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So... the past week have seen several letters/warnings from the Administration that the students had better celebrate with class....
Sound Familiar?
And after the final four loss....
[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif]Thousands Take to Streets Following Spartan Loss[/font]
<script language="JavaScript">var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Apr3,2005,8:15 AM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</script>April 3, 2005, 09:15 AM
Thousands of students hit the streets Saturday night in East Lansing after the Spartan's lost their Final Four matchup with North Carolina. The Spartans lost to the Tarheels 87-71, and even with the loss, MSU fans swarmed into the streets to show their support, but when the crowds got too big, police took action and warned them all to leave, and when the crowds didn't listen, police used tear gas to make their point, but fans said they thought tear gas was going too far.
Mark Peppler: "We were completely violated as students. All we were doing is cheering our team on and we got tear-gassed for nothing. There's no reason for it, it was insane, it was stupid."
It took quite a while for police to clear the streets and to the quite the area, yet as they left, those we talked to still said they did nothing wrong, and as for the police, we tried contacting them, but they would not yet comment on the events.
MSU's President, Lou Anna Simon, police officials and community leaders are holding a news conference with updated details from Saturday night, and we'll bring you what they have to say about the events as they become available.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=3159741
So... judging by the article and what I've heard from friends of mine... the crowd was not at all threatening/damaging property, but was forcibly dispersed WITHOUT warning. Sounds a lot like what was going on at OSU my last couple years there.
I can understand the need to keep the peace, but the cops could have at least asked the students to disperse before hitting them with rubber bullets and tear gas.
On the other hand... the students should have known it was a bad idea to go out in the streets like that (which is why I skipped work last night :))
Sigh. I really hope the women's team wins tonight, although I doubt an embarrassing women's loss would be enough to start anything... I hope :)
Oh. and just to clarify. despite what the article says... my friends tell me the cops never asked them to leave....
Edit: According to the attached video, the police asked for dispersal, at least on north campus (got it on vid). Checked with my bud... they weren't up there... that explains the discrepancy.
Sound Familiar?
And after the final four loss....
[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif]Thousands Take to Streets Following Spartan Loss[/font]
<script language="JavaScript">var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Apr3,2005,8:15 AM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</script>April 3, 2005, 09:15 AM
Thousands of students hit the streets Saturday night in East Lansing after the Spartan's lost their Final Four matchup with North Carolina. The Spartans lost to the Tarheels 87-71, and even with the loss, MSU fans swarmed into the streets to show their support, but when the crowds got too big, police took action and warned them all to leave, and when the crowds didn't listen, police used tear gas to make their point, but fans said they thought tear gas was going too far.
Mark Peppler: "We were completely violated as students. All we were doing is cheering our team on and we got tear-gassed for nothing. There's no reason for it, it was insane, it was stupid."
It took quite a while for police to clear the streets and to the quite the area, yet as they left, those we talked to still said they did nothing wrong, and as for the police, we tried contacting them, but they would not yet comment on the events.
MSU's President, Lou Anna Simon, police officials and community leaders are holding a news conference with updated details from Saturday night, and we'll bring you what they have to say about the events as they become available.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=3159741
So... judging by the article and what I've heard from friends of mine... the crowd was not at all threatening/damaging property, but was forcibly dispersed WITHOUT warning. Sounds a lot like what was going on at OSU my last couple years there.
I can understand the need to keep the peace, but the cops could have at least asked the students to disperse before hitting them with rubber bullets and tear gas.
On the other hand... the students should have known it was a bad idea to go out in the streets like that (which is why I skipped work last night :))
Sigh. I really hope the women's team wins tonight, although I doubt an embarrassing women's loss would be enough to start anything... I hope :)
Oh. and just to clarify. despite what the article says... my friends tell me the cops never asked them to leave....
Edit: According to the attached video, the police asked for dispersal, at least on north campus (got it on vid). Checked with my bud... they weren't up there... that explains the discrepancy.
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