Background info: Memorial Day In Miami
For the past 10 years, the Art Deco District on South Beach has turned into a hip-hop street party during Memorial Day weekend, with a bulked up police presence monitoring hundreds of thousands of young revelers.
Monday’s early morning shootings, which resulted in one dead, four bystanders hit by stray bullets and three police officers injured, has renewed a call to replace the hip-hop themed festival with a less rowdy event — or do away with it altogether.
“There isn’t a residential street in South Beach not affected by tons of garbage, crime to our vehicles, excessive noise 24 hours a day, and simply a lack of respect for our community, citizens and property,” activist Herb Sosa wrote in an open letter to the Miami Beach City Commission. “Make the difficult but correct decision to put an end to Urban Weekend in Miami Beach.”
more, and video of the shooting (no gore):
Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida
Activists ask if Urban Beach Week has overstayed its welcome on Miami Beach - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com
Activists ask if Urban Beach Week has overstayed its welcome on Miami Beach - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com
Leading Gay/Hispanic leader demands end to violent black beach weekend in Miami.
Officials Want To End “Urban Beach Weekend” After Shootout Hip-Hop Wired: Keeping You Informed With The Latest on Hip-Hop Culture, Rappers, Hip Hop News, Rap and Entertainment News, Black Politics, Video Vixens, Music Reviews and Urban
YouTube - Caught On Tape: Miami Beach Shooting - Memorial Day Weekend 2011
It doesn't help the police cause that this driver (that hit a police officer earlier and was subsequently killed by the cops) was unarmed.
For the past 10 years, the Art Deco District on South Beach has turned into a hip-hop street party during Memorial Day weekend, with a bulked up police presence monitoring hundreds of thousands of young revelers.
Monday’s early morning shootings, which resulted in one dead, four bystanders hit by stray bullets and three police officers injured, has renewed a call to replace the hip-hop themed festival with a less rowdy event — or do away with it altogether.
“There isn’t a residential street in South Beach not affected by tons of garbage, crime to our vehicles, excessive noise 24 hours a day, and simply a lack of respect for our community, citizens and property,” activist Herb Sosa wrote in an open letter to the Miami Beach City Commission. “Make the difficult but correct decision to put an end to Urban Weekend in Miami Beach.”
more, and video of the shooting (no gore):
Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida
Activists ask if Urban Beach Week has overstayed its welcome on Miami Beach - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com
Activists ask if Urban Beach Week has overstayed its welcome on Miami Beach - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com
Leading Gay/Hispanic leader demands end to violent black beach weekend in Miami.
Officials Want To End “Urban Beach Weekend” After Shootout Hip-Hop Wired: Keeping You Informed With The Latest on Hip-Hop Culture, Rappers, Hip Hop News, Rap and Entertainment News, Black Politics, Video Vixens, Music Reviews and Urban
YouTube - Caught On Tape: Miami Beach Shooting - Memorial Day Weekend 2011
It doesn't help the police cause that this driver (that hit a police officer earlier and was subsequently killed by the cops) was unarmed.