Posted on 07/19/2013 6:16:26 AM PDT by BenLurkin
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Officials in Long Beach are warning residents about a planned ‘Bash Mob’ potentially planned for Friday afternoon.
In a ‘Bash Mob,’ an unruly but organized crowd — sometimes as many as 100 people — race through the streets committing thefts, petty crimes, assaults and property damage.
A ‘Bash Mob’ most recently occurred in the Long Beach area on July 9 in the Pike and City Place areas downtown, according to Long Beach Police Sgt. Aaron Eaton. One person was arrested and several business reported property damage during the incident.
Detectives investigating the July 9 incident found out about the planning stages of another event, by the same group, scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Eaton said.
“The Long Beach Police Department takes this issue very seriously and will be prepared to arrest anyone whose intent is to commit criminal acts,” Eaton said. “We will continue to support everyone’s right to free speech and assembly. However, the police must also protect the safety of those victims targeted by these ‘bash mobs.”‘
Police did not know if the planned ‘Bash Mob’ was connected to a similar incident in Hollywood Tuesday evening.
Eaton says the “mobs” are apparently organized on social media site and often come up with their own names. The “mobs” also arrive and leave by Metro.
“They are able to gather quickly and commit these crimes. Most often, it appears theft is the intent and target of why they are doing this.” said Eaton.
As in Tuesday’s incident in Hollywood, innocent bystanders and businesses are most often hit.
In the July 9 incident in Long Beach, KCAL9′s Suraya Fadel said there were a few minor injuries, several businesses sustained property damage and there was one arrest and several citations
>deprive white haters of a chance to vent.
As in those who hate whites or people who are white and hate something?
The only hate I am seeing are the criminal black youths hating whites and mugging them. The worthless punks attacking people because they are white should be stopped dead in their tracks.
Yes, there are several nonlethal crowd control weapons that were developed for the military. One uses a form of microwaves to heat peoples' skin, but causes no damage. Another puts out a beam of sound that is so overwhelmingly annoying that people simply must leave.
Don't look for either of these to ever be used under the current justice-for-trayvon environment. I can hear the cries of racism echoing in the future if they were used.
And arrest them when they reach the metro. Meet resistance with extreme force.
“May I suggest using your nightstick, Officer?”
How many got shot?
Oh, excuse me! Kali-fornia is a gun FRee zone!
So, innocent people get mugged and beat up because their 2nd Amendment Rights have been stolen which allows the lawless to run amuck?
Stay safe!
Stay armed!
One time like that, and it would be the end of "Bash Mob"...
They play RAP???!!!
There is nothing to worry about besides it would be absolutely racist to infer that a Bash Mob was bad and may even hurt you. Those who participate in Bash Mobs live in constant fear of persecution and evil white people. That you would show so little understanding of that fear and how it manifest itself only shows once again the white privilege that is rampant. I am thinking of treating Long Beach as a really really bad place.
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