Moron Alert
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:58 am
Not Everyone is a Brain-dead Sports Fan!
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Yeah, I guess that these moronic sports fans didn't learn any manners from their parents when they were kids.Basketball fans riot on the streets of Los Angeles
after Lakers win NBA title
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:16 AM on 15th June 2009
Hundreds of revellers caused havoc on the streets of Los Angeles last night after the Lakers won the NBA championship.
Crowds gathered outside the Los Angeles' Staples Center after the game with some fans damaging police cruisers, hurling fireworks, throwing rocks and bottles at officers and setting bonfires in the street.
About 25 people were arrested, most part of a rowdy group that split off on to surrounding streets after police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly.
Celebrations: Los Angeles Lakers fans throw fireworks in the streets after the team win the NBA championship
Chaos: A man jumps on a car as the celebrations turn ugly
Several police cruisers were damaged and reinforcement officers were called in from throughout the city to help disperse the crowd, according to police officer Karen Rayner.
Aerial television footage showed people jumping on a police car, rocking vehicles attempting to pass through the crowd, setting small trees on fire and throwing fireworks and flares set up by police. No injuries were reported.
A garage was looted and several cars, buses and a news van were vandalised, police said.
Chief William Bratton commended officers for showing restraint despite "a lot of provocation from a number of knuckleheads," he told KTTV-TV.
"It's not easy to stand there when cowards in the middle of the crowd are throwing rocks and bottles at them," Bratton said.
Out of control: Two men attempt to break an information stand on an LA street
Looting: A group of people take goods from a shoe store in downtown Los Angeles
Police department strike teams pushed people from the immediate area around the Staples Center into surrounding neighborhoods, breaking the crowds into progressively smaller clusters, police spokeswoman Mary Grady said.
The department declared a citywide tactical alert, with all officers on duty to remain on the job until the crowds had been completely dispersed, she said.
Across the country in Florida, the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA finals to win their 15th championship.
The game was not shown at the Staples Center as it had been in previous years, but revelers from surrounding bars and restaurants and nearby neighborhoods descended on the area around the Lakers' home for a post-game celebration.
Fire starter: A group of revellers start a bonfire in the road
Besieged: Supporters surround a police car as they celebrate outside the Staples Center
Ben Weiser, 21, donned a Lakers jersey and came downtown from North Hollywood with two friends to be among other fans.
"I watched the last game at home but tonight I wanted to be where the action is," Weiser said.
Television reports also showed small crowds of people parading through the streets of East Los Angeles, where excitement over the Lakers' Game 4 win Thursday night spilled into the streets, with rowdy fans swarming vehicles trying to pass through the area.
Fans there filled the streets again on Sunday night, but large numbers of sheriff's deputies quickly dispersed the crowd without incident.
Daddy's girl: Lakers player Kobe Bryant celebrates with his his daughter after the team defeat Orlando Magic 99-86 to win their 15th NBA Championship
Team spirit: The jubilant players celebrate after their victory
Bratton said that despite the problems the night went 'pretty well' compared to expectations following the more widespread violence and vandalism of previous championship celebrations.
In 2000, after the Lakers won their first NBA title in 12 years, fans rioted outside Staples Center, burning police cars and leaving more than 70 vehicles damaged, many at nearby auto dealerships. At least 11 people were arrested and a dozen were injured.
Before the game, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said if the Lakers win they should have a victory parade in Los Angeles, despite the city's budget woes.
Villaraigosa said he would work with the private sector to help fund the celebration, which was expected to occur on Wednesday.
Famous spectators: Tennis player Serena Williams and singer Chris Brown
Yeah.. sometimes I wish I was a cop. But that would probably not end well.Earl wrote:"Moron alert," you're not kidding! The pictures of the rioting fans are more expressive than words. Indeed, they look moronic. Stupid punks! They deserve to get their heads whacked with a baton. I'd feel the same way if they were rioting over any political cause.
That's the key. Good parenting. My mom took an active interest in our education too. She made sure we were in bed by 8:30 every school night so we had plenty of rest and kept us supplied with books we liked. Reading is the key to learning. Parenting is the key to success. These guys don't look like they're going to be very successful.Fat Man wrote:
I grew up in a poor family. we didn't have a lot of money.
But I was raised in a house full of dusty old books and new books. My mother loved to collect all kinds of books. She would read stories to us every night before going to bed. And she taught me how to read and write before I started going to school, and I enjoyed it.
By the time I was only in the 3rd grade I was already reading at the adult level, and when I was 13, I scored 150 points on a standard IQ test.
Although I was raised in a poor family, I had more knowledge and common sense than a lot of rich kids in my school.
My mother may have raise a poor son, but she didn't raise a foolish son.
NEXT CASE!!!