I'm Just Sayin'

Doug Schust - Thursday, June 16, 2011

As most of you probably know, the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in a disappointing 4-0 Stanley Cup final last night. As many watched the game, many also watched the aftermath of the loss unfold in Vancouver. Naturally, the first thought for many after watching their home team lose a hockey game is - "let's riot"! Note the sarcasm there.

Rioting outside the Rogers Arena became more violent and more intense as the night went on, and most of the activity was captured for all to see in pictures and videos from smartphones and cameras. Citizens watching the rioting first hand then uploaded this content to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. #Canucksriot is still trending on Twitter. Some of the content can be seen here. It's been reported that many rioters actually posed for pictures! Well those will be some nice ones to send to Mom.

Didn't anyone learn from the stupidity of the G20 protests? Rioting ruins the city, destroys businesses, puts people in danger and puts the city in a bad light on the world stage. Do people think that setting fires to cars, looting stores, and confronting police will change the outcome of the game? But really, what's the purpose? I think many people share my frustration reading about the riots today.

One thing that may ease frustrations is knowing that the police are getting more and more tech savvy! They will gather the pictures and videos of rioters and use them to make arrests. The Vancouver Police Department took to their Twitter to post their disappointment and will also be posting how people can submit photos and videos to evidence. You can look to @VancouverPD for all these updates.

Social media is also helping with the aftermath. On Facebook, a group has been started to encourage people to identify those that participated in the riots and there is another group asking members to gather together to help clean up the city. I am hoping that all these social media efforts help Vancouver spring back from last night's events and help punish those who took part.

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