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We had another riot at MSU. Yours truly was there. Lemmie tell ya, teargas stings like a bitch. Really. But alcohol helps with the pain. Which is kinda the reason we were teargassed in the first place. Funny how that works out. Anyway, I estimate that upwards of 100 canisters were used in the past hour or so. Just teargas, not "less then lethal" things. The dude next to me got it in the ass with one of those beanbag things.

Anyway, look for it on teh interwebs pretty soon. It was an awesome party. Aside from the teargas. But you're not really a spartan until you get gassed. Now I'm going to go wash out my eyes.

Wuss. You haven't lived until you've been nerve-gassed. :p

So... you come straight on NS and tell us? Can I Suggest you go and wash your eyes out..

(And then go back to the party... sounds like one hell of a night. Then create a facebook group "I got teargassed and lived to tell the tale")

I never understood the point of riots. What's the appeal in making a huge mess and getting in trouble for it? The whole thing seems pretty asinine if you ask me, so why bother?

I never understood the point of riots. What's the appeal in making a huge mess and getting in trouble for it? The whole thing seems pretty asinine if you ask me, so why bother?

The thrill of being tear gassed isn't a good enough reason?

So... you come straight on NS and tell us? Can I Suggest you go and wash your eyes out..

May be a very bad idea, depending on the chemical used. If it was CS, best thing to do is let it dry out & decompose, then wash very carefully - splashing water on it only starts the whole merry circus again. (Very awkward in the shower, as you wash it out of your hair and down over various sensitive bits of yourself.)

I was teargassed in a riot in Copenhagen about this time last year. Wacky fun. :)

I was tear-gased in Navy basic training. Later, I was OC sprayed in the face for NSF training.

I would sleep in the gas chamber over being sprayed by that Devil's piss any day of the week.

Of course, it was pretty scary to get gased. We were in the gas chamber, over 160 of us at a time wearing our gas masks lined up in rows. One row would march forward and have to take off their masks. Each recruit has to repeat their name, rank, and division number. Everyone down the line had to do it before you could leave. Seeing their reactions put fear into you. I choked out the information and thought I was going to die!

Hmm... I'd kind of like to be in a spot where I might get gassed, just for the experience, but I expect teargas and my asthma would be a bad combo...

Hmm... I'd kind of like to be in a spot where I might get gassed, just for the experience, but I expect teargas and my asthma would be a bad combo...

Pretty much would be a bad experience. I wouldn't recomend it, but I guess some people do want the experience.

Pretty much would be a bad experience. I wouldn't recomend it, but I guess some people do want the experience.

Well, some people want crazy-ass things. I figure, if life, liberty and property aren't being confiscated or damaged by the protesters, then have at it.

Well, some people want crazy-ass things. I figure, if life, liberty and property aren't being confiscated or damaged by the protesters, then have at it.

I suppose...Though I'd rather never experience it again, nor OC spray. Which is ten times worse than pepper spray.

Pretty much would be a bad experience. I wouldn't recomend it, but I guess some people do want the experience.

Oh, for sure a painful experience, as that's exactly the point.

But a realisation of thew concept of the only true understanding is via pain...

Oh, for sure a painful experience, as that's exactly the point.

But a realisation of thew concept of the only true understanding is via pain...

I learned that I never want to put myself in a position where I'd be subject to tear gas or OC spray again and will do anything and everything to avoid both for the rest of my life.

wuss, still messing around with gas. You don't know pain until you've been tasered.

I learned that I never want to put myself in a position where I'd be subject to tear gas or OC spray again and will do anything and everything to avoid both for the rest of my life.

And that is indeed a legit possible lesson to be taken away. Others may well ta ke other lessons...

Rolling squid;13587083']wuss, still messing around with gas. You don't know pain until you've been tasered.

OC spray is the kind of pain that stays with you. For two days after I was sprayed, my eyes still ached and burned. We had reflashes where the pain would come back. It's undescribeable, it's horrible, it's a bitch. So yes, I'm pretty sure I know what pain is.

Everytime that my eyes burn from something, anything, my mind kicks back to that experience.

But you're not really a spartan until you get gassed.

does getting gassed elsewhere count?

OC spray is the kind of pain that stays with you. For two days after I was sprayed, my eyes still ached and burned. We had reflashes where the pain would come back. It's undescribeable, it's horrible, it's a bitch. So yes, I'm pretty sure I know what pain is.

Everytime that my eyes burn from something, anything, my mind kicks back to that experience.

I've been hit with both pepper spray and a taser, and between the two, I'd rather be pepper sprayed again, as people can fight through pepper spray. After being hit with a taser, you are virtually helpless for about twenty seconds.

