Posted on 05/22/2024 6:24:23 AM PDT by Morgana
A massive brawl involving 400 to 500 people erupted Saturday at a skating rink in Brandon, Florida, after a teen’s birthday party was canceled.
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrived at Astro Skate, whose building has a 670-person max capacity, and found the huge group of people fighting in the parking lot, Fox 13 reported Monday.
Authorities said someone broke a window at a nearby barbershop which reportedly caused about $1,200 in damage, and $500 worth of wine bottles were broken and property stolen from a 7-11 in the area.
Deputies arrested approximately 23 juveniles and six adults during the incident.
Video footage shows some in the crowd punching each other and one person appears to be slammed into a window, breaking the glass. Later in the clip, several people seem to be tearing at a woman’s clothes and hair as they drag her through a parking lot:
Astro Skate Manager Andrea Leary told Fox 13 that the day before the brawl, the business canceled and refunded a teenage girl’s 18th birthday party. She claimed the young woman was not happy and told people on social media to show up anyway and “basically harass Astro Skate.”
HCSO Chief Deputy J. Maurer said the patron asked users online to “riot and confront law enforcement,” according to WFLA. The outlet noted the person had not met requirements for events at Astro Skate.
The business owner, Chris Maganias, said when they refunded the woman’s money, she was irate and called them names. “The next day she got online and told the kids to show up at the skating rink anyway and act a fool, you know. So, they acted the fool.”
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A massive brawl involving 400 to 500 people erupted Saturday at a skating rink in Brandon, Florida
Let’s Go Brandon!
Not our problem.
Looked like a mixed crowd.
I feel sorry for the private business owners including but not limited to the skating rink.
They are tax paying business owners so yes this is our problem. It’s our duty to protect them as they help our community and these feral kids do nothing for us.
Woohoo!!
If they don’t prosecute and punish to the full extent of the law, it will happen again and again and again.
Come, some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain’t no place to be if you planned on bein’ a star
Let me tell you it’s always cool
And the boss don’t mind sometimes if you act the fool
At the car wash
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Talkin’ about the car wash, girl
Come on, ya’all and sing it for me
(Car wash)
Ooh ooh ooh
(Car wash, girl)
The HOODIES.! It’s the hoodies.. They don’t wear those hoodies to keep warm, it’s their uniform. Never trust a hoodie..!
They made arrests. I wonder if the stores that saw damage will want to press charges? I know I would.
Was it those Korean students again, letting off steam after calculus class?
Say it loud ... I’m black and I’m proud.
Brandon is a mega-burb.
Let’s Go Brandon (FL).
Issue the local citizenry a couple of miniguns, and tell them “weapons free” when this crap starts.
Misbehavior should spur harsh consequences, immediately.
And Bill Duke was there!
This is now the way of the democrat.
So sayeth Maxine.
400 to 500?!
That’s a whole lot of dindooery.
So why weren’t the cops called earlier?
Or were they...
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