The city of New Orleans has long been known for three things: Trent Reznor living there, pimps using voodoo to get revenge on johns who refuse to tip, and its ability to party hard. When the Saints won the Superbowl this Sunday, however, the partying crossed over from harmless breasts-for-beads exchanges to something a bit less Christian. The party in the streets was going well, the vomit had yet to clog up the sewer outlets, most of the groping was so far consensual, and then some guy pulled out a gun and started shooting people in their shins.
A man and two women were all capped in the shins right in the middle of the crowded streets by an unknown assailant who has labeled himself, “The World’s Least Effective Murderer.”
Shooting three people in the shins may seem pretty crazy for a party celebrating the victory of a home team, but it is by no means the most famous, or even the craziest example. Fans around the world are well known getting out of control after World Cup victories, NBA finals wins — the list goes on. Here are just a few examples of some of the most shocking Big Win Celebrations.
1. 2009
Los Angeles
When the Lakers won the NBA title in 2009 the city went crazy. People ran through the streets breaking newspaper stands and throwing rocks through windows. One person even set a cop car on fire. Perhaps the craziest part was when three drunken fans dragged Kobe Bryant out of his SUV and used him as a battering ram to knock down the front doors of a Staples, wherein they proceeded to get him on his knees at gunpoint and guess the prices of various office products.
2. 1989
China – Tienanmen Square
Most people don’t realize that the Tienanmen Square massacre was prompted not by political disputes between a citizenry and their government, but rather a party celebrating Bin Xian, a Chinese citizen, getting the internationally recognized high score on Dig Dug. Needless to say, a party that went way, way out of control.
3. 1934
Italy
When Italy won the world cup in 1934 the country had come under the influence of Benito Mussolini and the Fascists. So Italians celebrated their world cup victory that year by marching in unison for three days, writing short, harsh poetry about the victory of the rule of law, and then shooting a foreigner.
4. 2003
Switzerland
An otherwise peaceful country, the Swiss have a passion for Mario Party that has been known to cause families to break apart. When the Swiss city of Lucerne lost its Mario Party title, which it had held for four consecutive years, to the city of St. Gallen, they went into a frenzy. Because the Swiss are generally peaceful there were no weapons at hand. So the mayor of Lucerne led a mob of 140 citizens armed with sharpened Mario Party disks, to St. Gallen, where they opened the necks of anyone who stood in their way. Only the children were spared, to be taken back to Lucerne and dissected to learn what made them so naturally good at Mario Party.
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