http://www.statenews.com Despite an increase in arrests from last year’s Cedar Fest riot, police said they are happy with the “peaceful” celebration that lasted until early Sunday morning in East Lansing following MSU’s Final Four victory Saturday night. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:17:36 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36081 A FRIGGIN’ JOKE “ .. As was the case during Cedar Fest, observers from the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, were on hand to observe police and crowd actions ..” Gee .. is the ACLU going to start patrolling areas with LARGE NUMBERS OF VIOLENT CRIMES? Of course not. They like to harass police officers. Not deal with VIOLENT FELONS. That would be real work. Bozos. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:55:00 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36081 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36087 Generally speaking I support the ACLU (anyone American who values their personal liberties should), but their involvement here does seem a little ridiculous, like a bunch of aging baby-boomers trying to look relevant. Instead of casting a wary on eye on the cops, maybe the ACLU should look into this question: Why do we need to employ a force of 230 police officers to keep a group of middle-class white kids from trashing their own university over a basketball game? Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:25:22 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36087 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36100 Carlos, That’s a ridiculous statement. Do you think that 60 police officers would be able to handle a crowd of 3 or 4 thousand people? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I understand that you have no idea when it comes to staffing levels for crowds at major events or other police logistics, but please use your brain. There’s so much that goes into the logistics of policing an event like this. Police to crowd ratio (about 17:1 ratio), significance (huge), potential for unrest (drinking all day = huge), history (1999 riots the police weren’t prepared which led to the destruction of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property), etc. 230 cops may seem like a lot, but when you’re facing 4,000 unruly drunk mob-mentality students, it may be just enough. Better to err on the side of caution. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:33:56 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36100 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36101 Glad to hear that everything went smoothly, but we don’t need the ACLU to give us their approval. As far as I am concerned they are the most anti family, anti American group in American! They feel they need to Patrol everyone. They are far from true Americans, beware of them and their agenda! Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:52:56 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36101 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36117 The ACLU is the only group out there fighting to keep the Bill of Rights relevant, though they were probably wasting their time at Cedarfest. I know you inbreds who think Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs disagree, but oh well. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:58:50 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36117 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36119 Reply to Um … I think you misunderstood my point. I absolutely agree with you that deploying 230 cops was an appropriate response to the events of Saturday evening. I’m glad the ELPD did that. As someone who’s not from these parts, though, it’s still difficult for me to understand how we got to this point. In most parts of the world, riots are the work of mobs of working class soccer fans or disnenfranchised groups whose political rage has been pushed past the breaking point. They’re usually not comprised of university students with no particular political beef. Also, here in the US, it’s unthinkable that there would be a similar response at schools like Stanford, Northwestern, or Harvard (if Harvard won the Frozen Four, say). I’m just trying to understand what’s so different about places like that and MSU. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:04:43 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36119 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36134 FUNNY “I know you inbreds who think Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs disagree, but oh well.” Tenured radical red-diaper-doper-babies — 99% of Big Ten soft-side academia tenure ranks — and non-Commies are the in-bred? You one stupid moron. Try math — it won’t hurt. Much. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:45:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36134 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36141 THE ACLU OPERATES UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. BUT IN ACTUALLITY THEY ONLY FIGHT FOR CAUSES THAT ARE TO THE LEFT. THEY EVEN HAVE GONE ON TO FIGHT FOR A MAN WHO TRIED TO LURE CHILDREN FOR SEX BY ACTUALLY BY RAPING THEM. THEY BELIEVED THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT TO FIND OUT HOW TO DO SO OFF THE INTERNET, AND FOUGHT FOR HIS RIGHTS. GET TO KNOW THEM, STUDY THEM WELL, YOU WILL BE SUPRISED AT THE TRUE FACTS! Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:09:58 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36141 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36147 @“To Common Sense” 1) Stop writing in all caps. It makes you look like even more of an idiot. 2) Don’t make ridiculous claims if you’re not even going to attempt to back them up. 3) I’m thankful for the ACLU, and hope to never be in a position where I need their help. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:17:36 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/36147