Updated; Teen Curfew; A Map of all 11 Addresses of Those Arrested Last Saturday Night, and Some Misinformation from the City of Greensboro, City Council and our Local Media

"Police spokeswoman Susan Danielsen initially said she did not know why the teens were downtown and that none of the downtown clubs had scheduled events for those younger than 18.

However, at least some of young people who had gathered downtown Saturday night were attending a city-sponsored movie that was patrolled by police.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” was shown at Festival Park for ages 13 to 18, hosted by the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department. The movie was scheduled to end at 11 p.m.

About the same time, teens were gathering at Center City Park and along Elm Street, the area where the fights broke out. The parks are across from each other on Davie Street.

Danielsen said Wednesday that the movie had “absolutely no correlation” to the fights that broke out Saturday and the subsequent arrests."

http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_039198b2-e3e4-11e2-b714-0019bb30f31a.html

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''Large groups, primarily of teenagers, began gathering about 9 p.m. Saturday. Many were at Center City Park at 200 N. Elm St. When the park closed at 11 p.m., the teens remained in downtown, but in smaller groups, primarily on Elm Street.

About 300 to 400 people were downtown between 11:15 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday. Police responded to five fights.

"City and community leaders said they want to tackle the underlying problems that led to recent teen violence in the center city"

"We’ve got teens firing guns downtown.” - Zack Matheny

"Many said some of the teen conflict is territorial — teens from different parts of town gathering together in places like downtown and bringing grudges with them that they work out violently."

"Later Wednesday, about two dozen people came to a community meeting arranged by the city.

Citizens who came to the meeting, mostly black leaders from local churches and community outreach groups, said they believe teen violence like the incident over the weekend is complicated."

http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_9da3bd8e-e3e6-11e2-bbc0-0019bb30f31a.html

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On Greensboro's Saturday night self inflicted "riot"; The communities' teens were invited downtown

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/07/on-greensboros-saturday-night-self.html
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"A massive fight in downtown Greensboro Saturday night has some city leaders taking a hard look at bringing back the teen curfew.

Nearly 400 people were involved in the several fights that happened along Elm Street."

http://www.sott.net/article/263516-Curfew-considered-after-400-teens-street-brawl-in-Greensboro

 

Roch101; Local media cranks up the Fourth of July hysteria machine

Billy Jones; Summer Night Lights: What Robbie Perkins And DGI Would Prefer You Don't Know About Saturday Night's Downtown Riot

"The night of July 4th, 1,000 teenagers jammed into Greensboro's Center City Park...

Wasn't it 400?

...a curfew solution is not supported by everyone including the mayor [who voted for the curfew], citing that the night of July 4th wouldn't have been prevented with an 11pm curfew anyway.

Greensboro Mayor, Robbie Perkins [who voted for the curfew] told News 2, "All this happened about 10..."

Mayor Perkins said he supports the police decision, especially considering the ratio of 1,000 teens to less than 20 officers."

http://www.digtriad.com/rss/article/235418/57/Mixed-Support-For-Teenage-Curfew-In-Downtown-Greensboro?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3837