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Red White and Boom flashmob?

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I did not hear anything about this in the news at all. This was in the opinion section of the Columbus Dispatch today. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories ... -plan.html
After the show ended and people started walking back to their cars, things turned violent. A gang of approximately 30 black youths (both male and female) started walking and running down Broad Street and randomly assaulted white people — old people, children, women.

I was first aware of the violence in front of the church at the corner of Third and Broad streets. One block east of there, a man crossed the street through the traffic holding his crying son. They clearly had been assaulted. When others asked if they were OK, he said, “No, we're not OK; we got separated from my wife and daughter, and they're still over there.”

Finally, two Columbus officers were seen slowly walking toward the scene of this violence. At this point, the black youths crossed the street to the opposite side of the officers and started randomly attacking more white people on the north side of Broad Street. I know; I was assaulted by five different youths.

At this time, the police meandered to our side of the street. Some of us went to the officers and said, “Do something, innocent people are getting assaulted right here on Broad Street.” One officer replied, “We don't have enough officers.” After seeing the dozens of officers near the riverfront, I went home feeling this officer’s answer was a poor one."
Has anyone heard anything about this? I wonder why a group of 30 kids assaulting random people on the street is not newsworthy in this city. Could it be because race is involved? Couldn't this be considered hate crimes? What gives????
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These attacks seem to happen every year. I started working in Columbus in 1994, and was excited about attending my first RW&B. Some of my staff warned me not to attend unless I had a perch high up in a building, and planned to stay there until the crowds had dispersed, for this very reason.

Columbus RW&B veterans, male and female, white and black, warned me about the assaults from the under-served, under-sung, disenfranchised, feral, urban princes and princesses, and their various crimes of opportunity. The mayor ignores the problem; the police are under-staffed and not supported by the pols. Ergo: Indian Country.

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Shoot 'em . . .

It gotta happen sooner or later. Flash mobs are entirely without consequences now.
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I have accumulated too much stuff through my career to risk losing it by becoming a political pinata like Zimmerman...One shoots a madcap urban yute at one's peril...
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Tweed Ring wrote:I have accumulated too much stuff through my career to risk losing it by becoming a political pinata like Zimmerman...One shoots a madcap urban yute at one's peril...
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Not enough punch nor deterrent there for these crowds.
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I will not let Zimmerman's failings to adequately prepare for conflicts and then his post shooting behavior change how I deal with legitimate threats to my life or that of my family.
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Let's not call this a flashmob, as they are usually harmless and at some times (cashmobs) helpful to society.

I'd call these creatures just a mob or thugs (or lrs that is not printable here) . I'd venture to guess they would be too stupid to organize a flashmob.

Maybe next yer we need to organize an open carry event flashmob.
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roughsawn wrote:I did not hear anything about this in the news at all. This was in the opinion section of the Columbus Dispatch today. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories ... -plan.html
After the show ended and people started walking back to their cars, things turned violent. A gang of approximately 30 black youths (both male and female) started walking and running down Broad Street and randomly assaulted white people — old people, children, women.

I was first aware of the violence in front of the church at the corner of Third and Broad streets. One block east of there, a man crossed the street through the traffic holding his crying son. They clearly had been assaulted. When others asked if they were OK, he said, “No, we're not OK; we got separated from my wife and daughter, and they're still over there.”

Finally, two Columbus officers were seen slowly walking toward the scene of this violence. At this point, the black youths crossed the street to the opposite side of the officers and started randomly attacking more white people on the north side of Broad Street. I know; I was assaulted by five different youths.

At this time, the police meandered to our side of the street. Some of us went to the officers and said, “Do something, innocent people are getting assaulted right here on Broad Street.” One officer replied, “We don't have enough officers.” After seeing the dozens of officers near the riverfront, I went home feeling this officer’s answer was a poor one."
Has anyone heard anything about this? I wonder why a group of 30 kids assaulting random people on the street is not newsworthy in this city. Could it be because race is involved? Couldn't this be considered hate crimes? What gives????
No such thing as a [insert race/] on white hate crime. It's only a hate crime if a white perpetuates it. I hope to never be caught in one of these random mob attacks. Wouldn't even have enough ammo on me to eliminate all of the threats. Of course, if someone were to draw and shoot in self defense they *might* just scatter.
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Fireworks riots were also reported in Maple Heights and Shaker Heights.
Does anyone have first hand knowledge of these and reports of shots fired?
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Shaker Heights chief of police was quoted as saying there were 8 arrests, that some in attendance at the SH event were not there to enjoy the fireworks show, and the report of shots fired at the event were unfounded.

There was also some brawl at the recent Fairport Harbor festival with a number of agencies responding to reports of a riot. Exuberant yutes, indeed.
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pleasantguywhopacks wrote:I will not let Zimmerman's failings to adequately prepare for conflicts and then his post shooting behavior change how I deal with legitimate threats to my life or that of my family.
I concur completely.

A lawyer can get you out of a lot of trouble.

He can't get you out of your grave if you LET yourself be murdered.

Of course the ideal situation would be for the first person to drill the members of a violent flashmob to be Black.

It worked with Artie Buford...
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deanimator wrote:
Of course the ideal situation would be for the first person to drill the members of a violent flashmob to be Black.

No, the ideal situation would be for police and the politicians to do their job.

Short of that, the next best would be for the situation to be publicized enough so that innocent people avoid becoming victims.
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Lack of parental supervision and oversight, poor impulse control, inability to stem need for immediate gratification, no understanding of the social contract, etc. Like I said: Indian country...
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Tweed Ring wrote:Lack of parental supervision and oversight, poor impulse control, inability to stem need for immediate gratification, no understanding of the social contract, etc. Like I said: Indian country...
Don't blame the Indians!

You can add to that: bad policing and courts. Probably if the police do arrest any of them, the courts will just let them off :evil:
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