Living in Jacksonville, I am fairly familiar with the area, it’s normally a fairly upscale area and with the end of the Players Championship, the crowd would also be more upscale, but like the one person was quoted when you have vermin from the inner city decide to head out to the beach nothing is safe.
Jax Beach and the inner city of Jacksonville are not that close, it’s a 20-30 minute drive, whenever that crowd goes anywhere, you know a lot of them are carrying firearms, throw in alcohol and it has all the makings of a bad situation.
When that crowd starts to form, you need to leave and you should also be packing just in case.
Chris Rock said it best......................
West of 3rd Street between Atlantic and Beach blvds. there are some very rough minority neighborhoods.
Chances are many of this element had a short walk or drive to cause this stupidity.