Rolling squid;13587102']I've been hit with both pepper spray and a taser, and between the two, I'd rather be pepper sprayed again, as people can fight through pepper spray. After being hit with a taser, you are virtually helpless for about twenty seconds.

Unless you have pure adrenaline pumping through your veins, OC spray, which is worse than pepper spray, can fuck you up. Yes, you can fight through it, but you'll know you were sprayed.

This is a ‘riot’ over sport?

Jeezy Creezy...

Unless you have pure adrenaline pumping through your veins, OC spray, which is worse than pepper spray, can fuck you up. Yes, you can fight through it, but you'll know you were sprayed.

yes, you will know you got hit, but with a taser, you will really know you've been hit, and no one has ever needed to be hit twice by a taser.

I've been tasered, gassed, sprayed and stun gunned. Getting tagged in the face by a skunk is worse than any of the others. *nod*

Getting tagged in the face by a skunk is worse than any of the others. *nod*

wouldn't the skunks anus have to be say nose high for that? *waits for hastily prepared excuse*

does getting gassed elsewhere count?

No, you must be gassed here and only here.

And no, this was a riot over...nothing. We just rioted because we felt like rioting. Although I don't think rioting is the proper word. We just came together, got really drunk, and started throwing shit at the police.

Story for mo info (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23981066/)

wouldn't the skunks anus have to be say nose high for that? *waits for hastily prepared excuse*

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Um.... I tripped...

Heheheh. Actually, no. Skunks have excellent aim and decent range with those butt glands of theirs.

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Um.... I tripped...

Heheheh. Actually, no. Skunks have excellent aim and decent range with those butt glands of theirs.

The fact you even know this is eccentric.... Have you examined the butt glands of skunks Mr. LG?

I got tear gassed at the Red Sox riot back in '04. Still have a piece of Citizens Bank I found on my way home. 3 nights of riots...good times.

The fact you even know this is eccentric.... Have you examined the butt glands of skunks Mr. LG?

Certainly I wasn't the only twelve-fourteen year old to have the entrepreneurial idea of catching skunks to sell as pets. .... Was I?

Certainly I wasn't the only twelve-fourteen year old to have the entrepreneurial idea of catching skunks to sell as pets. .... Was I?

Only those without noses. *nod*

This is a ‘riot’ over sport?

Jeezy Creezy...

There isnt trouble over in Glasgow when Celtic/Rangers win the SLP or beat the other one?

Anyway, look for it on teh interwebs pretty soon. It was an awesome party. Aside from the teargas. But you're not really a spartan until you get gassed. Now I'm going to go wash out my eyes.

When you fear you could be teargassed, keep some lemons handy. Lemon juice relieves a bit your throat after you've been teargassed, I tried them at Genova in 2001 (used CS as teargas) and it worked.

The fact you even know this is eccentric.... Have you examined the butt glands of skunks Mr. LG?

I believe they had an episode of Myth Busters where they found out this very exact thing. Also if you grew up anywhere near the country you should know this about skunks. ;)

w00t, we're on Headline News!

I was tear-gased in Navy basic training. Later, I was OC sprayed in the face for NSF training.

I would sleep in the gas chamber over being sprayed by that Devil's piss any day of the week.

Of course, it was pretty scary to get gased. We were in the gas chamber, over 160 of us at a time wearing our gas masks lined up in rows. One row would march forward and have to take off their masks. Each recruit has to repeat their name, rank, and division number. Everyone down the line had to do it before you could leave. Seeing their reactions put fear into you. I choked out the information and thought I was going to die!

One of my National Guard buddies had a little trick he would do. Basically, everyone and their mother would mooch cigarrettes off of him, and he was getting tired of going through three or four packs a day on other people. So, what he did was whenever he had to go into the gas chamber, he would bring a couple packs with him. They would get all nice and soaked in the gas, apparently, and he would save the packs until someone asked to bum a smoke. He would then give him the gas-cigarette.

Very few people tried to bum from him after that.

Don't Gas me Bro!!

YOU ARE AN IDIOT!
Why would you just assault police officers and cause pointless damage like that?
Generally, to be considered a riot you need to actually have a reason. You were just being obnoxious for no purpose. Jerks like you give actual protesters a bad reputation.:headbang:

So much you assume. We weren't protesting, we were rioting. Big difference.

I've been tasered, gassed, sprayed and stun gunned. Getting tagged in the face by a skunk is worse than any of the others. *nod*

So why were you Tasered, Gassed and stun gunned? Doesn't sound very nice.

So why were you Tasered, Gassed and stun gunned? Doesn't sound very nice.

