What is Victor-riot?
1.
(n.) A unruly street demonstration or band of vandalizing miscreants composed of supporters or fans of not the losers, but instead the winners of a political contest or athletic event.
The phenomenon which frequently follows a Laker victory at the Staples Center.
NEWSCASTER: Thousands of
dollars indamage and several arrests tonight afterLakers fans celebrating the basketball team's win went out of control and began trashing cars, smashing windows, and pummeling innocent bystanders.
This newest "victor-riot" is the latest in a string of disturbances area police have had to
put down .
CITIZEN: These "victor-riots" have got to stop. If their team wins, they cause trouble. If their team loses, they
raise hell too. It's alose-lose .Think of the children !
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