Tear Gas, Vandalism In Oakland Streets

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[Rodney King]

Not much to say except "What a bunch of morons". Including Gorilla Rilla.

[Types_with_Fist]

These people riot whether they win or lose. Amazing.

[knarf]

Y'beat me to it it, TWF. Not only can't you tell the players without a program, but whether they won or lost as well.

Kalifonicatia ... go figger.

[xJones]

Gives you the impression that the riot was decided on ahead of time and a Raider lose was beside the point.

BTW, the Raiders sure stunk last night. As Madden kept pointing out, they didn't have any *fire* most of the game. It looked to me like the Raiders just showed up and sort of went through the motions. The Bucs played like they REALLY wanted to win, and played a great game.

[dawn53]

I said it last night, and I still think it's true.

The same thing was said of the Eagles the week before, and of SF before that.

It's not that they didn't show up, it's that the Buc's defense took the "fire" out of them.

Same thing happened to Vick and Favre. Good quarterbacks usually don't perform well against TB, especially quarterbacks that like to throw. They get flustered, and then they are open to receptions. Happened with the Eagles, happened with the Raiders.

They tried, they just couldn't do it.

[martin_fierro]

Goofy protests are to Berkeley what riot and mayhem are to Oaktown.

Which is to say, they're so ingrained in those places as to be tourist attractions.

[martin_fierro]

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

"Raider Nation" - LOL!

[haywoodwebb]

Preach it!!

[XHogPilot]

Nothing new here. Oakland has been under seige for about 40 years!

[xJones]

It's not that they didn't show up, it's that the Buc's defense took the "fire" out of them.

You may well be right. The Raiders seeming apathy would then be due to the fact that they knew they were beat early on. The Buc's defense is awesome.

[Samurai_Jack]

These are the same people that brought you the Seattle IMF Anti-Globalization riots. They are practicing up to take part in the war effort.

[FreedomPoster]

Police in riot gear responded with rubber bullets and tear gas,

AFAIAC, we need to start responding with just a few well-placed real bullets, to the guys lighting fires and turning cars over. This nonsense would cease.

[ewing]

Too much Raider partying at the Hilton, the Raiders center..was he hospitalized for booze?

[ewing]

[Constitutional Patriot]

"These people riot whether they win or lose. Amazing."

That is why they are treated like animals. What a terrific example of urban culture. It won't be long until we start talking about building walls around our inner cities and ghettos to keep these animals away.

[sam_paine]

we need to start responding with just a few well-placed real bullets, to the guys lighting fires and turning cars over. This nonsense would cease.

REAL bullets, indeed! My thinkin exactly. Rioters have gotten soft.

[ThinkingMan]

BOOOM- Dawn hits a homerun!

The Raiders were dominated, pure and simple!

[theDentist]

2 simple solutions:

First, add up all the costs of damage, overtime pay for Police, Fire, and additional Personnel. Next, divide that total cost by the number of all arrested for rioting that night. Fine each rioter that "fair share".

Second, rubber bullets.

[montag813]

Yet another reason to root against the arrogant geezer Raiders. A sh*thole town and a sh*thole team. Haha. And SOOOO nice to see that fat bastard Middleton going home with an empty finger. What a lard ass.