"I love the smell of pepper spray in the morning."
Posted on 05/27/2014 4:38:27 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A large police presence took over Fort Lauderdale Beach Monday, shutting down A1A for nearly an hour after, investigators said, hundreds of people showed up to cause violence on Memorial Day.
Pictures sent by 7News viewers showed Fort Lauderdale Police gathering on A1A to disperse those who, officials said, specifically came to fight.
"It was a pretty rowdy crowd," said witness Jamar Artist. "Pretty much, like, people were bum-rushing each other, a lot of people were getting trampled on their way out, exits."
Police said the alleged brawlers gathered at Fort Lauderdale Park and began fighting, then moved to the area of Beach Place, where the mayhem continued. "The individuals that came here today are not individuals that were coming to visit the beach or to enjoy the long weekend," said Fort Lauderdale Police Detective DeAnna Greenlaw. "The individuals that came here today came to cause a problem."
Fort Lauderdale Police and the Broward Sheriff's Office's Field Force teams made dozens of arrests, for everything from fighting to drug possession. They also closed three bridges leading to the beach to help disperse the crowd.
A bus was damaged as a result of the day's events.
It is a Memorial Day that visitors who got caught in the middle of it all won't soon forget. "I just saw the crowd running, and it smelled like pepper spray," said a witness.
Investigators are trying to determine whether social media played a role in prompting the unruly crowd to meet at Fort Lauderdale Park.
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To be honest this just looks like spring break the black version. It seems actually tamer then Girls Gone Wild.
"I love the smell of pepper spray in the morning."
(singing)
Where did Robinson Crusoe go, with Friday on Saturday night?
Saturday evenin' they'd start out to roam,
Sunday mornin' they'd come staggerin' home!
On the island were wild men with cannibal's trimmin'
And where there are wild men there must be wild women...
Where did Robinson Crusoe go, with Friday on Saturday night?
Anyway, I know that in both Palm Springs, CA and up in the Daytona Beach, FL area, aggressive police enforcement have stopped most of these shenanigans.
In fairness, that behavior is very similar to what I've seen mostly white crowds of kids and young adults do here at the Jersey Shore.
We just need to be more understanding and accepting of black culture.If we dont,we are racist.
That’s a shame. Times sure have changed.
Bloody Crows!
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