Riots In Sports: L.A. Lakers' Riots Show Growth In U.S. Riots

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It is a sad, but definite part of sports.  Riots, they happen in most major sports, ranging from soccer to basketball.

While certainly soccer riots are the most violent, some of these other sports seem to have a growing rate of riots, including the most recent riots caused by the Los Angeles Lakers championship win.

The fans of the Lakers, and all of the other rioters, seem to have this very careless, "We just won the championship, let's go and tear up our city".

This attitude seems very pointless to me, and takes away part of the pride of the championship.

My favorite team's fans are also guilty of this, I have seen many videos of Ohio State and other colleges celebrating football wins.

These videos include burning, destruction, violence, and etc, etc..

In a video that just recently graced the internet, the video displays about 20 or 30 Laker fans storming a local gas station store and looting and destructing everything in the store.

In another video near the same location, it shows numerous fans throwing food and smashing a bus. What is extreme about this scene is that it shows two kids being involved, which in my opinion, is taking it too far.

The recent Laker riots certainly aren't the first riots.  

The very horrible riots that go on at European--and other areas-- soccer games just turn my stomach, and while these are in Europe, I still worry these could travel over to America.

I feel this more in a way because of these most recent Laker riots, and the fact that it was closer to my area than ever.

I have been told that riots growing is not likely because they depend on the area, but I question this because of one thing.

The only sport I seem to never hear of a riot occurring is baseball.  This makes me wonder, is this sport doing something right? Or maybe it is because of the essence of the sport.

I don't think anyone will deny baseball being a bit boring at times. So maybe the amount of excitement during the game affects the aftermath.

Or maybe it's the fans. Football fans seem to be much more rowdy than baseball fans, and depending on the city, basketball fans can be too.

I personally do not think either of these are true, but I do not understand why baseball fans do not riot, while most other sports have riots.

I think that the riots depend on the sport, not the area. I fear that riots will grow to areas that haven't experienced them.  I also hope that baseball fans keep up the classiness, and become almost a role model for other fans.

Maybe it's just the areas, or maybe it's just the sports. Whatever it is, these riots need to come to a stop.

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