Partrick Collican On Mexican Soccer Violence

I have disagreed with columnist Patrick Coolican of the Las Vegas Sun.  Today, I have to admit, happily, that Collican is right about the Mexican soccer violence that happened 2 weeks go.
From his article:
Sun photographer Sam Morris showed great courage when he captured graphic images of the melee that broke out at the Chivas vs. Club America soccer match last week at Sam Boyd Stadium. If you haven’t seen the photos, you should. They are incredible.
Morris captured bloodied faces, victims stomped on, roundhouse kicks to the ribs, haymaker punches and one final jump from the stands into the body of a badly beaten victim.
These were merely the attacks captured during the game, on the field.
  Before the game, six fans were brought to local hospitals after fights between fans of the two teams, whose rivalry is akin to the Yankees and Red Sox....
As far as Metro Police is concerned, however, there was no crime committed at Sam Boyd Stadium that night.
Yes, youread that right. Metro did not make a single arrest, and they don’t plan on making any.
A Metro spokesperson says that because none of the victims stepped forward to file a report and press charges, there will be no arrests.
No victims
Here’s the message these crimes send to the community and the outside world: Sam Boyd Stadium isn’t a safe place to bring your family to a soccer match. That harms all of us.
As for Metro, what kind of message does their inaction send to these criminals?
That there are no consequences to savagely beating fans of a rival soccer club, even if you do it in a public space and are captured committing your crimes by a camera.
What are we, British?
That there are no consequences to running onto the field and fighting at Sam Boyd Stadium during a game.
That you can get away with bringing firecrackers into Sam Boyd Stadium.
These messages are all deeply damaging to our community fabric.This is wrong, morally and legally.
But as UNLV Boyd Law School’s Christopher Blakesley told me, “These were crimes against the state of Nevada and the people of Nevada.”
Yes, if I punch you, you are a victim deserving redress....
Here’s the message these crimes send to the community and the outside world: Sam Boyd Stadium isn’t a safe place to bring your family to a soccer match. That harms all of us.
As for Metro, what kind of message does their inaction send to these criminals?
That there are no consequences to savagely beating fans of a rival soccer club, even if you do it in a public space and are captured committing your crimes by a camera.
What are we, British?
That there are no consequences to running onto the field and fighting at Sam Boyd Stadium during a game.
That you can get away with bringing firecrackers into Sam Boyd Stadium.
These messages are all deeply damaging to our community fabric.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/11/metros-blindness-soccer-melee/#ixzz2Z184PpXk
My guess is that Metro knew most of the thugs were illegals and they didn't want hassle nin dealing with the ICE paperwork and the calls of racism by the illegal Hispanic community.