A letter of apology from a Stanley Cup rioter?

by Stephen Hui on Jun 17, 2011 at 4:01 pm
A fire burns outside the Canada Post office during the Stanley Cup riot.
Michael Caswell

A Facebook user is apologizing to Vancouver, his family, and his friends for the part he supposedly played in the Stanley Cup riot.

Tim Kwong, who is reportedly 29, is identified as being from Burnaby.

Here's his seemingly heartfelt but spelling-challenged Facebook apology:

A Letter of Appoligy to Vancouver and Family and Friends

Hey Everyone ! The status is : I Turned myself in to the VPD today on Jun 16th 12pm I am now being charged on 4 counts. I am Truly Sorry for what i have done !!! I have no excuse for my actions during the Riot. To my Friends, Family, Coworkers, and of course all of Vancouver and BC i am SORRY for what i have done.

I would like to say on my behalf that I LOVE VANCOUVER ! I've been Born n Raised here all my life !! and that This Town means everything to me !!! again i understand that my actions caused did not show any of that ! But i hope you one day see that i do care about this town and my friends n family and this is NOT like me !!

I am ashamed at what i have done, I am ashamed of being a canucks fan and vancouverrite. I know i may never gain the respect of this town again. But I PROMISE that i will do whatever i can to make this up !! I am a big believer in Cleaning up your mess !! I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to make things right ! I hope this will insite some of the other rioters to do the right thing and turn themselves in !!!! I will do whatever it takes to help out and clean this town up and do what i can to prevent actions like this from ever happening in our town again.

I know I deserve all the hate !! but please be respectful and don't hate on any of my friends or family or co workers since these actions are only caused by ME and ME only !!!! Again SORRY VANCOUVER ! SORRY BC !!

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romeogolf
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Must be doing poorly in English. The grammar in this letter is truly atrocious!
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Timmy Wong
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:31 pm
"The man, who we won't name here because he may be a minor, is identified as being from Burnaby."

Don't need to; it's in the URL ;)
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Abelardo Mayoral
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Apology not accepted. He was not drunk but conscious when he planned to drive a car to downtown with the sole intention to set it on fire. Lame attempt from his family's lawyer to soothe the case.
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Bee M. G.
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:37 pm
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.....how dare you assume I, we, are not respectful after what you have contributed too!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!! And that I hate people for their actions because I don't hate people!!!! Anybody!!!! I do appreciate that you stood up after the fact....
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Adam Woodhouse
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:43 pm
This apology will not be in Vancouver's history. The riot you were part of will be. I hope you learn from your mistakes and feel the full force of the law. You will pay for your actions in a court of law, and I hope in the future you repay your country back for the shame you have caused it.

An Englishman living in Vancouver
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Robert P.
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:48 pm
YOU AND LIKE ALL THE RIOTERS SHOULD BE SHACKLED AT THE ANKLES AND PARADED THROUGH GEORGIA STREET AND THE REST OF DOWNTOWN AND RECEIVE THE ALL THE HUMILIATION YOU GET. YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING THAT IS COMING TO YOU. ALL GOOD TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR DAMAGES, LET ALONE THE STRESS AND THE HARD WORK THE CITY DID MOMENTS AFTER AND THE HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS LIKE MYSELF WHO RETURNED HOURS LATER IN THE MORNING TO CLEAN UP YOUR MESS. YOU AND THOSE DETAINED/ARRESTED DO NOT DESERVE THOSE JERSEYS YOU PUT ON AND PUT SHAME TO OUR CANUCKS - I BET THE THOUGHT OF LOSING THE CUP LEFT THEIR MINDS THE MOMENT YOU GUYS BEGAN THE MADNESS.
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Haze
Jun 17, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Actions speak louder then words... At least whomever this is owned up and is not hiding like some coward. I hope that justice is served quick and to the fullest extent. I still have a hard time forgiving for such pure idiocy but I am sure over time the harm caused will heal. It is a step in the right direction.
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Atlee James
Jun 17, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Whether we like it or not this person will have to be back in society once they pay their due with the law. Personally, I would rather they begin the healing process and learn a huge lesson. We are allowed second chances and I for one have no problem forgiving the people who own up to their decision to take part and pay the consequence.

