The story of a lead actor living in a world of bit players, from the YouTube description:
I shot some rioting go down on Muni on McAllister and Larkin (San Francisco, Ca) after the San Francisco Giants won the 2012 MLB World Series. I started filming toward the end, about ten minutes before the cops showed up. There were a few buses stalled there because the streets were overflowing with people. When rioting began on Muni, this particular gentleman on the back of the bus was having none of it. He sat there stonefaced amidst all the chaos, presumably texting to his friends about his miserable experience commuting on Muni yet again. Everyone outside noticed his lack of celebratory and destructive spirit, so they started taking pictures and video of him until the lights went out.
This guy.
Maybe I’m not the type to turn into the apes from 2001: A Space Odyssey and start smashing boar skulls with a bone because my favorite sports team won a game, but I’m on The Dude Who Wouldn’t Riot’s side. He’s the one guy on screen with a head on his shoulders. I am pretty interested to know what he’s doing with his time (I don’t buy the “texting his friends about his miserable experience” line), so I consulted the comments section and compiled my ten favorite theories. Those are below.
[Video via The Daily What]
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I really don’t understand the concept of championship rioting either. I get wanting to party with and hug every other fellow fan, and being out in the streets of a city when the team wins is pretty cool (one of my favorite such examples was being in Curacao for World Cup 2010, and amongst a number of Dutch folks in the city square after they won the semifinal). But why do you need to break shit too?
“because human beings are weird animals and not divine creatures created for a purpose” is the best answer I can find, but I wish there was a better one
True fax.
Well said, both of you. When the White Sox won the world series, we closed off intersections, hooting and hollering and what not, but no one got out of line. I didn’t see any arrests. Just smiles and hugs. Also, the only reason for my comment here is to reminisce about that glorious time back in 2005.
We need the Detective Agency on the Bus to get to the bottom of this case! Alex, John, where are you?
“Pop quiz, hot shots.”
I’m down with DA(ot)B.
He sits in his own world, spectating the lives of mortals.
His phone keeps the impurities of the common life out.
Sitting with his mysterious aura and innocent eyes,
He sees the world differently from you or I.
He is calm.
He is beautiful.
He is amber la…the dude who wouldn’t riot.
The only riot is support is Pussy Riot.
Jesus wearing a “Free Pussy Riot” t-shirt on last nights South Park was great. Mostly because I forgot about the band and totally misinterpreted the message.
Also, I blame the fact SF has Ryan TheRiot on the team.
San Francisco is already a dump anyway. Why work yourself out to contribute to more filth?
“Yo girl, where u at? thrz riots up in here and we sld totes make out on the streetz like those 2 after the Stanley Cup!”