Not all at the same time. :p

I did the Tear Gas thing when I was at boot camp in the Navy. I was tasered on a bet. and as for the stun guns... well, that was the year my friends and I created a new game called 'stun gun tag' which basically involved sneaking up on and zapping eachother at the most hilarious moments possible. Fortunately that evolved into whacking eachother with wooden and bamboo practice swords because zapping me in the crotch began to develop some popularity toward the end. :(

Not all at the same time. :p

I did the Tear Gas thing when I was at boot camp in the Navy. I was tasered on a bet. and as for the stun guns... well, that was the year my friends and I created a new game called 'stun gun tag' which basically involved sneaking up on and zapping eachother at the most hilarious moments possible. Fortunately that evolved into whacking eachother with wooden and bamboo practice swords because zapping me in the crotch began to develop some popularity toward the end. :(

ah i see, because all those things are far more safe individually than all at once.
How much was the bet for a taser? Tempting way to make easy money.
aggg i cringed at the zapping the crotch bit, that's gotta hurt. Your friends sound like really nice people, whacking each other with sticks and such, is this normal for you now? because this sounds really alien to me, i usually get hit when i'm not paying attention to someone.

ah i see, because all those things are far more safe individually than all at once.
How much was the bet for a taser? Tempting way to make easy money.
aggg i cringed at the zapping the crotch bit, that's gotta hurt. Your friends sound like really nice people, whacking each other with sticks and such, is this normal for you now? because this sounds really alien to me, i usually get hit when i'm not paying attention to someone.

Taser bet: $100

Zapped in the crotch: Hurts terribly.

Is this normal? Pretty much, yes. Keep in mind that most of my very good friends would do anything for you if you need them, and anything TO you for lulz. :p

Of course we each have our areas of expertise, and as I am the smallest of the bunch and have a reputation for indestructibility, especially my testicles, I tend to get thrown, slammed, squashed and struck in the groin a lot.

So much you assume. We weren't protesting, we were rioting. Big difference.

Why were you rioting? Any reason in particular, or you felt like being rebellious just for the sake of being rebellious.

Also, I know you weren't actually protesting, but most people who read that article probably wouldn't distinguish.

And just a question, not directed towards you in particular, but why all those riots about sports? Don't people realize it's just a game?

Congrats on making Drudge Report, even if for something completely pointless. :p

Generally, to be considered a riot you need to actually have a reason.

so what would you call a drunken mob throwing bottles at the cops and flipping cars and looting stores for no reason at all?

so what would you call a drunken mob throwing bottles at the cops and flipping cars and looting stores for no reason at all?
A bit misguided.
They should be stealing the cars not flipping them, and they should be drinking from the bottles not throwing them, and there's no point to looting stores. Very amaturish stuff, no sense of practicality.

Why were you rioting? Any reason in particular, or you felt like being rebellious just for the sake of being rebellious.

Also, I know you weren't actually protesting, but most people who read that article probably wouldn't distinguish.

And just a question, not directed towards you in particular, but why all those riots about sports? Don't people realize it's just a game?

No, no reason at all. Not even rebelliousness. Not even sports (unlike in 2005).

What actually happened is Cedarfest. We tried to rekindle a tradition that had been lost some time ago. It was before (and was going to be) a big party. So, we had:

1. A big group of college students

2. Copious amounts of alcohol

3. A police force prone to overreaction

This is not a good combination. Before the police in riot gear came, it was just a party. A loud one, to be sure, but we were in student housing and there was no property damage or anything similar. At first, the police were really doing their job. They pulled out troublemakers and total drunkards. They were being pretty professional.

I think thats when the police kind of panicked. They called in the riot police with the gas, spongebullets and flashbang (something that was absent in the 2005 riots). That took things to a whole new level. The increasingly drunk mob began to get more belligerent partially in response to the police escolation of force. At this point, I think alot of people actually wanted to have a repeat of 2005. My roommate says some people were chanting "We want Tear Gas" or somesuch.

Just to be clear, the fault this time does not lay at all with the police as far as their actions go. We pelted them with so much crap it isn't even funny. So, this time, it was our fault.

Rolling squid;13587131']yes, you will know you got hit, but with a taser, you will really know you've been hit, and no one has ever needed to be hit twice by a taser.

Not true at all. A couple of months ago I participated in the arrest of a man who was hit repeatedly with batons, bitten by a police dog, sprayed in the face with both CS and a dry powder fire extinguisher, and tasered at least twice.

When we finally pulled him down, he was still trying to run across a car park with two of my colleagues hanging off him. We were all quite impressed despite ourselves.

Ah, Roits. Takes me back to the good ol' days when the riot act got read.