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11/23/09
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They arrested his VP....the guy who actually planned the event. Not Bieber himself.
Was it still wrong? Yes. But take time to RTFA and it might make a little more sense.
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"Was it still wrong? Yes."
Everybody shit their pants in the comments because they thought Bieber himself was arrested when he is just the performer. The VP didn't cooperate with police, but he did cancel the show. Johnny Law didn't think that was enough, so they put him in cuffs on the aforementioned charges. That was out of line, which is what I stated in my first comment.
11/24/09
#tips
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@Shevonne A Polastre: No, this is...
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@Michael Tran: My bad. How about this?
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(not because of you guys reporting this, but because of the situation itself)
11/23/09
I'm honestly scratching my head.
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Not to mention all that glitter. Once it gets on you, it never comes off.
11/23/09
"When he didn't comply, they arrested Bieber's label VP, James A. Roppo:"
Just a friendly clarification.
11/23/09
[news.ninemsn.com.au]
11/23/09
@Clancycoop: Ah, that adds a smidge more sensability to the story. A smidge. Thanks man.
#tips
11/23/09
Boy: Ummm, no?
Police: Arrest them!
11/23/09
11/23/09
Had it been the NYPD, the riot cops would have broken heads left and right.
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As for the Justin B. 'tween fanaticals, they got away this time. Let's to hope that somebody hacks the Boeing space lasers and syncs it with JB's tweets.
#naturalselection
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@valkilmerisawful:
@Pressure:
Someone had to.
11/23/09
11/23/09
The police asked him to help disperse the crowd because they felt it was dangerous, and he failed to do so. By placing him under arrest, they could then remove him themselves and make the safety issue go away.
Pretty much, they gave him the option of helping or declining to help. In this case, his presence was the root cause of the problem.
Typically you need city permits to hold such events, and those permits require safety conditions be met. It sounds like they were not.
11/23/09
11/23/09
By breaking it up before there was a riot they saved a lot of people from potential injuries and death, as well as protected shop owners and the mall itself from damage and loss.
11/23/09
it's like you posting a comment and we all get angry at you, so they cancel your internet and arrest you because people were using foul language in the reply field...you were the root cause, and there was nothing they could do to stop the 3000 people replying,....kinda a weak argument.
but, if the argument does hold up, we should organize giant stampedes, maybe against Palin, the FED chairman, paris hilton, and they would get arrested
11/23/09
11/23/09
I, nor Justin, have any control over what people do around me. They are their own person, and thus, they should receive the consequences of acting out in public, not me.
Teen girls are completely at fault here, and it isn't Justin's fault that they like him.
11/23/09
Now, would you call this a safe environment?
After they arrested the label guy, he complied and sent out the tweet.
11/23/09
Including necessary crowd control, planning with police, arrangement of adequate safety services, and looking at that video. Had there been a fire, stampede, or riot. A lot of people would have been hurt if not killed.
11/23/09
11/23/09
In many states if you refuse to sign that you have received your copy of the speeding ticket (even though it is not an admission of guilt) they take you directly to jail.
If you refuse to take a breathalyzer test they revoke your license on the spot, and you go directly to jail.
How is this situation any different other than the police had already sent 5 people to the hospital for minor injuries and the event hadn't started yet? Oh right, it's extortion. Because, they want you to do something for the safety of the people who came here to see you.
11/23/09
11/23/09
The mall get's on the megaphone and says he's not coming and you all yell boo and just continue to stand around? They called it off because you're all being insane, don't you get it? Sure, maybe the label and the mall didn't realize just how many girls would show up but still, if the guy is as popular as this crowd would seem to indicate, they probably could have roped off some areas, formed a line, etc., etc. Once a mob gets going, it doesn't matter if it's teenage girls or any other group, things can get ugly quick. When uncivilized people get in a group, they all turn real dumb, real fast and all of a sudden rules don't matter anymore. It sickens me to see crap like this.
11/23/09
Better planning on the Mall, his management, and the promoting store's behalf...
Agree or not, it wasn't like they were trying to harass people. They were trying to prevent a tragedy.
11/23/09
Lest anyone think I am ACLU-type, please be assured that I am not - in fact I have a Grumpy Right-Wing White Male card in my wallet. This sh*t is important, and should transcend political parties - nobody wants to be called in front of the House Committee on un[American][Obamalike] activities and forced to publicly renounce their views on pain of incarceration.
11/23/09
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11/23/09
Ask the Rolling Stones what happens when you fail to adequately provide appropriate security and crowd control when throwing a free concert...
11/23/09
As for 'accepting risks' clause on tickets. The courts have already ruled that this is "within reason" and that it does not preclude the performer from liability. In this case, 5 people were injured. How many more needed to be until his management changed their minds?
11/23/09
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11/23/09
This is one of the more insane stories I have ever read.
I know when I'm engaging in angry mob activities, I typically rely on updates from my social networks.
Like just the other day, me and some fellow activists were actively smashing the state when I received a tweet: "OMG! wrong Starbucks teh manager @ that 1 is kewl he alwaz hooks me ^, it's the 1 across the street lol #revolution #NewMoon"
So, we stopped with the bricks, headed to the crosswalk, and stuck it to the man!
11/23/09
@Voyou_Charmant: "If the police can't rely on teenage pop-stars to do police work such as --- managing a crowed of teenagers (probably mostly girls?), who can they rely on?"
TOO EASY!!!
11/23/09
#tips
11/23/09
Also, I'm betting the police could have handled the crowd, but I think they probably were reluctant to use tear gas or the like on a bunch of teenage girls.
11/24/09
Seriously, the police are trained to handle adults rioting, but not loitering teenagers? Think about what you are saying.
#tips
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