Miami Beach mayor calls for Spring Break
BAN after man is shot dead on sidewalk,
partygoers jump on cars, fights break
out in the streets and shops get trashed
despite 12am curfew
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Sophie Mann
Original Article
Posted By: mc squared,
3/20/2023 11:21:20 AM
The mayor of Miami Beach wants to cancel Spring Break as footage emerged of the moment a man was shot dead on a sidewalk during another wild weekend of partying.
'We haven’t asked for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, brings too much disorder and is simply too difficult to police,' said Democratic mayor Dan Gelber.
The chaotic weekend saw two men shot dead and partygoers jumping on a car, brawling in streets and even trashing a slushie shop on the main drag despite the city instituting a curfew on Sunday night.
Footage showed the horrifying moment
Reply 1 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 3/20/2023 11:27:40 AM (No. 1429423)
The "Amish" hate it when we apply stereotypes to them, but then they go and do everything possible to live up to those stereotypes.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Roscoelewis 3/20/2023 11:28:05 AM (No. 1429424)
Black primates ruin what was once a fun time for kids.
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Interesting, the problem seems a little darker than the headline would indicate.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Quigley 3/20/2023 11:51:15 AM (No. 1429436)
FTA: “The victim immediately fell to the ground and later died after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital.”
Thanks to the foreign press for that detail, following the preceding paragraph that he was shot three times. Otherwise I would’ve had to surmise.
But yes, Miami is off my list, along with chicago, Washington (state and dc) etc.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Birddog 3/20/2023 11:53:20 AM (No. 1429440)
South beach went from a skidrow/flop house, wino infested slum to an upscale "Fashion Capitol of the world" nearly all of the spring catalog photos were shot there(back when clothing stores had catalogs)
It was wall to wall models and photogs. Because of the restored art deco/neuveau buildings, white sand, blue water, mature palms....then it transitioned to the most "Gay" place in Eastern America.
How it became Black Spring Break central...where most of the rowdy crowds are not even college students is a shame...and a crime. If I recall correctly it is because Myrtle Beach kicked them all out.
(I did the restoration plans/scope of work/contractor liaison for several of the old hotels there, back in the 80's)
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 3/20/2023 11:53:52 AM (No. 1429442)
A midnite ban?
That's when the party is just getting started!
They will all be in bed by 8AM.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 3/20/2023 11:55:55 AM (No. 1429446)
Dontavious Polk - - hmmm - - Polk - - I wonder if he's a descendant of President Polk - - James Knox Polk. I think he was a pretty good president. It's a shame that one of his relatives did this.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 3/20/2023 11:56:13 AM (No. 1429447)
Sorry to say, headline tells all about the perps. Why do they act like that?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Birddog 3/20/2023 11:57:14 AM (No. 1429448)
One of the cool things was...there was a "Camera ready Cars" place where you could rent nearly ANY car that was ever made, from classic european, american, super cars, custom hotrods, motorcycles, by the hour, half day, all day...cruise the Blvd. Have coffee or cocktails on the terrace of any number of different hotels, watch the never ending parade of "Beautiful People". It's gotten ugly.
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I learned years ago that the two weeks after Bike Week in Daytona were not good times to go to the beach in Florida....
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 3/20/2023 12:03:21 PM (No. 1429453)
Dontavious, Y U duzdat? Y aintz U att midknight basskutbal?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 3/20/2023 12:04:00 PM (No. 1429455)
And aren't you just looking forward for our taxes being raised so we can pay the tuition of these thugs? I don't know why the Republicans don't show videos over and over of 'Spring break' showing the week long drug and drunk orgies of college students and asking us why we need to pay the tuition for these people.
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Last year the big problem was these groups going into restaurants, running up sky-high bills and walking out. They’d dare the staff to stop them. I think the restaurants finally started making these people give them a credit card before ordering.
