So Cedar Fest is making a comeback this year... riots?

[Final Countdown]

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however, it is planned on the first day of the final four (april 5th). are we gonna see riots? any of you old folks wanna enlighten me about the cedarfest tradition?

[ninowesco]

good for them

show the ELPD who is boss

[Fletch]

I suggest everyone bring one of these:

[SpartyRocker]

yeah...but it won't work because the video cameras, cellphones and photographers will catch everyone who does anything remotely amusing, the cops in riot gear and horses will be staged well in advance of any activity...sorry you'd have to be a fool to participate in a riot or large party in East Lansing anymore. It's just the way it is.

[SpartanRocky]

Umm. . .. this is going to end poorly.

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Originally Posted by SpartyRocker

yeah...but it won't work because the video cameras, cellphones and photographers will catch everyone who does anything remotely amusing...sorry you'd have to be a fool to participate in a riot or large party anymore. It's just the way it is.

i don't think people actually "participate" in riots. it just kinda happens when you get drunk people together.

[ninowesco]

Originally Posted by SpartyRocker

yeah...but it won't work because the video cameras, cellphones and photographers will catch everyone who does anything remotely amusing, the cops in riot gear and horses will be staged well in advance of any activity...sorry you'd have to be a fool to participate in a riot or large party in East Lansing anymore. It's just the way it is.

wow, you are the biggest wet blanket on this board

and that's saying a lot

[lmiller1717]

Don't understand why anyone would want to riot. It just gives MSU a terrible image. The Detroit media would run wild with it.

[Turnerp9]

f*** it, I say we go for the party of the year, whatever happens, happens!

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by Final Countdown

i don't think people actually "participate" in riots. it just kinda happens when you get drunk people together.

"One minute I was having a beer and watching the game, the next I was flipping over a cop car and setting it on fire! I don't know what got into me!"

[SpartyRocker]

It's not going to happen. But it will be funny watching people who think it will. And having been at the real riots back in the day, it's not really somewhere you want to be. It's not a joke.

[Ash-Liz]

I'll be there.

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Originally Posted by Fletch

"One minute I was having a beer and watching the game, the next I was flipping over a cop car and setting it on fire! I don't know what got into me!"

what i meant was that when you get hundreds of drunks outside together, even if they have no intention of rioting, a mob mentality can cause them to go nuts even if nobody intended to do so.

[SpartyRocker]

Originally Posted by ninowesco

wow, you are the biggest wet blanket on this board

and that's saying a lot

I'm not. Last time people ended up having their pictures run day and night on the local cable channel for months on end. You think it won't happen again...? Not worth getting kicked out of school for. The cops know exactly how to get ready for these things now. It's a different world.

[AASpartan]

So I guess I'll save some bail money up for my student friends for April 6th.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by Final Countdown

what i meant was that when you get hundreds of drunks outside together, even if they have no intention of rioting, a mob mentality can cause them to go nuts even if nobody intended to do so.

I'm not sure what is worse - people making excuses for riots "accidentally" happening or the ELPD for essentially egging riots on by amassing for every big event and turning the city into a police state.

[ninowesco]

Originally Posted by SpartyRocker

I'm not. Last time people ended up having their pictures run day and night on the local cable channel for months on end. You think it won't happen again...? Not worth getting kicked out of school for.

they don't have to burn and break stuff

they could just have fun

[SpartyRocker]

believe it or not East lLansing use to be fun with lots of people drinking at big parties. The biggest parties you can imagine at multiple houses on the same street. Not what is called a party these days.

[ninowesco]

Originally Posted by SpartyRocker

believe it or not East lLansing use to be fun with lots of people drinking at big parties. The biggest parties you can imagine at multiple houses on the same street. Not what is called a party these days.

back in your day things were so great

just die already

[SpartyRocker]

Originally Posted by ninowesco

back in your day things were so great

just die already

Come to think of it...they were pretty sweet.

[steveschneider]

I just want every one to be on their best behaviour and use common sense at this years Cedar Fest.

[Salted NutsNE1]

I will be there.

It might be fine...just a gigantic party. DTN security will have their hands full.

[ninowesco]

Originally Posted by steveschneider

I just want every one to be on their best behaviour and use common sense at this years Cedar Fest.

if the cops won't let you throw a simple house party

you have to throw one that they can't stop

[SpartyRocker]

Originally Posted by ninowesco

if the cops won't let you throw a simple house party

you have to throw one that they can't stop

Sounds simple in theory, but execution is a whole new ball game.

[ninowesco]

Originally Posted by SpartyRocker

Sounds simple in theory, but execution is a whole new ball game.

we didn't have / need facebook but I'm not going to hate them for using technology to their advantage