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Fights break out at MLK parade?

Started by Ed W, January 18, 2010, 05:24:14 PM

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Ed W

January 18, 2010, 05:24:14 PM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=439&articleid=20100118_11_0_Police476244

The Tulsa World article is sketchy.  No reasons are given for the fighting.  Could it be skinheads?  Could it be gangs?
Ed

May you live in interesting times.

SXSW

#1
January 18, 2010, 05:54:10 PM
I heard about this, anyone there see what actually happened?
 

Conan71

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January 18, 2010, 06:03:29 PM
Quote from: Ed W on January 18, 2010, 05:24:14 PM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=439&articleid=20100118_11_0_Police476244

The Tulsa World article is sketchy.  No reasons are given for the fighting.  Could it be skinheads?  Could it be gangs?


Mis-placed testosterone or domestic terrorists.
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TheArtist

#3
January 18, 2010, 06:27:06 PM
Channel 6 reported on some (but not all) and said they were gang related.
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MH2010

#4
January 18, 2010, 07:22:00 PM
It was all gang related.  A bunch if rival gangs talking trash and fighting.  They had to call for police cars from all areas of town to break up the fights. At one point there were 42 active calls holding and no one to go to them.  

Such a sad event on a day to celebrate a great man.

RecycleMichael

#5
January 18, 2010, 09:43:46 PM
Thanks for the update MH2010.

It is sad indeed. Martin Luther King, Jr. was such an inspiration for non-violent action. To fight at an event honoring such a great inspirational leader is just so wrong.
Power is nothing till you use it.

guido911

#6
January 18, 2010, 09:56:59 PM
Makes ya proud to be a Tulsan. /sarc on steroids
Someone get Hoss a pacifier.

buckeye

#7
January 19, 2010, 11:15:00 AM
Gang fights at an MLK parade?  Irony of the most depressing kind.

patric

#8
January 19, 2010, 11:59:38 PM
Quote from: buckeye on January 19, 2010, 11:15:00 AM
Gang fights at an MLK parade?  Irony of the most depressing kind.

"Bain says the fights were instigated by gang members but none who were detained were associated with gangs."
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fights-Break-Out-At-MLK-Day-Parade/oiM0wJj9DkmRnNPFM5e38w.cspx

Weird, huh?

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godboko71

#9
January 20, 2010, 04:46:11 AM
Also weird how most of the footage I saw was of teenage females fighting and seemed like most of those detained (on video anyway) where female (2 to 1 from the looks of it.)

Not that females aren't in gangs, just seems odd that mainly female gang members fought.

Shrugs sad people where fighting and sad said fighting is being used as a political tool to put pressure on the mayor. 
Thank you,
Robert Town

gooberak

#10
January 23, 2010, 01:49:45 AM
ridiculous. so much for mlk and all he taught.
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