Vancouver Downtown Riots

After the Vancouver Canucks lost in game seven of the stanley cup finals, the citazens downtown reacted by assaulting police officers, torching police cars, violence, and looting local stores in the area.  I am a big hockey fan, and i felt the sadness and anger that the downtowners.  But i think the way that they reacted was so immature and was really embarassing for all of those who lived in Vancouver.  I dont understand why people would destroy and vandalise their own city.  The riot was televised nationally, and the identity of Vancouver was deinitley tarnished.  This being said, i dont think Vancouverites are directly to blame for the incidents that occured downtown.  Before the game was even over, there were people going downtown that were not there as hockey fans, but were there to start trouble.  Regardless, Vancouver fans still participated and that makes them responsible for what happened.  I believe that those who looted and vandalised should be held accountable and if found, be punshed for what they did.