I wonder which college Dontavius and his crew hail from?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
NamVet70 3/20/2023 12:16:40 PM (No. 1429467)
I don't think that mayor has any authority to cancel spring break. The universities have been giving students an Easter break for many years and never had to ask a city mayor for permission.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Hazymac 3/20/2023 12:20:35 PM (No. 1429472)
The pictures accompanying the article make Miami Beach look like a VFW convention. Veterans of Foreign Wars? No, very few whites. Many in the multitude were carrying guns--at least seventy have been confiscated in the last three weeks--which do not mix well with alcohol.
About ten years ago some gangbangers from Tampa came over to Clearwater Beach during spring break and engaged in a gunfight. The Marriott Hotel 's north wall had chunks missing, knocked loose by bullets. Clearwater police were all over it, and made it clear that they would not tolerate any gang activity in this popular beach community. Since then, Clearwater Beach has been free of gang violence. The cops must deal resolutely with gangs, which are the source of more than half of murders in America. Perhaps we have reached the point of constructing gigantic prisons and filling them with gangbangers. In El Salvador that's exactly what's happening: violent criminals are being swept off the streets and locked away. The country is much safer for it.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Daisymay 3/20/2023 12:21:19 PM (No. 1429475)
We used to go to Myrtle Beach every Spring. I always called the place we stayed to ask if it was Black Bike Week. I was told when it was and also that a lot of the Stores closed down that week due to Heavy Theft. One has to wonder WHY someone going to Spring Break had a Gun. They should have simply spent their Spring Break in Chicago if they were looking for someone to Shoot! Leave the "College Kids" alone!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
vhs68 3/20/2023 12:23:42 PM (No. 1429477)
Well, if you watch most any video you will instantly figure out what the problem is. Too many people going to South Beach to get a tan when they already have one.......
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
faceincrowd 3/20/2023 12:27:29 PM (No. 1429482)
#1, I know right? When does a "stereotype" turn into the truth? Don't want to be called a tree dweller? Don't act like one.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
AltaD 3/20/2023 12:34:45 PM (No. 1429488)
I thought POC were boycotting red states, especially FL. They should move their annual thug-fest to southern CA.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Corndoggies 3/20/2023 12:46:10 PM (No. 1429496)
Juneteenth is the 19th of June. I only know this because it’s my sons birthday.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Roads 3/20/2023 1:34:32 PM (No. 1429539)
Democrat mayor in a democrat city, complaining about their economic engine, looked like a mostly peaceful partying vs. the mostly peaceful riots other cities have had to deal with. statically the murder rate was below the national average, so party on.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
felixcat 3/20/2023 1:49:53 PM (No. 1429555)
Spring Break at Virginia Beach, VA got ruined by the usual suspects. As for South Beach, I can remember visiting it with a friend from Ft. Lauderdale for antique shows, etc back around 1980 or so and although on the decline I wouldn't quite call it wino/flop house slum. Some excellent Cuban restaurants and of course, the Art Deco buildings.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Rinktum 3/20/2023 1:56:53 PM (No. 1429562)
It’s not racism, it’s behaviorism. I don’t care what color you are, you act like a decent human being showing respect for yourself and others, you are okay in my book. The minute you go off like a hoodlum, people don’t want you near them. It has nothing to do with race. You act like a thug, you are a thug regardless of color.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
mc squared 3/20/2023 2:01:53 PM (No. 1429565)
Thank you #20. I wouldn't want to miss it.
A happy birthday to your son.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
TXknitter 3/20/2023 3:30:04 PM (No. 1429626)
Add to your list Austin, Texas as well, #4. This stuff goes on a lot of the summer.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
DVC 3/20/2023 8:29:01 PM (No. 1429782)
Any white folks involved?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
mifla 3/21/2023 6:29:26 AM (No. 1429918)
Atlanta had the same problem during its Freaknik days.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
homefry 3/21/2023 8:35:02 AM (No. 1429961)
Myrtle Beach used to be a redneck beach, and it was fun and safe. Not now. Gone the way of Waffle Houses across the land.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Faithfully 3/21/2023 5:44:42 PM (No. 1430340)
#1 and nine moths later...
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My mother cancelled St Pat's Days at our house because the famlies McGuiniss, McCarthy, and O'Reilly always loused up the party with their hooliganism. Now I know what she meant. And it's not even Juneteef yet.( June 16th)