Inner City Youth Mob Attacks Redux

[DaveinElma]

This is going to be a long summer.

 

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/trouble-in-loop-was-anomaly-officials-say/article_0b6ce699-d202-5733-9211-66eab93aa4b6.html

 

After a year without any major incidents on the Delmar Loop, the warm weather brought out a large number of young people on Saturday night that led to a disturbance and gunfire, followed a couple of hours later by a shooting that left two people hospitalized.

 

The events sent some patrons who were sitting outside at nearby bars and restaurants indoors, and asking for their checks.

 

On Sunday, St. Louis and University City officials met for more than a hour at the Moonrise Hotel to discuss the situation and emerged from the meeting saying that the night's incidents were an anomaly. At a news conference on the sidewalk, they told reporters that the Loop is safe.

 

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/03/31/mpls-police-ponder-8-p-m-curfew-after-youth-mob-attacks/

 

There have been six mob attacks, in all, since February. Now, police are now wondering if an 8 o’clock curfew keeping anyone 17 and under from two downtown streets will stop the violence.

 

Nicollet Mall is a destination for many. Outdoor patios where drinks and food are served are a draw not only to people who live here, but also tourist.

 

Since February, when the sun goes down, later in the evening, mobs of teens take advantage of the darkness and attack.

 

A video captured on 6th Street and Nicollet shows how the mob of teens viciously attacks innocent people.