Posted on 04/02/2022 3:48:08 PM PDT by simpson96
PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - Chaos at the Peoria Chuck E. Cheese where food, drinks, and punches were thrown.
Police said one adult and one juvenile were arrested at that location and the night before 6 people were arrested at another fight at the Landmark Recreation Center.
Residents said the fighting concerned them and made them rethink where and when they came out.
“I find that I wouldn’t go to the mall at night time cause I know there was a lot of fights there too,” Mapleton resident Lisa Sweet said.
“We want to go places with our families and not have to worry about things like that happening,” Peoria resident,” Jeabria Lester said.
Both of the weekend fights had something in common; they happened at places where children frequent leaving some asking witnessing these fights affected our youth.
“For the children who that is not a typical part of their experience, those types of situations can be very overwhelming for them,” Clinical psychologist Barbara Toohill said. “For the children who maybe have been exposed to more of those types of situations in their lives, unfortunately it contributes to some desensitization.”
Toohill said any violence could negatively impact children, but violence in places that are expected to be safe poses an additional threat to mental health.
“For any of us, if no place was safe, we would all develop just always being on edge, always carrying some tension.” Toohill said.
Police Chief Eric Echevarria said he was disappointed with the fights and the adults that fought and recorded it.
“In our community they need to be responsible for what’s happening,” Echevarria said. “Is Chuck E. Cheese the place now that we need to be walking through every day and making sure that people are acting accordingly?”
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Who has the Chuck E Cheese Brawl thread. There certainly is enough material to start one.
Alcohol, un-disciplined greedy kids and cardboard “pizza.” What’s not to like?
I live north of Lake Huron among the Mennonites. They are the finest, most productive people on Earth. They define "work ethic". They are the ultimate preppers and the best neighbors and friends you can imagine.
Last year one of their community elders assured me that they would take care of me (food wise) if things get really bad.
They are also part of the Wuhan Red Death control group. No shots, no masks, no hospitalizations, no deaths. I can't say enough good about them.
Quick story, I was buying trusses when the Mennonite owner's children came into the factory to see the outsider. I spoke to them a bit but they just looked back at me like I was from Mars. The owner watched this for a while and then told me his born in Canada children didn't speak English.
I live in N. Pekin, haven’t been to Northwoods in over 30 years.
I live in N. Pekin, haven’t been to Northwoods in over 30 years.
at least you live on the east side of the river
The most calamitous deal for labor in world history.
I would go to the one in my home town in the 1980s to play video games. They had some great video games.
I was living on the west side of the river when the Civic Center was voted down several times and then the city council said, “build it any way” and build it they did, voters be damned.
By that, I’m not saying the Civic Center is a bad or good thing, it just showed me what officials thought of the voters.
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