Two State Fairs

[M Two One]

Two state fairs in the span of one month were ruined by major events. The first was in Wisconsin where 400 + teenagers attacked other attendees. These mob attacks started a few months ago in Chicago and Philadelphia with significantly smaller groups and has expanded elsewhere. It took some time to reach national news due to the racial theme of these attacks, which is still being avoided by the media.

Philadelphia is not alone. Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Chicago, and other big cities have experienced mob attacks by hordes of teenagers in recent months.

Even the Wisconsin State Fair isn't immune to mob attacks, as documented in a Milwaukee Fox TV report, complete with victims' 911 calls.

"They're pounding on all the cars and they opened my car door and hit my friend in the face," one caller reported. "My mom just got attacked by a flash mob and her eye is like bleeding," another told the 911 operator during the Wisconsin attacks.

Some cities dealt with "flash robs"-- store robberies that are organized using Twitter and Facebook. In another type of attack, called "knockout king," teens compete to knock out an unsuspecting victim with a single punch.

One of the Chicago attacks occurred Saturday night at Water Tower Place, which is in the center of the business corridor.

"A group beat a young man on the sidewalk there," according to Chicago Sun-Times crime reporter Frank Main.

"There were a series of shoplifting incidents starting around the beginning of the year. There is a mix of retail theft -- it was a big issue for the merchants in downtown Chicago -- but you had these so-called wilding, gooning, whatever attacks on innocent people who are just on the street," he said.

Source: Yahoo! News


Last Saturday in Indiana during their state fair there was a massive wind gust that knocked a large stage down, killing five people. The mid-west is known for violent unpredictable storms and clearly the event should have been delayed if not cancelled for the evening. The safety of the stage is also now in question. Please note that the video below is age-restricted by Youtube. Read the article before viewing.

A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a weekend show at the Indiana State Fair, which was shut down on Sunday, authorities said.

"That possibility is there," he said.

More than 40 people were injured in the collapse on Saturday night, just minutes before the country duo Sugarland was set to begin performing, Indiana State Police said.

Some of the injuries were extremely serious, and more people could die, said State Police Sgt. Dave Bursten at a news conference.

Concert officials had informed spectators prior to the show that the concert might have to be postponed due to the weather, but a strong gust blew the stage over before any official evacuation order was issued.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels called the collapse "freakish," saying at the news conference that a storm was anticipated but the blast of wind that whipped through the grandstand area was unexpected.

One of those killed was stagehand Nate Byrd, 51, who was on the stage rigging to run the show's spotlight. He died on Sunday at Methodist Hospital.

Killed on the scene were Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah, Indiana; Glenn Goodrich, 49, of Indianapolis; Alina BigJohny, 23 of Fort Wayne and Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago, according to the Marion County Coroner's office.

State fire marshals and the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the collapse, authorities said.

An amateur video posted on YouTube showed a heavy gust of wind blowing down the stage rigging. People in the crowd can be heard screaming.

Source: Yahoo! News

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hadn't heard of that first one but saw the stage collapse the other day - absolutely insane!

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[Feicarsinn]

The stage collapse is an absolute tragedy. Someone is at fault here, be it the organisers, the construction and assembly team or whoever. Either way, heads should roll.

As for the earlier article, I'm guessing that these people are attacking people for no particular reason? If so, there's little that can be done aside from increasing security. Scum will always be scum.

 

[M Two One]

Another mob attack occurred at a 7-11 today. The attacks are not just beat-em-ups. There are also reports of stabbings, shootings, robberies, etc. The increased security has been tracking teens on trains and busting them, but there are so many others. Many have linked the mob attacks to a crime organization through Facebook and Twitter.

 

[formerlyfastwing]

Sweet baby Jesus what is wrong with the world.

Perhaps the US should send these youth's to AFG to get their aggression out.....

 

[smartcooky]

Sweet baby Jesus what is wrong with the world.

Perhaps the US should send these youth's to AFG to get their aggression out.....

Call out the national guard, and give them orders to shoot to kill. That way we can raise the average IQ of the population.

Same should have applied to the scumbags that did the looting and rioting in London.. just shoot the ********.

 

[Thingimubob]

Hmmm seems that maybe the rioting mood wasn't just confined to England...

 

[Seaton]

Ah, who else thinks that social networking sites have now embraced the full spectrum of their capabilities? By the sounds of it, for all the 'good' (depending on which side of the fence you are on, of course) that Facespace and Twitter have done to help distant families reconnect, revolutions occur, prevent suicides and help victims of natural disasters, we have seen pages and people reaching out to the mass of youths to develop anarchy by setting up pages and groups dedicated to racism, nazism, terrorism, xenophobiaism (sp.), just about every other 'ism' available, crusades, jihads, porn circles, child porn syndicates, martyrdom pages, bigotry, riots, fatal attacks and so.

Down with Facespace! Down with Facespace!