Comments on: Boston Celtics Fans Riot After Victory

By: Salary Caps Are the Epitome of Capitalism | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:08:28 +0000

[...] This kind of overstates things a bit, doesn’t it? While nowhere near the problem it is in soccer, it’s not as if fans of football, baseball, hockey, and basketball are completely averse to violence and destruction of private property. I have a hard time recalling any professional sporting events I’ve attended where there weren’t, at a minimum, some fisticuffs involved at some point. And, of course, our version of hooligans also has a penchant for attacking private property – just whenever their team wins. [...]

By: Psychological Causes of Violence in Sports Riots | PoliPsych.com

Psychological Causes of Violence in Sports Riots | PoliPsych.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:55:49 +0000

[...] unique to Los Angeles. In fact, riots appear to occur with regularity when sports teams win. There were riots in Boston when the Celtics won in 2008 and riots in Los Angeles when the Lakers won in 2009 too. This seems to counter the common sense [...]

By: L.A. - Keeping it classy! - VolNation

L.A. - Keeping it classy! - VolNation — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:55:02 +0000

[...] wow! people act like this has never happened before…. Boston Celtics Fans Riot After Victory [...]