So I was in Philly last night when they won the World Series. And based on my 4 hours of riot observation, Philly knows how to party! Some high lights:
- A guy running with a large orange construction barrel towards the riot police
- Looting taking place at an Italian Restaurant that closed
- Rioters rocking the police bus and almost tipping it
- Random dumpster fires with 10 foot flames
- 100 people climbing on a firetruck and celebrating
- Guy climbing the traffic light, hanging there for 20 minutes and then jumping
- Ten different people trying to knock down the holiday liberty bell light display hanging on the corner and ten different people failing to knock it down
- Bank window getting smashed (they had some nice bullet proof glass though, as it didn’t break, just had a HUGE spider web)
- Lots of beer bottles getting smashed into the ground (and a few being chucked into the crowd / at the cops)
- Me deciding that a wooden, ten foot, police “do not cross” board would make for a great championship belt to parade through the streets. And not seeing the cop three feet away from me. Good thing I know how to talk to cops or I’d be posting this from jail!*
- Me spilling my coffee this morning as I was sorting through my riot photos
I just hope Rutgers riots this good when we win a football national championship!
*My conversation with the police officer went something like this: