Fights & Flash Mob Break Out At IX Center

[JustaShooter]

CLEVELAND - The IX Center was forced to close early on its second day of the 2017 season after chaos broke out late Saturday night.

Cleveland Police tell WKYC that a flash mob was scheduled, but ended in fights and 5 arrests.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland police, surrounding departments and multiple EMS units were called to the I-X Center in Cleveland Saturday evening after receiving reports of several people fighting.

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Of particular interest:

Three adults were arrested and charged with weapons violations

Unpossible. The IX Center is a posted Gun Free Zone. Someone must have gotten the story wrong, surely it was all peace, love, and rainbows...

[deanimator]

Funny how that never happened at an OGCA show at the IX...

[pirateguy191]

Do they specify guns? It says weapons.

[JustaShooter]

Do they specify guns? It says weapons.

True, I probably should have said "weapons free zone" - although, one report I read did say that someone shouted "gun!" during the conflict, I have not yet seen that confirmed, nor that the weapons violations were gun-related.

[Brian D.]

I thought flash mobs gathered into a big public place subtly, then on cue broke out into a big show tune style sing and dance number?

[pirateguy191]

It doesn't sound like the weapons were actually in the I-X Center. I heard, at least in one instance, when the melee went outside the building, the guy ran to his car and grabbed his heater.

[Cruiser]

I thought flash mobs gathered into a big public place subtly, then on cue broke out into a big show tune style sing and dance number?

Flash Mob is any gathering initiated by Social Media.

[djthomas]

I thought flash mobs gathered into a big public place subtly, then on cue broke out into a big show tune style sing and dance number?

A flash mob is really any activity that appears spontaneous but is in fact organized through social media. Whether the group acts maliciously or not isn't really part of it. I think the term has evolved though, more so because the fad of gathering for a spontaneous song and dance came and went, leaving us with the hoodlum gatherings which were originally called flash robs, a play on the term flash mob.

Similarly, back in the day hackers were people who were really good at computers, not necessarily criminal miscreants. Those folks were looked upon with disdain and called crackers by the true hackers, much like I'm sure the old school flash mobbers dislike the flash robbers. But time marches on and the bad guys got to claim the term for themselves. We'll have to wait and see who gets to claim title to the term; we get to watch the evolution of the English language right before our very eyes.

[Brian D.]

Gang, I was being sarcastic/ironic/hilarious/loveable.

[Javelin Man]

Gang, I was being sarcastic/ironic/hilarious/loveable.

I was waiting for the Sharks and the Jets to come singing and dancing out of an alley while snapping their fingers!