As it became clear during Sunday night's game that the Lakers would win the NBA Championship, I knew there would be a riot outside Staples Center. I just knew it. Even though Staples Center has stopped showing big games on their outside screens due to the riots in 2000, that didn't stop L.A.'s best and brightest from showing up there and getting their vandalism on.
To be sure, this year's riot was far smaller than the 2000 riot, but the fact that it happened at all is a shame and an embarrassment to the people of L.A. It wasn't spontaneous this year. The people who caused trouble outside Staples Center made a special trip over there to light fires, mess up cars, and smash store windows. This is what people in L.A. do when they're happy. This is what people in L.A. do when they're angry. This is... just what people in L.A. do.
Let's hear it for all the Angelino thugs out there! Give yourselves a pat on the back. Your pride in the city of L.A. is admirable. If anyone deserves to trash their city in a victory riot, it is certainly you.
This is why I own guns and know how to use them.
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