Among the thugs
by Bill Buford · first published 1991
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"Among the Thugs" by Bill Buford, which looks at football violence and crowd deaths in the 1990s is a great read if you're interested in crowds (and even if you're not interested in soccer/football at all). It's real…
on “Science of Crowd Control [video]” ↗Among The Thugs!! Read it!! Some of the best literature of the late 20th century. Hunter S mixed with David Foster Wallace mixed mixed with Tom Wolfe.
on “The Theater of Sport: Bill Buford Revisits Among the Thugs” ↗…pictures that the OP has not seen yet. And I think that they want that because they derive pleasure from seeing people and animals being harmed. One of the reason I believe that is a book I read called Among the Thugs, in which a reporter spent some time hanging out with British football hooligans. He reported that after running with the hooligans a while, engaging in violence and contemplating engaging in violence…
on “Introducing the 4chan API” ↗Maybe "Among the Thugs” by Bill Buford. Edit: apparently not.
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