Police Finally Charge 60 for Vancouver Riots

And yet the Canucks get off with nothing.

It only took four and a half months, but the Vancouver police have finally laid charges against 60 people suspected of rioting after the Vancouver Canucks choked big time in the Stanley Cup final on June 15. A total of 163 charges were pressed against the five dozen rioters, with the bulk of the charges being for participating in a riot, along with a smattering of break and enters, arsons, and assaults just to spice things up a little. Police Chief Jim Chu said this is just the first batch of charges, and that they believe some 700 people will eventually be facing a total of 15,000 charges for the post-game riot. The make-up of the suspects so far suggests the bulk of them weren't actually from Vancouver, as 21 of the 60 came from neighbouring Surrey, nine came from Maple Ridge, two from Abbotsford, two from Delta, and the rest coming from all over B.C. and one from Seattle. Twelve of the suspects were Vancouverites. Chu deflected criticism over the time it took to lay charges, saying that being thorough for the city's largest ever criminal investigation was probably worth the extra time.