A disturbance after a rap concert. What a surprise! Bill Dooley Kenny
-----Original Message----- From: Terrell Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:03 PM To: Minneapolis Issues List Subject: [Mpls] Theatre riot On the day that MCDA announces the upcoming opening of the Pantages Theatre, we read in the paper that a small riot broke out inside the neighboring Orpheum Theatre. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3368474.html Apparently at least part of the problem was that the musical group performing at the Orpheum did not begin its performance as scheduled which, I guess, is not that much different from many MCDA projects. This time I told there were a dozen cops working to break up the melee in the theatre. I'm unclear if this was before, during or after the performance. Anyway the activity moved out into the streets, shots were fired and one person went to HCMC with stab wounds. This follows by a few days the stabbing murder of a Loring Park neighborhood resident at the edge of Loring Park. Generally murders are rare downtown, this hasn't been a good year. But why is MCDA allowing theatre concert goers to become agitated by late appearing acts which only excite riotous behavior? Is that the way we create a safe downtown? Agitate the customers? Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
