You Think I'm Kidding About Societal Breakdown...?

Here's the Headline --

Riots break out in San Francisco after Giants win World Series

And here's the story...

The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle's website said city streets were full of "joyful mayhem" in the hours after the Giants won Game 5 of the World Series on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Joyful mayhem is a euphemism for riots.

(*JUST SHAKING MY HEAD IN DISGUST*)

Among the fires, attempted looting and general madness, here is shocking video from KTVU of a mob attacking a car, even pulling people from the car and beating them until riot police closed in - after several frightening minutes pass.

We're talking animals, people... (And not just a few...)

Around 10 p.m., a crowd that had taken over the intersection of 3rd and King streets had started multiple fires, but those were extinguished soon afterward.

An hour later, at the intersection of Mission and 22nd streets that had been taken over by dozens of fans, a large fire had been started. Later, a car attempted to drive through the crowd was stopped, and the vehicle and its passengers were attacked.

Listen... just listen to the audio as you watch the video...

What the heck does any of this have to do with Tim Lincecum and the first World Series championship for San Francisco?

Nothing. It should not be an occasion to bring out the worst in people. But it does.

Folks... this is why I say it's time that all responsible, law-abiding citizens sign up for an NRA weapons course with safety training and then arm themselves.

With a handful of exceptions, conventional news organizations have been late in reporting what's happening.

No surprise there.

Thankfully, outlets such as Twitter and Mashable got the word out, and the Los Angeles Times - from a town that's no stranger to riots great and small(ish) - has been picking up the what social media has been reporting.