North County Times
Egyptians blame military for deadly soccer riot
http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/egyptians-blame-military-for-deadly-soccer-riot/article_32f4d8cf-9aca-5f32-9d31-3736ba733294.html
This article addresses riots and police forces
This article talks about a riot that started after a soccer match in Egypt. Hundreds of people were hurt and seventy-four people were killed when a popular team lost. A group of hardcore fans called the Ultras said the police "intentionally let rivals attack them." The fans of the soccer team that won beat and stabbed the fans from the team that lost.
This connects to what we are studying in chapter five regarding the Boston Massacre. Both stories talk about angry mobs rioting, police showing up, and people dying. In the Boston Massacre the British soldiers shot at the mob. In the soccer game in Egypt the police didn't do anything to break up the fights.
This article connects to my life because I play soccer and I have been to games where the opposite team says comments to me that aren't nice. The parents sometimes yell across the field at my coach when they're losing. We haven't seen a riot yet but we have seen people get really mad after losing a soccer game.
In my opinion the sport of soccer shouldn't be like this. Games shouldn't end with people dying. People should be able without a risk of being beaten up for liking a soccer team.
This is a good connection to this chapter 5 I like the story you picked. I agree that this is a valid point. They need to learn to go with the flow and not stabing someone because of a soccer game. I thout this was a good article to choose.
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