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"The girl shouldn't have been in the middle of a riot. No one is to blame but her."

That is just a silly statement. If she was there and participating in the riot by choice, that's one thing, but I saw nothing in the article to indicate she was involved.

Sure, it is always the best thing when you see something like this happening to get the heck out ASAP, but in a pressing crowd, it isn't always possible. A large crowd can trun ugly very quickly. I have been in a similar situation, inadvertently I might add, and an ambulance wasn't even able to break through the mob. It took a long time to extract ourselves from the midst of the chaos and we had children with us. I guarantee you that if my child had been shot by a cop trying to break up an unruly crowd, unintentianally or not, I'd have had his job and his bank account.

That is just a silly statement. If she was there and participating in the riot by choice, that's one thing, but I saw nothing in the article to indicate she was involved.

From CNN: "She loved the Red Sox. She went in to celebrate with friends" (a quote from her father). Emerson College is not in Boston

Anyone who cares for their personal safety should not be going out to join a mob to celebrate a sports victory. These types of situations always seem to end with arrests and property destruction at the very least, and often end with people getting hurt or killed. As safe as it may seem, they can get very nasty very quickly.

My alma mater is major basketball powerhouse. Sure, it was exciting and fun when they won championships. That doesn't mean I joined the 10,000-person mobs who went around campus setting bonfires and throwing bottles at cops! It's simply foolish to knowingly put yourself in a situation that's likely to get out of control.