This is just my personal view.
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Downtown resident
Jun 17, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I would like every rotten brat who participated in trashing downtown and looting the retail stores rounded up, forced to wear uniforms branded "I am doing time for disgracing Vancouver" and forced to do public service every weekend in the DTES for a year. If they think they're entitled, they should learn a lesson in humiliation.
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R2
Jun 17, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I got a feeling his parents saw what he did and opened up the riot act on him, good for them if that's the case.
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dw
Jun 17, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I know this individual and he is not a minor he is 30 years old! I will with hold the name but you can google this and it'll tell you all you need to know, the story is trendy everywhere with the person's name!
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poopnoodle
Jun 17, 2011 at 10:32 pm
wow
Doesn't seem like an anarchist to me

Given his english comp I'd say CANUCK FAN
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joanne oconnor
Jun 17, 2011 at 11:15 pm
I seem to recall seeing not only young teens and adults but ALSO seeing many older people who were participating in the looting. Who ever started this riot came prepared, fire extinguishers, molotov cocktails, were thrown into the crowd as soon as the game was over. It wouldn't have made a difference even if we had won, these individuals would have still done the same thing. The people who stood around watching and laughing and taking photos, I believe, are just as guilty in these acts. In fact some even encourage them. Thumbs up to the ones who at least tried to do something because it was the right thing to do Sorry not buying the apology, this kid only came forward after his picture went viral, and then his parents turned him in. He is the first one to be caught so the media is going to crucify him. This will haunt him for the rest of his life..... one act of blatant disrespect for society. Was the hardest question when my 11 year old son asked me "mom, why would someone do something like this" and I could not answer him because I did not have an answer
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Bruins forever
Jun 18, 2011 at 12:23 am
30 yrs old - jeezus! The most immature, childish thing I did at that age (29 actually) was light a blue angel.
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Joe Dees
Jun 18, 2011 at 3:25 am
There were only a few dozen rioters and 600 police. In some flikr pics as many as half of the "rioters" had cameras in their hands. There was nothing impeding police from protecting people and property. Making arrests after the fact is not policing. VPD should apologize for non performance.
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mentok the mind taker
Jun 18, 2011 at 9:57 am
I hope this involves community service... for life
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OMG
Jun 18, 2011 at 8:15 pm
A well spoken rebuttal.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/kenneth-chan/a-er-nurses-thoughts-on-a-rio...
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St Pauls Hospital Nurse says
Jun 18, 2011 at 9:30 pm
AND A RESPONSE FROM A ST. PAUL's E.R. NURSE:



Tim,

Just because you can string an apologetic sentence together does not mean you are sorry. Perhaps I should make you aware of the consequences of your action. To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire. To me, it’s walking into an overflowing ER and helping treat a girl with a severe asthma attack because she was exposed to the noxious, acrid smoke of a burning vehicle. To her it was just a chance to be a part of a group cheering for her team. Little did she know that later on, we were thinking of sticking a breathing tube down her throat if her condition did not improve.



To you (yes I am lumping you with all the douchebag rioters in the ER that night) it's a chance to congregate in the ER waiting room, pounding on the triage window demanding to be seen for teargas exposure and cuts from looting and fighting, while posturing and bragging about how you kicked the crap out of somebody and smashed crap up. To me, it's taking my time away from the little old quiet lady having chest pain or taking time away from the person you “crap-kicked” for trying to stop the looting.



To you it's just a fight. To me, it’s the ER social worker looking for a teddybear to console a 4 year old girl because she just witnessed her dad get a broken nose as he was trying to get his daughter out of the hotzone.



To you it's writing a letter saying "you will do whatever it takes to help clean the city." To me it's walking home after a long shift and seeing all these people at 7:30 in the morning armed with garbage bags cleaning up YOUR mess and realizing that these people have more class in their pinky finger than you could ever muster in your whole life.



To me, it's getting home to shower, only to have my elderly neighbour knock on my door and ask me if he should make an appointment to this doctor because he was experiencing shortness of breath which later turned to chest pain in the morning. He did not think about leaving his window open as he went to bed at 9 o’clock. The smoke from all the burning cars made it to our building, into his room and triggered his asthma, which then raised his heart rate, which then became a small heart attack. I asked him why he didn’t go to the ER, and he answered, "I turned on the tv this morning and saw the rioting, I did not want to be a burden." To you, it's just an overturned car that you set on fire.



Why am I blaming you for all this? Because you are the instigator. You ask people to leave your family, friends and co-workers alone?! I think they need to know how much of a colossal douche you are. Remember that your parents worked themselves to the bone so they can move to this country and give you your god-given right to flip cars over and set them on fire.



You Tim Kwong are a douchtard. Apology not accepted.



-- a nurse with the initials, J.J.
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Walker
Jun 19, 2011 at 12:31 am
Tim nice story : Would you have written it if there was no video. " I don't think so." Isn't nice to have such people in our community !!!!!!!
Do " You " have family in another country , it would be nice if you moved
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jasmine rezaee
Jun 19, 2011 at 12:24 pm
In reference to the last comment made by "Walker:" if Tim had an Anglo-Saxon surname, I'm sure you wouldn't have asked whether he has family in another country and requested that he moved. I noticed that the overwhelming majority of rioters were white Canucks fans. So I will ask them the same question, do they have family in another country and, if so, can they move the fuck back? Last time I checked this is indigenous territory. I can only imagine what the reaction of white Canada would have been if the rioters were people of color...double-standards everywhere
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