SilverFox2
Well-Known Member
Certainly they caused damage in much the same way as we get hooligan behaviour in any city town or even village.I think it's less to do with how (or not) the police might respond. You may get a few fans of most clubs carry on in an impromptu, spur of the moment or opportunist manner, but I very must doubt that any other club's supporters would orchestrate a "welcome" such that took place that night. It was planned with every intention of causing damage, why would anyone wish to do that?
Recent crowd behaviour saw a large crowd assembling at Daisy Nook to enjoy themselves despite social distancing regs.
The police decided too many people for any action so did nothing.
Every normal year London celebrates Notting Hill Carnival which involves police assembling a team to sort out criminal hoolaganism but all they get is to be attacked with very little allowed in the way of reciprocal action.
If a crowd contrives to break the law little can be done as the USA found recently to its cost when rabble attacked its Senate Buildings.