Talk:San Bernardino punk riot

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I've heard a lot of conflicting reports on this event, including that the person stabbed was not a nazi. I'm not really sure since I wasn't there, and even people who were don't all agree. I am having trouble finding much info on the internet though, other than the early news stories. And I never heard that the person died. The Ungovernable Force 09:17, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

-I on the other hand was at British Invasion during the riot. The person who was stabbed was indeed a Neo-Nazi, shown by his swastika tattoos and everything. Although I agree the stabbing was uneccessary, I think the police went a little too far with the tear gas. I was inside the actual venue sitting down listening to the band play when my friend runs in, grabs me and my girlfriend and just tells us to run outside as fast as possible. I will have more later on. -Ethan 1:oo pm, March 22, 2007

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I removed all information that was not sourced in the referenced article. The 'eyewitness' accounts that keep getting added will keep getting removed because they are not valid sources. --Chuck Sirloin 14:53, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So this article is just going to ignore the fact that the police teargassed thousands of punks in a crowded room for no reason? Are videos considered valid sources? Cause there are quite a few videos of the punks getting teargassed BEFORE the riot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.123.9.255 (talk • contribs).

Hey, if there are more sources, videos included (from a verifiable site, preferably a news site) you can add them. --Chuck Sirloin 17:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- Yes I agree that it would be better evidence with videos from a news sight, but none of the news cameras were there before the riot. Therefor, they don't know what really happened only the punk rockers and the few cops who wer there first know what really happened.---Ethan, 17:29pm July 20, 2007

The major media is a rotten source for this story anyway, the coverage was mostly superficial and wrong. My understanding from a number of eyewitnesses is that the Nazis were being dicks, but it was the anti-Nazi skins who took it violent. But it doesn't really matter who started it, the big story was the idiot police reaction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.230.193.6 (talk) 17:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that the whole thing started because the band Total Chaos came singing a song called "Kill the Nazi's" and THEN the white supremacists where offended. I remember being in the mosh pitt with those skinsheads. They were cool at first, no drama was being brought upon anyone till Total Chaos started playing "Kill the Nazi's." I guess we all have different views of what happen. Some people did exaggerate the whole story but most of what I heard was close enough. There is just so much more detail and parts to this story but it would take forever to tell. Those Nazi's deserved it, no racist is good. This was a kick ass concert, you cant really say what happened unless you were there. I dont think there will ever be such a great show again.

Shane —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.52.197.102 (talk) 18:48, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shane Basye@yahoo.com

Hey i jst saw all this discussion after editing OOPS,but in the youtube video you can see were there is a crowd trying to get him,and then a tear gas,and then the after affect people running away i took that video and i was there recording so the changes i made are pretty accurate also the fight was with the L.A skins.Also the whole L.A choas thing,well the singer of the band has posted many comments and there is a link to one of his videos you guys can ask him directly about that song. H_robert48@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.142.0.72 (talk) 07:02, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]