“Somebody Save ‘em!”

July 20 - 2007

Sure, there would be downsides to living in a world where surveillance cameras covered every inch of livable space.  But there are plenty of positives, too.  Like how if buses had cameras, we could all watch a member of the Chilean U-20s get tasered by a Toronto policeman.

Unfortunately, Canada is a free society, and so we have to make do with the following clip.  Background: If you’ve been watching the U-20 World Cup, you’re no stranger to the excitement the tournament has generated.  Canadian fans have turned out en masse and the football has been of the attacking, toothsome variety.  The Argentina-Chile match had its share of controversy - Chile pulled in 2 reds and 6 yellows to Argentina’s 2 yellows - and so the post-game atmosphere soured.  Below, please find video of the match officials pretending to chat casually before bolting for the tunnel, followed by a man in a chicken suit (of course) being restrained by security.