Yeah, those riots. We didn't cover them a lot on this blog, but they were a big deal. Angry, angry Canuck fans including...
Sophie LaBoissonniere, a native of metro Vancouver, has been charged in association with the lawlessness of the rioters following the Game 7 loss to the Bruins.
Among the charges, she is accussed of being part of a group that broke into London Drugs, according to Globaltvbc. 25 arrests have been made in association to that event with 61 charges being brought.
As told to the Daily Mail, Vancouver Police Insp. Les Yeo said "We are very encouraged by the approval of these 61 charges and we will continue to work closely with the special prosecution team as even more charges are expected in the coming days and weeks."
It's unclear if she was among the suspects targeted by riot police who fired tear gas to control the mob that burned cars and looted shops.
This was after the January 7, 2011, post on her blog where LaBoissonniere wrote that she 'brought home The Miss Congeniality Title and Royalty award' at the last Miss Coastal Vancouver pageant.
That blog has since been removed. The PostGame reports that when the investigation is over, authorities could end up charging as many as 700 people for taking part in the Stanley Cup riots. Police have recommended a total of 163 charges against 60 suspects so far, and Crown prosecutors are still reviewing the recommendations for 35 of those people.
LaBoissonniere hopes to become an interior designer, according to the National Post.
Some reports are suggesting that she was in a fragile mental state because of her ill mother making her act unusual and riot.
"I do think that when people go through hard times and they're amongst maybe a mob mentality, their sense of judgment isn't the best that it could be at the specific time, but it doesn't necessarily make them a bad person," Katherine Grefner from Miss World Canada said. LaBoissonniere was set to compete in the 2011 Miss World Canada competition before her mother's illness.
A few things. First of all, I do not believe that another person's illness make you have a mob mentality. She was obviously at the party and got caught up in the hysteria. A victim of mob-rule? Maybe.
Second, congeniality is a hard word to spell, so can we just refer to her as "Miss Con" instead? Ba-doom-chi! (Rimshot.)
Now, she wants to be an interior decorator? I certainly hope she wasn't taking notes during the riots on ways to dramatically rearrange the interior of stores.
One should not use a hockey stick to decorate. Not as a tool at least. I do have have a game used stick blade as part of my decor, so that's okay.
Finally, I searched for some of the riot pictures to post here and found one very odd. No, not the kissing couple. This one...
That is not LaBoissonniere sitting on the car, but there are certainly a lot of interesting things in this picture. That girl is wearing sandals. Not the footwear of choice by most looters and hooligans. She clearly did not come downtown with vandalism in mind.
Also, look how destroyed that police car is she's perched on. The lights are ripped off the top, the windshield is smashed, the roof is collapsing, and a guy wearing one of the worst jerseys in NHL history is working on tearing the door off. Really dude? The Flying Skate jersey? That's what you wore to a Stanley Cup Game 7 event in Vancouver? You should be arrested just for that.
Now look, the far left has a guy flashing his man-boobs while pressing them together. He must think he's at mardi gras and by seeing him shirtless, the ladies will get naked as well. Way to lead by example, man. I haven't taken part in a lot of angry mobs in the past, but I just can't see nudity as being a key component there. Then again, the mob-mentality does take over.
"Flip the cop car!"
"Light the streets on fire!"
"Get naked!"
"Smash the glass in!"
"Burn the stores!"
"Seriously, take your top off girls!"
"Resist the police!"
"Screw the Bruins!"
"Why am I the only one not wearing a shirt here? Come on people. Somebody else get with me on this here and get to striping!"
"Down with the establisment!"
"I hate Tim Thomas!"
"Forget you guys. I'm going home and renting a dirty movie. This is ridiculous."
-Giggity-
Lastly, I draw your attention to the girl on the car in her zenlike, Buddha pose. She is completly calm and collected sitting up there on mangled metal and glass. It almost looks like she's delivering a sermon as a prophet of destruction and chaos. But I can't believe that she is the Goddess of Property Damage in human form because, again, improper footwear.
The picture is a little cool, but also a little creepy. Almost as creepy as knowing that a beauty queen from Canada has an arrest record for participating in such violence.
I guess I shouldn't be all that surprised. I mean, let's take a look at the 2010 Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team.
Some of those girls are extrodinarily cute.
And talented. They won gold.
But it was their celebration after the medal ceremony on the ice that should have clued us in that Canadian women are beautiful, tough, and have a darker side.
And it wasn't just #2 Meghan Agosta. It was a team effort where everyone got involved.
So, what have we learned today kids? Canadian women may have a facade of beauty hiding a rebellious tendancy to perhaps get sloshed and smoke on Olympic ice, or possibly commit acts of vandalism and criminal mischief.
Just a guess.
TTFN
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