[Cashmere]

There is no racism in Canada. Nickel says so, so it must be true.

[Nickel]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cashmere', 'T')here is no racism in Canada. Nickel says so

[Fishman]

Yep Cid, it's those terrible cops and not those nice gang members that are the problem. Boo hoo. Racial profiling boo hoo, those gangs are such pantheons of diversity. Any gang members on line? Cid welcomes you to his neighborhood, no capitulation there!

[davep]

I used to get stopped up to five times each time I walked back from my girlfriend's house (about three miles) when I was a teenager living near Liverpool.

I'm white, but so were the drug addicts that were breaking into people's houses all the time. It pissed me off, but as it wasn't racist I guess I couldn't complain.

[Fishman]

Dave
You almost had it figured out there. The people committing the crimes you mentioned were a certain color predominantly, you were stopped because of your age and race. That's just as "racist" and "age discrimination" as any other (or common sense), you just had enough sense to understand association. Should the cops have stopped little old black women who were in that neighborhood as frequently as you? At least that way the cops would be avoiding "profiling". Viva la Capitulation!!

[FoxV]

The elitism of the French is renowned world wide. Race has very little to do with it. The less Quebcois you are, the less you're welcomed.

Which is the true irony of Quebec politics. They alienated all English speaking Quebecers (my family being one, I was born in Montreal) and to fill the void from the exodus they enabled an open door immigration policy bring in boat loads of people that were not only not French, but not white and not even Catholic (a big deal to the Quebecois)

The future of Quebec is far from certain

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Fishman', 'i')t's those terrible cops and not those nice gang members that are the problem.

[gampy]

Rioting is nothing new in Montreal. If it's not playoff hockey games, it's rock concerts, or students who don't liek the latest tuition increase. It's a regular part of the summers in Montreal. It's how they have fun, it seems.

The city police in Montreal, and the Surete de Quebec are notoriously violent, and tough. But so are the citizens.

Montreal can be a crazy place, I am not sure it has much to do with a shooting in Laval, or the north end. Might have been a simple excuse to go on a rampage, which is the summer pastime for much of Montreal's youth. Rich, poor, or middle-class.

[Nickel]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FoxV', 'T')he elitism of the French is renowned world wide. Race has very little to do with it. The less Quebcois you are, the less you're welcomed.
Which is the true irony of Quebec politics. They alienated all English speaking Quebecers (my family being one, I was born in Montreal) and to fill the void from the exodus they enabled an open door immigration policy bring in boat loads of people that were not only not French, but not white and not even Catholic (a big deal to the Quebecois)
The future of Quebec is far from certain

[mos6507]

So does that mean we scratch Canada off the list of peak oil bugout countries or just the french parts?

[vampyregirl]

montreal has seen worse days. Remember the Quebec Bikers War back in the 90s? The Hells Angels and the Rock Machine turned Montreal into a war zone. It was the most violent city in Canada. After the outlaw bikers were put in jail or run out of town killings dropped considerably.

[Roccland]

Whoda thunk cashless?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')redit Crunch Could Lead To Massive City Riots According To Bookies Wed 1 Oct 2008 at 12:22:
Irish bookmakers Paddy Power, famous for their imaginative betting markets on current affairs, are betting on which will be the first major city worldwide to riot due to economic influences or factors.

New York Favourite To Be First Riot City-With the US amongst the worst hit it has to be New York that is favourite as that is the hub of the financial trade in the country. Further problems on Wall Street could feasibly lead to riots and New York is 9/4 with Paddy Power to be the first to riot.

Paris And Washington Amongst Riot Favourites-Paris is no stranger to protests and these could turn nasty according to Paddy Power who have the French capital as the second favourite at 3/1. Just behind Paris is US capital Washington at 10/3. With the US Presidential race hotting up there is going to be plenty of action in Washington and this could be the centre of a protest. Protest can turn to riots without too much of a spark so it is no surprise they are amongst the favourites.

Britain Not Safe From Results-Britain could also see some riots with London a 9/2 shot, Dublin 7/1 and Manchester 8/1. For a full list of cities and odds visit the Paddy Power website.

[HEADER_RACK]

HA!!! My money is on L.A. I see L.A. rioting before New york.

[Fishman]

Now where where all those folks that said a city was the place to be during bad times? Oh shiat! I bet they're reconsidering that option now.

[AlexdeLarge]

L.A. , Atlanta, Detroit, and Chicago.

[TreeFarmer]

I'll take San Francisco and Seattle. Very liberal and thus prone to pitch a fit when everything they want does not appear out of thin air when demanded.

TF

[Narz]

Cute. Wonder when they'll bring back the Colosseum.

[galacticsurfer]

Bread prices in Egypt and similar causing riots shoudl give us a clue to this type of behaviour. Hungry people are angry people. Pissed about the bailout is different than pissed about starving. Governements could really be toppled over the latter.

[ubercrap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlexdeLarge', 'L').A. , Atlanta, Detroit, and Chicago.

[IgnoranceIsBliss]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TreeFarmer', 'I')'ll take San Francisco and Seattle. Very liberal and thus prone to pitch a fit when everything they want does not appear out of thin air when demanded.