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Wonder Why

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12. The facts belie you

Reply to Marcus IM (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 18, 2024, 08:22 PM

Mar 2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/miami-beach-officials-spring-break-rules-warning-rcna141650

Read the above NBC article posted on MARCH 4th, NOT two days before but two weeks before. It even references curfews and a February announcement of strict enforcement which indicated they did NOT WANT spring breakers.

I'm sure that a lot of bars were anticipating getting the spring breakers liquored up at high prices. How many of them were the bars selling booze and the businesses renting vehicles to the drunks?

And if they had no restrictions, would they have had any fewer police needed considering there were 2X arrests last year and two shootings?

Sorry. I disagree with you. and the jackboot comment was not justified by showing that the police acted improperly without provocation considering only half as many were arrested. I am no police supporter but neither do I blame all police because of the bad apples.

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Hundreds rounded up and arrested. Emergency curfew mandated. Heavy armed police presence. Cuba? No. Miami. [View all] Marcus IM Mar 2024 OP

Biden's or Desantis' thugs? pdxflyboy Mar 2024 #1

Well, since all LatAm police actions are "Castro's thugs" or "Maduro's thugs" or whoever the leader is in US media Marcus IM Mar 2024 #2

Sounds like a good thing to me. Wonder Why Mar 2024 #3

Business hurt. People laid off. Lost wages/revenue. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #5

The facts belie you Wonder Why Mar 2024 #12

Actually, they don't. It's nowhere in your link. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #13

"Miami Beach officials said the city would implement curfews, bag checks, restricted beach access, DUI checkpoints and Wonder Why Mar 2024 #15

OK. They did say they would as a potential tool in the arsenal. But didn't announce it until just before the weekend. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Wonder Why Mar 2024 #14

The War on Spring Breakers! OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #4

I don't espouse a libertarian approach. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #7

Don't get me wrong. Many Florida beach communities have spent money attracting Spring Breakers. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #11

Let The Entitled Rich Brats Deep State Witch Mar 2024 #8

Is that the inner Democrat in you speaking? Marcus IM Mar 2024 #9

No Deep State Witch Mar 2024 #20

Arrive on vacation, leave on probation..... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #6

Arrive on vacation, leave on probation - Sounds like the new Floriduh tourism campaign slogan. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #10

isn't the purported intent of spring break - to get completely S-faced stopdiggin Mar 2024 #17

Yeah, but the late events moved to Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood. No problems. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #18

I'm somewhat doubtful that other venues actual entertain spring break with 'no problems' stopdiggin Mar 2024 #19

The images are still vivid 21 yrs. later of how Florida and Miami, under Jeb Bush and Crazy Joe Carollo used the police Judi Lynn Mar 2024 #21