Sazar
06-15-09, 02:10 AM
Have to absolutely love how the city of Los Angeles is appearing to resemble Iran around Staples Center.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/basketball/nba/06/15/lakers.celebration.ap/Lakers-fans.jpg
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/06/15/lakers.celebration.ap/index.html
Officer Karen Rayner said one or two police cruisers were damaged and reinforcement officers were called in from throughout the city to help disperse the crowd.
Aerial television footage showed people jumping on a police car, rocking vehicles attempting to pass through the crowd, setting small trees on fire and throwing fireworks and flares set up by police. No injuries were reported.
A gas station was looted and several cars and a news van were vandalized, police chief William Bratton told KTTV-TV.
Bratton commended officers for showing restraint despite "a lot of provocation from a number of knuckleheads," he said.
"It's not easy to stand there when cowards in the middle of the crowd are throwing rocks and bottles at them," Bratton said.
Police department strike teams pushed people from the immediate area around the Staples Center into surrounding neighborhoods and broke the crowds into progressively smaller clusters, Grady said.
Congratulations Los Angelians :) You once again demonstrate to the rest of the United States of America that not only are you financially bankrupt, apparently you are morally bankrupt and ****ing retarded as well. Oh, and you don't give a **** about other people's property either. But fear not, I am sure you'll bail yourselves out with another stiumulus demand :D
Btw, anyone else mildly amused at the number of people from across the border in that shot?
(nana2)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/basketball/nba/06/15/lakers.celebration.ap/Lakers-fans.jpg
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/06/15/lakers.celebration.ap/index.html
Officer Karen Rayner said one or two police cruisers were damaged and reinforcement officers were called in from throughout the city to help disperse the crowd.
Aerial television footage showed people jumping on a police car, rocking vehicles attempting to pass through the crowd, setting small trees on fire and throwing fireworks and flares set up by police. No injuries were reported.
A gas station was looted and several cars and a news van were vandalized, police chief William Bratton told KTTV-TV.
Bratton commended officers for showing restraint despite "a lot of provocation from a number of knuckleheads," he said.
"It's not easy to stand there when cowards in the middle of the crowd are throwing rocks and bottles at them," Bratton said.
Police department strike teams pushed people from the immediate area around the Staples Center into surrounding neighborhoods and broke the crowds into progressively smaller clusters, Grady said.
Congratulations Los Angelians :) You once again demonstrate to the rest of the United States of America that not only are you financially bankrupt, apparently you are morally bankrupt and ****ing retarded as well. Oh, and you don't give a **** about other people's property either. But fear not, I am sure you'll bail yourselves out with another stiumulus demand :D
Btw, anyone else mildly amused at the number of people from across the border in that shot?
(nana2)