I live 10 miles outside Philly and take in all local news. These incidents were few and far between by some idiots looking for a reason to express their idiocy, but to suggest there were riots is idiocy on par. Happens in every city that wins. There are always idiots among you. Look around.
I watched ch29 in Philly from New England.
Thousands and thousands of exuberant fans of all races celebrating a great long sought win
and a few a$$holes acting stupid have the uninformed calling it a riot.
What a joke.
I live in the Philly burbs too, and was pleasantly surprised at the lack of bad behavior. Pictures and video I’ve seen shows TONS of people having a good time, maybe having some adult beverages, fireworks going off, driving around with flags and cheering like crazy.
From what I’ve heard on the radio — there were only 3 arrests, a couple of injuries (worst one was a guy who climbed up on a canopy and fell backwards, expecting the crowd to catch him, but they didn’t, oops!) and some property damage to the aforementioned canopy, one turned over car and light poles along Broad Street (greasing them with Crisco and hydraulic fluid was taken as a dare in my opinion) Couple of cops got in scrapes with drunks and a there was some worry about the streets being impassable for a time, but it really was not that bad.
Seems a bit sensationalized, maybe it’s just because Philly isn’t “America’s Team” (and probably will never be! & we don’t care).