Rangers 1 Scotland 0
Friday, 16. May 2008, 18:23:14
The BBC have unveiled new footage of Rangers Football Club's so-called 'fans' rioting in Manchester on Wednesday night. If, like me, you hadn't paid much attention to this story until now, I urge you to watch the video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7405259.stm
Terrifying, isn't it?
For that one night Manchester was turned upside down by people too drunk to care about the damage they were causing. There are reports that the police were a little heavy-handed in their approach, but you hear that every time something likes this kicks off: "Oh, it was the police started this - fucking nazis!".
On side note, it burns me that the Govt can re-grade a medicinal, recreational drug like cannabis to Band B, but alcohol, capable of inflicting damage to entire cities like we've seen featured in the video, is still completely unregulated, barring some silly, ineffectual 18+ age restriction that younger people (and older) freely ignore. Oh, but the Govt don't make any money from cannabis, do they?
I've never been a football supporter. I personally find the whole tribal element of it totally barbaric: it encourages the worst parts of people and if you need proof of that just speak to one of my old bosses whose opinions of other cultures skirt very close to being honest-to-gosh racism. It gets even worse when religion enters the mix, as it does with the Protestant Rangers FC vs the Catholic Celtic. Richard Dawkins must rub his hands with glee when watching religiously aligned sports fans tearing the shit out of people other than them. So much for the word of god. Here, feel the boot instead.
Ranger's Fans have performed a very dark service to their mother country. Each and every one of them should be completely disgusted with themselves for their shameful, barbaric behaviour, particularly those most involved with the violence. For all that the supposed majority of fans enjoyed themselves and were no trouble to anyone there are hundreds more who should be brought to account, made to apologise for their dreadful actions and make reparations to those whose lives they disrupted.
Just for tonight I'm puttting my Scottish pride away somewhere I don't have to look at it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7405259.stm
Terrifying, isn't it?
For that one night Manchester was turned upside down by people too drunk to care about the damage they were causing. There are reports that the police were a little heavy-handed in their approach, but you hear that every time something likes this kicks off: "Oh, it was the police started this - fucking nazis!".
On side note, it burns me that the Govt can re-grade a medicinal, recreational drug like cannabis to Band B, but alcohol, capable of inflicting damage to entire cities like we've seen featured in the video, is still completely unregulated, barring some silly, ineffectual 18+ age restriction that younger people (and older) freely ignore. Oh, but the Govt don't make any money from cannabis, do they?
I've never been a football supporter. I personally find the whole tribal element of it totally barbaric: it encourages the worst parts of people and if you need proof of that just speak to one of my old bosses whose opinions of other cultures skirt very close to being honest-to-gosh racism. It gets even worse when religion enters the mix, as it does with the Protestant Rangers FC vs the Catholic Celtic. Richard Dawkins must rub his hands with glee when watching religiously aligned sports fans tearing the shit out of people other than them. So much for the word of god. Here, feel the boot instead.
Ranger's Fans have performed a very dark service to their mother country. Each and every one of them should be completely disgusted with themselves for their shameful, barbaric behaviour, particularly those most involved with the violence. For all that the supposed majority of fans enjoyed themselves and were no trouble to anyone there are hundreds more who should be brought to account, made to apologise for their dreadful actions and make reparations to those whose lives they disrupted.
Just for tonight I'm puttting my Scottish pride away somewhere I don't have to look at it.
By kirstycat, # 16. May 2008, 18:55:45
Horrible, just horrible.
By GrantTLC, # 16. May 2008, 19:27:48
By kirstycat, # 16. May 2008, 19:59:34
By GrantTLC, # 16. May 2008, 20:16:27
They were an absolute disgrace but not sure about it being one night only,Manchester like most big cities and towns is awash with louts like this getting drunk smashing the place up regularly on a Saturday night,this was just on a larger scale and in front of the cameras
By CaptainPenguin, # 17. May 2008, 16:08:38
what the fuck!.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYvOgnabABU
By anonymous user, # 17. May 2008, 17:36:48
By GrantTLC, # 17. May 2008, 18:55:04
By daxonmacs, # 17. May 2008, 23:27:50