For the past few years on Memorial Day weekend, thousands of people from all over the country flock to South Beach for what is known as Urban Beach Week. Every year, local officials reluctantly roll out the welcome mat, despite many business owners complaining to the chamber of commerce about the negative effect it has on their businesses. But the events of this past weekend may have given local officials an excuse not to roll that welcome mat out again. This past weekend, city officials reported there were at least two dozen fights (most involving women)and a total of 4 different shootings, including this one that was caught on tape:
From what has been reported about the above incident, someone is the car was involved in a shooting a few blocks away. When the police attempted to pull them over, they became involved in a shootout with the police.......although some people in Miami say the people in the vehicle were unarmed. Whether that's true or not, local officials are ready to put an end to Urban Beach Week and I'm ready to see it done also. It's such an embarrasment to turn on the news and see these kids "MY PEOPLE" proving to the world that they DO NOT know how to behave when gathered in a large setting.
I will give Commissioner Jerry Libben credit for pointing out that he doesn't have ANY disturbances during "Jazz In The Garden" weekend. He even suggested replacing Urban Beach Week with a Jazz and Blues festival. Not sure if he was serious or just trying to protect himself from claims of racism that is starting to come from some "black leaders" in Miami.(SMH)
Besides, that still may not deter people from converging on South Beach that weekend. The only thing that will stop them from converging on South Beach Memorial Day weekend is to move the Gay Pride weekend to that weekend. Because you know nothing scares a group of black people, like a group of Gay people! (Sad but True)
Nevertheless, let's hope this is the last time we'll see something like this happen all over the news.
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