Sounds crazy. I’ve never been at something even remotely like that. Although I’ve already told myself that I will probably be downtown shooting for any final games this playoffs. I’m also dumb enough to stick around for shots if we see a repeat :P

I guess I should clarify; I read his summary and I could tell from watching that the flashpoint didn’t come from nowhere. There were a few noticeably more aggressive people stirring up the crowd. What shocked me was how quickly the crowd changed with that.

Sara was surprised to find out that riot police actually do the whole movie thing; marching in lines/phalanxes, beating batons against shields, etc. It reminded me of when I lived on the RCMP base as a teenager and saw them training. It made me think of modern legionnaire-style tactics.

I went to see a movie with friends. We went in at seven, walking through the still-peaceful crowd. We were even interviewed for a second by the news. After the film, we walked out in a post-apocalyptic downtown core. Totally surreal.

Yeah, I’ve watched about 1/3 to 1/2 of it. Pretty much up until he starts wandering around the streets instead of from the rooftop.

What’s really scary is how quickly a street party can turn into a riot. The flashpoint was like five minutes, maybe.