If people were
unable to leave, sounds like the fire marshal's evacuation plan was violated.
I can pretty clearly visualize what happened. Harry Reid's videotaped closing comments finished, and the Reid supporters didn't want to listen to Sharron Angle's bullsh*t, so they tried to leave. The audience is tightly packed, and a dude who is trying to listen to Sharrrrrrron doesn't want to take his eyes off the stage, so he refuses to stand up so they can get by. One of the ladies trying to leave accidentally kicks his wife's leg slightly (entirely possible in a crowded auditorium, especially the noseblood section), his wife freaks out, then he freaks out and starts throwing punches.
We're still a heck of a lot more civilized than last year's
Iranian election debacle.
Edited, Sep 24th 2010 12:43pm by catwho