Why does the U S have riots? Why does the U K have riots? Why doesn't Canada have riots?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Please discuss...

[sarisataka]

6. Turns out the last riot in Canada

was a hockey game

[applegrove]

14. "I went to a riot and a hockey game broke out"

[sarisataka]

21. Penalty for rioting in Canada

Five minute major. If the rioter is involved in a fight in the ensuing hockey it will be an automatic game misconduct.

[justiceischeap]

2. When was the last riot in the US?

I haven't seen a riot recently. I saw a protest that had some horrible elements Tuesday night but I didn't see any riots.

[tblue37]

13. It was a riot--POLICE riot. That is also what the national

commission that analyzed what happened in Chicago in 1968 called the riots there--police riots.

[MohRokTah]

3. Riots aren't polite. eom

[B2G]

4. Ever been there for the Stanley Cup? nt

[lunamagica]

5. Too cold? eom

[RandiFan1290]

7. Vancouver is famous for their hockey riots. nt

[blm]

8. Because their mayors' drugs are better?

.

[dawg]

10. They have poutine.

[frazzled]

18. You stole my answer!

The answer is always poutine, eh?

[Kilgore]

37. Mmmmmm....Poutine!!

Dammit, now I gotta go find some!!

Heaven is a big plate of poutine and a mug of porter with a mandatory nap afterwards.

[WinkyDink]

11. Blame Canada!

[Kurska]

15. Because they are behind it all.

The world is secretly run by Canadians.

[hack89]

16. Top 10 Canadian Riots - Hockey and Guns N' Roses prominently mentioned

http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-canadian-riots_5.html

[HipChick]

17. UK has always had riots...linked to football

and later social class, and race

[Nye Bevan]

19. Oh, things get pretty crazy there sometimes....

[LloydS of New London]

22. My God, the Savagery!

[Bluenorthwest]

28. Stanley Cup Riot, Vancouver BC, 2011. This was about hockey.

[MohRokTah]

30. Hockey is serious business in Canada. eom

[MADem]

51. They were quite pissed off at that result, I remember watching the riots on TV. nt

[Motown_Johnny]

20. Better beer

[Maedhros]

32. Canada NO LONGER has better beer than the United States.

Hell, they don't have better beer than the State of Oregon.

[Motown_Johnny]

35. and they didn't riot?

[Bluenorthwest]

23. Winnipeg General Strike 1919 was a police riot, RCMP rode into the crowd, injuring many people

Also not the only Canadian police riot, and they've had a few hockey and 'we want more show' riots as well, which are the tawdry end of the riot spectrum.

[Boom Sound 416]

24. Becuause American and Brits don't live there

[BillZBubb]

25. Better police.

The Canadian police don't react to your questioning their actions as an assault on their manhood. They aren't authoritarian pricks.

[name not needed]

26. Their liquids come in bags

Good luck making a molotov cocktail with a plastic bag.

[woo me with science]

27. ...

http://www.quotehd.com/quotes/robin-williams-robin-williams-the-statue-of-liberty-is-no-longer-saying-give-me

[leftstreet]

29. LOL

[NuclearDem]

31. Canadians just don't riot, guy.

[enid602]

34. tar sands

They should riot, over the tar sands. If it were happening here, we'd riot. Google 'dirty oil,' and read the articles that appear.

[RKP5637]

33. Legalize pot across the US, things will be a bit more mellow. n/t

[Puzzledtraveller]

40. i agree

[BainsBane]

36. The UK has had plenty of riots

Brixton, for example. British historians have written about food riots. Just because you don't see something on TV doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[IDemo]

38. They should have curling riots

The fact that curling exists, specifically.

[Puzzledtraveller]

39. hockey

[sufrommich]

41. Maybe they take their cues from these guys:

[kiva]

44. Love Father Ted!

[sufrommich]

46. One of my all time favorite TV shows.

[senseandsensibility]

49. Loved that show! The actor who played Father Ted died

WAY too young. Embarrassed to not recall his name right now. That show was great in so many ways, and that scene was among the best of the entire series!!

[KittyWampus]

42. France and Germany also have riots.

[Jenoch]

43. There were some riots in Quebec a couple years ago.

[NutmegYankee]

45. Google the 2012 Quebec student protests.

I saw 'em with my own eyes back in 2012.

[Baclava]

47. hey now, cut the baby-seal-pup-clubbers some slack - they only have hockey riots, dontchaknow

How many seals are killed each year?

In recent years, hundreds of thousands of seals have been killed annually in the commercial seal hunt. More than one million seals have been slaughtered in the past five years alone. These kill levels are among the highest witnessed in Canada in half a century. The last time seals were killed at this rate—in the 1950s and '60s—the harp seal population was reduced by as much as two thirds.

Moreover, the actual number of seals killed is likely higher than the number reported. Many seals are shot at and injured in the course of the hunt, and studies suggest that a significant number of these animals slip beneath the surface of the water, where they die slowly and are never recovered.

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/seal_hunt/facts/about_seal_hunt.html#

[moondust]

48. Colder weather.

[Inkfreak]

50. Poutine has been known to have a calming effect. (nt)

[KansDem]

52. They're planning something!

[LeftishBrit]

53. Actually Canada does sometimes have riots

Probably not as commonly as in the UK, but that may be just because I'm more aware of what happens in the UK.

But:

http://www.canada.com/news/Riot+police+begin+making+arrests+violent+protest+wears/3206512/story.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17422582

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/50-arrested-as-riot-police-break-up-montreal-tuition-fee-protest/article9329422/


Not to mention, the occasional hockey riots: some Canadian hockey fans could give British football fans a run for their money any day of the week with regard to violence when their team loses!

[DonViejo]

54. Top 10: Canadian Riots

Canadians have the international reputation of being polite, courteous and, let’s face it, a little boring. However, we have civil disobedience coursing through our national veins as thick as maple syrup -- yes, Canada has a long (we won’t say proud) history of rioting. We’ve rioted over labour disputes, for social change and even over hockey -- a lot over hockey.

Our history also includes several race riots, like the attack on black workers in 18th Century Nova Scotia, and the anti-Chinese riots of BC a hundred years later. The most recent riot in our history happened just last year in Montreal North. Following the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva, youth from that area vandalized the neighbourhood in protest. However, these riots didn’t quite make our top 10.

For our top 10 Canadian riots, we picked the biggest, most widespread, most destructive, and most expensive Canuck acts of sh*t-disturbing we could find.

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