All these talks about prosecuting rioters, examine how despicable the rioters are, but no talks about how the authorities have prepared and responded to the riot?
Not saying that prosecution and assigning responsibility should not be done. Tho, I do not think that prosecuting individual rioters will help much in recovering the damage that have already been done, and will do little to prevent history from repeating itself.
However, I think discussion and examination on how the authorities have prepared and responded to the riot, will be the key for continuation in holding further public gatherings and preventing, or at least reducing negative outcomes.
Yet major media and headline have little to no focus on this aspect. Most reports kept on reiterating that the VPD/RCMP THINKS that they have already done the best possible... Really???
The following 2 posts from TSN and Team 1040 respectively are some of the few articles that touches on this topic. I hope I can pass these on and spread this train of thought, and help (albeit little) to reduce the risk involved in future public gatherings in Vancouver.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=369127
"Bob Whitelaw, who was hired by the provincial government to examine the 1994 Stanley Cup riot, said Wednesday night's riot was worse, and he was critical of the police response.
"One of the major things is that they didn't disperse the people before the sun went down. Two, they didn't take proactive action when those cars were set on fire. Three, there were cars left downtown that were damaged. Four, there was no major exit strategy because they closed off some of the intersections trying to reroute people."
Whitelaw encouraged investigations like those that followed the 1994 riot, so the police can learn what went wrong and make changes."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn-Q0rJ_tbw
"Tom Mayenknecht argues the best defense against hooliganism is to continue promoting -- and securing -- outdoor public celebrations instead of reducing them out of fear" |
發表於 2011-6-19 03:03
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