sixteen Months in Dominica: On the riots in Vancouver.Mark and Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895999240850435498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-15592711870565246762011-06-17T09:24:29.064-07:002011-06-17T09:24:29.064-07:00Good point - I had heard that a lot of the ruffian...Good point - I had heard that a lot of the ruffians were from the suburbs, and not Vancouver proper. Another good point I saw in the Globe was that the Olympic crowds were nearly entirely families, where as this crowd was nearly entirely young drunk men.Mark and Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895999240850435498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-43048935017237741872011-06-16T21:53:43.545-07:002011-06-16T21:53:43.545-07:00I just wanted to say, from what I've heard, a ...I just wanted to say, from what I've heard, a lot of the rioters were probably not from Vancouver proper and certainly not from the downtown core. This is based on what other people have told me so I can't say for sure but it makes sense. The people who live and/or work downtown are so much more unlikely to destroy their own backyard. You don't flip your own car, break the windows of your own work or firebomb your neighbour's car.<br />It's the people who come into downtown, trash it, and then can go home to their own safe, quiet neighbourhoods that I think caused the most damage.Adenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560129259356571025noreply@blogger.com