Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver. St. Patrick's Day riot in London. Montreal student riots.
The common thread in these events is that people are looking for an outlet - they need a place to vent their frustrations. All of that negative energy has to go somewhere. So why not provide a controlled outlet beforehand? Imagine if we gave the Vancouver rioters access to the building on the SW corner of Robson & Granville and let them demolish it. Imagine an old vehicle getting towed into the middle of the road and allowing people to destroy it?
In my dream, someone rolled a huge ball of yarn, ten feet in diameter, to the middle of a busy intersection and allowed people to roll it around, and tear it apart.
In a civilized society, we should be prepared for crises and times of concentrated hostility and frustration. And when certain people lose control of certain faculties, they need a kind of scapegoat or pinata to beat up.
So why not set something up beforehand so that property remains intact and these individuals don't injure themselves or others?
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