Bob Whitelaw, independent investigator of the 1994 Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver is incredulous at the fact that his recommendations were ignored. Interview courtesy of CTV.
Chief of police, Jim Chu just released a statement saying that this guy is full of shit and had no involvement in the 1994 investigations and he's just trying to promote himself as an expert even though he's never even met with the current VPD senior staff. Google "Bob Whitelaw Staff Memo".
REPEAT: In other words, POLICE expectations of a uniformly violent group acted as a self-fulfilling prophecy because of the effect of their subsequent strategy and tactics on fans’ social identity.
TACKLING FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM
A Quantitative Study of Public Order, Policing and Crowd Psychology
Additionally, in the attempts to control incidents of football crowd disorder, laws have been created that arguably undermine fundamental civil liberties and human rights.
In 1994 VCP Liason Officer Ann Drennan "was in shock ' and said to me. "they attacked us and threw rocks and bottles" Vancouver was infiltrated days earlier by thugs and bad asses, intent on making mayhem, fires and looting, besides violent fighting. " this time " it was a repeat, There was no Joyous exit crowd, and the Police of the day, should of been active if not by the second period ending, by the middle of the third. "imo" this is a command authority problem, of neglect .
Chief of police, Jim Chu just released a statement saying that this guy is full of shit and had no involvement in the 1994 investigations and he's just trying to promote himself as an expert even though he's never even met with the current VPD senior staff. Google "Bob Whitelaw Staff Memo".
adrianjliu 8 months ago 2
REPEAT: In other words, POLICE expectations of a uniformly violent group acted as a self-fulfilling prophecy because of the effect of their subsequent strategy and tactics on fans’ social identity.
TACKLING FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM
A Quantitative Study of Public Order, Policing and Crowd Psychology
Additionally, in the attempts to control incidents of football crowd disorder, laws have been created that arguably undermine fundamental civil liberties and human rights.
TallTorBlond 8 months ago
An intelligent, informed person who wasn't listened to. What else is new?
JRCrowley 8 months ago
In 1994 VCP Liason Officer Ann Drennan "was in shock ' and said to me. "they attacked us and threw rocks and bottles" Vancouver was infiltrated days earlier by thugs and bad asses, intent on making mayhem, fires and looting, besides violent fighting. " this time " it was a repeat, There was no Joyous exit crowd, and the Police of the day, should of been active if not by the second period ending, by the middle of the third. "imo" this is a command authority problem, of neglect .
BOMBOVA 8 months ago
uncivilized democracy at its best theres a limit to everything
TheRighteoussone 8 months ago