Hundreds riot at Reading High School; rock injures officer (Pennsylvania)

Reading Eagle ^ | 2-28-08 | Jason A. Kahl

[dynachrome]

Reading, PA - An impromptu celebration of the Dominican Republic’s independence day involving as many as 1,500 students outside Reading High School erupted in violence Wednesday afternoon.

A city police captain was injured and at least a half-dozen students were arrested.

An unruly crowd of 1,000 to 1,500 high school students blocked streets around the school and threw rocks and bottles at police when officers tried to disperse them, authorities said.

Deputy Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said the violent mob was unprecedented and created one of the scariest situations he’s had in his career in Reading.

[dynachrome]

WTF? Legals? Illegals? From the Dominican Republic.

Why so many in Pennsylvania?

Deport them back!

[Mark was here]

Put them on the railroad, out of town.

[Old Sarge]

Is it in the water?

[the invisib1e hand]

let’s distinguish between “conservatives” and “white trash.”

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Why so many in Pennsylvania? Look at their senators, governor, and PorkLardAss Murtha.

Next question.

[Lancey Howard]

An impromptu celebration of the Dominican Republic’s independence day involving as many as 1,500 students outside Reading High School erupted in violence Wednesday afternoon.

LMAO!! You can't make this stuff up.

[WakeUpAndVote]

English is becoming a second laguage in Berks county too.

[canadianally]

Jiminy crickets. I went to high school in Camp Hill and graduated in 1984. I never even heard of such nonsense back then.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Pennsylvania has become quite “diverse”.

[purpleraine]

Who did the DR declare independence from today?

[Old Sarge]

press “2” for English...

[dynachrome]

My guess would be Spain or France, since both were in charge at one time or another.

[Don Corleone]

If you want more of this vote Democratic or just don’t vote. Results guaranteed!

[SmithL]

Celebrate Diversity!

[purpleraine]

Today?

[WakeUpAndVote]

Too bad my vote gets trumped by dead people in Philly.

[bannie]

Don't COME to America

unless

you want to BE AMERICAN!

[BallyBill]

This was covered on the local news, but everybody danced around what was going on. Even the police didn't want to mention the "rousing motivational assembly" the school had to celebrate Dominican Independence before early dismissal. I had no clue what the hell they meant.

Don't much care, they are at the other end of the county.

[biscuit jane]

Celebrate Diversity!

Ya sounds like that’s what they were doing !