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"Your firework comparison is invalid. Of course fireworks and flares should not be allowed in large scale crowd control situations that are subject to violent outbreaks."
I wasn't talking about fireworks in relation to large scale crowd situation; I was making the point that flares aren't dangerous in and of themselves - they have a practical application - but become dangerous when thrown at people. The same could be said of fireworks.
You list a litany of misbehaviour. All I'm saying is that I find excitement in the flared enhanced carnival-like atmosphere of a Serie A football game. That's all. Nothing more than that. Not condoning anything. Just making an observation.
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I'm an away travelling football fan who has been subject to attacks by opposing ultras including attempting to set fire to vehicles, buildings, stands with flares. I have also been in situations inside stadiums where flares have been thrown into enclosed spaces where fans are being kettled and nearly cause a crush.
I've seen somebody suffer serious burns to the face as a result of a flare throwing incident at a match I went to in Argentina.
Less of an issue, but a serious one, is the severe asthma attacks that can be triggered by the fumes.
Yes, they look great but there is a flip side.
Your firework comparison is invalid. Of course fireworks and flares should not be allowed in large scale crowd control situations that are subject to violent outbreaks.