Go, Phillies, Go!!!

[Robbie Robb]

Thinking about it a bit more, you're right - it was ridiculous of me to suggest stripping the title from them. It wouldn't do any good anyway. My apologies for that suggestion. Stupid people will always be stupid people and do stupid things in the name of "celebration".

[Aequitas58]

// What I don't understand is why people think
// it's okay for there to be damage.

Most people don't think it's ok for there to be damage. It's only the select few (let's call them "damage dealers") who can't seem to be excited about a championship and drunk at the same time. Unfortunately, the non-damage dealing majority population has come to expect this sort of behavior.

// I know it's happened before, I know it will happen again.

Especially again next year, when the Phillies win again, baby! Pew Pew illegal firework!!

// That doesn't mean it should be tolerated.

It isn't. Rioters were arrested. Maybe not all of them, but efforts were taken by the Police to have a full staff and respond accordingly.

// I guess what surprises me most about your response
// Lou is that you seem perfectly fine with vandals going
// out and causing millions of dollars of damage by stating
// "it's to be expected."

Bad assumption, Rob.

[Aequitas58]

You're right, stipping the title would do no good. More importantly, it doesn't make any sense.

[Talking Poker]

I predict stripping the title would result in about 10x more violence and destruction in future years. I mean, say the Rays beat the Phillies - wouldn't that be a great excuse for Phillies fans to destroy Tampa, so the title is stripped from them?

It's not like the drunk idiots are thinking rationally (obviously, right?).

So yeah, horrible suggestion.

And this sort of behavior isn't exactly new, or unique to Philly or even any major sport. Does that mean I condone it? Of course not... just stating the obvious.