As someone who lived at ground zero of the riot in 2011 - I think it's the right decision to say no to an outdoor playoff party in Vancouver. The energy in the crowd on game days was electric - and not in a good way. Trouble was brewing well in advance. globalnews.ca/news/10449994/…
@steeletalk Absolutely right.. 2011 was quite a terrifying night .. we live in the downtown core .. watching the smoke rise up from the library area, watching people smash the windows out of businesses. Having our place vandalized as well .. it was crazy .. no thanks
@steeletalk And that was a happier era. People are angry these days.
@steeletalk I think it was the right decision too. Why not pick up the phone and call BIAs and have a series of smaller viewing parties, outside downtown, in the Punjabi Market, Kerrisdale, Mt Pleasant… and use this to help businesses. Of the 22 BIAs surely some would want them?