June 17, 2010
— Gabriel Malor My fellow Angelenos are having paroxysms of joy. This is a "classic" L.A. moment:
Some people kicked a Honda car parked on Figueroa Street, shattering its windows. But others tried to protect the car. One in that group said: "You ainÂ’t from L.A. This is L.A. No burning."
Here in Hollywood, the police have preemptively blocked streets. Folks are wandering out to get their photos taken in front of the riot-geared police lines.
There have been about a dozen arrests so far. Folks are running onto the 110 freeway, apparently. Folks are jumping on cars. A couple Lakers fans are attacking other Lakers fans. As the TV lady says, "This is a sweet victory." The TV guy jumps in, "but this doesn't just happen in Los Angeles, uh, they do this in Detroit too."
LAPD already declared it an "unlawful gathering" after some downtown condos got smashed up, but they're probably gonna have to beat the shit out of somebody before anyone takes them seriously.
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Posted by: Dunkirk at June 17, 2010 09:11 PM (ZkQ3p)
Posted by: Anachronda at June 17, 2010 09:12 PM (LD+ZJ)
Ooo now the cops are cocking their rifles with non-lethal projectiles.
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:16 PM (gofDd)
Posted by: Anachronda at June 17, 2010 09:18 PM (LD+ZJ)
Posted by: ktnxbai at June 17, 2010 09:20 PM (wJEV0)
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at June 17, 2010 09:21 PM (1TvCg)
And the NBA wonders why revenues are down.
Posted by: PJ at June 17, 2010 09:22 PM (dLFNL)
Posted by: Anachronda at June 17, 2010 09:23 PM (LD+ZJ)
Posted by: Napoleon Bonaparte at June 17, 2010 09:23 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:24 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:24 PM (xl5Q2)
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:26 PM (gofDd)
One of the KFI reporters was on the scene. I think he's getting his ass out now.
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:27 PM (gofDd)
Ah, the true character of Lakers fans! Gee, do you think race has anything to do with it? --That's an observation/question no one in the media will pose. That's not PC and we have to pretend that those in the ghetto might be there because of their character, or lack of it. Now, is that a hateful comment? Hmmmmm???
Posted by: sickinmass at June 17, 2010 09:31 PM (tamie)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:33 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Alan at June 17, 2010 09:34 PM (kloCp)
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:35 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: rockhead at June 17, 2010 09:36 PM (RykTt)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:38 PM (xl5Q2)
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:39 PM (gofDd)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:40 PM (YVZlY)
@30: " I hardly ever go Downtown. Don't see a reason to. When I was looking for a job I didn't bother applying anywhere down there. Jesus, what a shithole."
Untrue! Erroneous! Downtown LA is very nice. We don't have crackhouses, we have crackhomes.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:42 PM (8MuSQ)
Is it too early to speculate on the ethnic makeup of the rioters?
This is my prediction:
80% Mexican
15% Black
5% "Other"
Now off I go to look at the pics!
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 17, 2010 09:42 PM (oIp16)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:43 PM (xl5Q2)
@35: "Nope. just down the street from usc."
Ahhh, other side of the interchange. I was at 7th and Flower.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:45 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 17, 2010 09:46 PM (oIp16)
Ha! I love that they're gentrifying Downtown with million-dollar lofts. Yes, I want to buy a tiny little loft for a million dollars when I have to step over hobos to get to the entrance of the building and dodge crack whores and gang bangers if I decide to play Russian roulette and walk around after dark.
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:47 PM (gofDd)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:47 PM (xl5Q2)
Fox is reporting that the LAPD has fired tear gas...good times!
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:47 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Brass Monkey at June 17, 2010 09:48 PM (g8Y/k)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:48 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Brass Monkey at June 17, 2010 09:49 PM (g8Y/k)
Posted by: ktnxbai at June 17, 2010 09:49 PM (wJEV0)
Posted by: wherestherum at June 18, 2010 01:47 AM (gofDd)
I bet THAT would cultivate a love for the sport of running.
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 17, 2010 09:49 PM (oIp16)
Rum: "I love that they're gentrifying Downtown with million-dollar lofts"
Heh, $800K for 800 sq/ft., no parking spot. It's a deal!
Of course, some partners at my old firm bought one for use as a stabbin' cabin.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:50 PM (8MuSQ)
@42: "Fox is reporting that the LAPD has fired tear gas...good times!"
