Sorry but I never noticed this kind of “celebration” or worse, “lamentation” when teams won or lost. And besides, those are spontaneous gathering, not organized events as this was.
I remember being disgusted in the ‘90s that this sort of behavior got more prevalent. I went to Maryland graduated ‘93, never recalled any riots over winning or losing. Then in a few years they start. I remember seeing film of bastard “collegiate” thugs stealing spbikes for the local bike shop. Even then was the first time I started saying “shoot these bastards” whether it was college or professional sports riots.
Charge admission and don’t allow people of color. Problem solved.
I remember going to two organized Super Bowl parades in Denver after the Broncos won in 1998 and 1999. I certainly don't recall gunfire.
Funny, the article mentions 10 wounded in a shooting last year when the Denver Nuggets won. I don't even remember hearing about that. I'm sure it was memory-holed for the same reasons this Kansas City mass shooting will be.
Authorities over the years have lost their nerve and allowed rampant rioting to go unpunished.
If, early on in the history of street rioting, the authorities had positioned several 12” water cannons in the area to keep the celebrants “cooled off,” the crowds would be MUCH better behaved!
I daresay that an incipient riot could be “cooled down” PDQ, if the authorities had any intestinal fortitude at all!
[The mental image I have is ass-over-teakettle rioters deserting the street being swept by the water cannon!]
Allowing street rioters to go unpunished and commit rampant mayhem is a sure way to guarantee more street riots and mayhem!
As for the KC shooting, that will probably be proven to be a shoot-out between rival gang members. Hangem!