Wake me up when they get to VX or Sarin.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:51 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:53 PM (xl5Q2)
Karl Malone must be turning over in his grave. So close, yet so far away.
Posted by: BlendXD at June 17, 2010 09:53 PM (BjzSX)
Posted by: societyis2blame at June 17, 2010 09:53 PM (7ZyYf)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:55 PM (YVZlY)
Doing the same thing in downtown Austin. And your description fits perfectly.
I used to work in downtown Austin right of 6th street (party central) and I had to walk a few blocks from the parking garage to the office. Monday mornings were fun, dodging the puddles of puke and piles of human excrement.
Posted by: mpur in Texas (kicking Mexico's ass since 1836) at June 17, 2010 09:55 PM (E8vD8)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 17, 2010 09:56 PM (xl5Q2)
Posted by: BlendXD at June 18, 2010 01:53 AM (BjzSX)
He made enough money here in Utah that he can afford to pay someone to turn over in his grave for him.
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at June 17, 2010 09:56 PM (YVZlY)
@47: "I denounce myself for liking some downtown arky-texture, Cliftonb's, etc"
Cliftons....that's the cafeteria with the same wallpaper as the Overlook hotel from The Shining, right?
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 09:57 PM (8MuSQ)
Stabbin' Cabin? Great, now I'm craving a banana.
Posted by: Brass Monkey at June 17, 2010 09:57 PM (g8Y/k)
We may be having a minor civil war about Joe Barton, but I sure hope that 100% of Morons can agree that Dale Peterson was and is every inch a Great American Hero. Loved his new ad endorsing McMillan, too.
By the way, I totally disagree with you on the Barton issue, but I fucking love your username.
Posted by: Jeff B. at June 17, 2010 09:58 PM (l1KFP)
San Diego is safe from riots of this nature as #53 pointed out because are teams 'R teh sux'.
BTW, the SD Chargers fans are 99% Mexican/Central American these days. I have not seen a white person non-Hispanic person wearing a Chargers shirt in ages.
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 17, 2010 09:59 PM (oIp16)
Raiders = O.G. Chargers = Wanna-be-G. Go Broncos.
Posted by: societyis2blame at June 17, 2010 09:59 PM (7ZyYf)
BTW, the SD Chargers fans are 99% Mexican/Central American these days. I have not seen a white person non-Hispanic person wearing a Chargers shirt in ages.
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 18, 2010 01:59 AM (oIp16)
I still wear mine...
Posted by: Ryan Leaf at June 17, 2010 10:01 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Denver, Oakland and KC Fans at June 17, 2010 10:03 PM (7ZyYf)
I still wear mine...
Posted by: Ryan Leaf at June 18, 2010 02:01 AM (YVZlY)
You must be that 1% then, or you just don't live out here.
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 17, 2010 10:04 PM (oIp16)
I still wear mine...
Posted by: Ryan Leaf at June 18, 2010 02:01 AM (YVZlY)
You must be that 1% then, or you just don't live out here.
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 18, 2010 02:04 AM (oIp16)
I think he's in jail
Posted by: buzzion at June 17, 2010 10:09 PM (oVQFe)
Posted by: LA TV Talking Head at June 17, 2010 10:17 PM (7ZyYf)
@71: "Rae Rae, you shoulda told those cracker Carolina cops "Hey man, they pay for hits on their pregnant baby-mommas in Detroit too, step off !""
Shit, in D-town, they mayors be doin' that. Righteous.
Posted by: Rae Carruth at June 17, 2010 10:19 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: Bart Stupak at June 17, 2010 10:20 PM (LD+ZJ)
Never saw the Shining, but I've been to Clifton's. It was still super cheap when I was there last, which was junior year of HS. We took a field trip to Skid Row. Good times, good times.
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 10:22 PM (gofDd)
Listen to Gabe and stay home - trust me on this.
Posted by: Rodney King at June 17, 2010 10:23 PM (7ZyYf)
Ya got me.
I have to admit that I didn't even recognise the name "Ryan Leaf".
Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 18, 2010 02:19 AM (oIp16)
Dude, you're in San Diego and you don't recognize the name of the biggest draft bust of all time? Granted he may soon get to become number 2 if Jamarcus "Supersize Me" Russell doesn't catch on anywhere else and redeem his standing.
Posted by: buzzion at June 17, 2010 10:26 PM (oVQFe)
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 10:36 PM (gofDd)
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 10:41 PM (8MuSQ)
JaMarcus didn't have the 2 worst QB ratings in league history in back-to-back games. He never blubbered like a baby in his locker room interviews. He never rolled around his team's city trying to get free shit everywhere demanding "don't you know who I am" while sucking worse than anyone ever. And he's not on double-secret shock probation for stealing drugs from a kid he was coaching.
Can't touch this.
You sit down, too, Marinovich - don't even bring that weak shit up in here.
Posted by: Ryan Leaf at June 17, 2010 10:49 PM (7ZyYf)
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at June 17, 2010 10:50 PM (8MuSQ)
Posted by: ktnxbai at June 17, 2010 10:52 PM (wJEV0)
JaMarcus didn't have the 2 worst QB ratings in league history in back-to-back games. He never blubbered like a baby in his locker room interviews. He never rolled around his team's city trying to get free shit everywhere demanding "don't you know who I am" while sucking worse than anyone ever. And he's not on double-secret shock probation for stealing drugs from a kid he was coaching.
Can't touch this.
You sit down, too, Marinovich - don't even bring that weak shit up in here.
Posted by: Ryan Leaf at June 18, 2010 02:49 AM (7ZyYf)
But I think statistically careerwise right now Russel actually has a worse record than Leaf. He's probably not nearly as much of a headcase as Leaf, but on the football field his record is better than Russels.
Posted by: buzzion at June 17, 2010 11:07 PM (oVQFe)
Posted by: Garbonzo the Garrulous at June 17, 2010 11:22 PM (zgd5N)
Protecting the honest people of the city is not an "authority" of the city, it is the major duty and obligation. When you are allow riots and anarchy guess what. You will continue to get riots and anarchy until the looters burn the entire city down.
Posted by: Vic at June 17, 2010 11:38 PM (6taRI)
Posted by: Lakers Fan at June 17, 2010 11:39 PM (iofQI)
Posted by: MDH3 at June 18, 2010 02:34 AM (ynM5P)
They rioted in Detroit 26 years ago and we still hear about it everytime anybody riots after a championship game. meanwhile we have won 7 titles since (4 Hockey, 3 Basketball) with no Riots.
Posted by: mo cheese at June 18, 2010 05:36 AM (VLSP1)
Posted by: Luca Brasi at June 18, 2010 06:00 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2010 06:32 AM (B9rV2)
Posted by: Doom_n_gloom at June 18, 2010 07:21 AM (5jCbz)
Posted by: BlendXD at June 18, 2010 01:53 AM (BjzSX)
He made enough money here in Utah that he can afford to pay someone to turn over in his grave for him.
FWIW, Wikipedia thinks Mr. Malone is still alive...
I used to laugh uproariously at Jimmy Kimmel's Karl Malone impersonation on the "Man Show". So wrong and so funny! :-)
Posted by: Mary in LA at June 18, 2010 08:54 AM (NGf/6)
I used to laugh uproariously at Jimmy Kimmel's Karl Malone impersonation on the "Man Show". So wrong and so funny! :-)
Hell, I still do.
Posted by: Damn Skippy at June 18, 2010 10:37 AM (VDgKF)
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 18, 2010 01:36 PM (YVlF6)
Posted by: azkag at June 18, 2010 06:08 PM (FV4TU)
Posted by: azkag at June 18, 2010 06:10 PM (FV4TU)
Bullshit. No they don't. They did it in exactly once in 1984 and haven't ever done it since after the seven titles that followed. But that doesn't stop the media from saying that Detroiters riot after sports championships every time some other city does it. Boston rioted TWICE in 2004, once for the Red Sox and once for the Patriots, then AGAIN in 2007 for the Sox. Yet the media always falls back on Detroit despite the fact that there hasn't been a sports riot there for over a quarter of a century.
Posted by: holygoat at June 18, 2010 08:00 PM (7rZ2h)
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On the radio, they just reported a Rolls Royce at a light was being vandalized, a guy with kids in the car, and he ended up running a red light to get away.
Posted by: wherestherum at June 17, 2010 09:11 PM (gofDd)