After Massive Teen Takeovers July 4th, Mayor Considering Curfew

What about for all those who were 18-mid 20s?

Raleigh to consider teen curfew after Glenwood South, Brier Creek violence on July 4

Fights and shootings within several heavily-trafficked areas of Raleigh on the night of July Fourth brought lots of unwanted fireworks, causing leaders to brainstorm solutions.

The holiday celebrations that went awry prompted Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell to tell WRAL News she’s considering enacting a curfew for those 17 and under.

Cowell, Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David and police chief Rico Boyce will speak publicly on the matter in a press conference on Tuesday. A city council meeting is planned for Tuesday afternoon, when leaders could share specifics about what a curfew would look like.

According to police, more than 5,000 teens showed up at the Glenwood South district and began fighting in the street. Court records show dozens of criminal charges related to several fist fights in the street and others resisting arrest. Businesses on social media described the scene as “chaotic.”

Several thousand more teens came to a star-spangled block party at Brier Creek Commons. A fight occurred at that location, and two bystanders were injured when shots were fired.

Court documents showed that at least 27 people between 18 to 24 years old are facing 47 charges stemming from that situation in Glenwood South. Charges range from simple affray to assaulting a police officer. It’s unknown exactly how many were arrested.

And there were a whole bunch of shootings, turning parts of Raleigh into Chicago

Clips surfaced across social media of fighting, officers trying to take some into custody, shouting and general disorder. Records showed that a police officer’s arm was cut and bleeding as they tried to break up a fight at Glenwood South, and another officer was hit in the chest after taking a drink from a person carrying an open container illegally.

Yeah, but, none of the Raleigh news outlets are showing the clips. I wonder why? Anyway, here’s where it gets interesting (rest below the fold)

Businesses in the Glenwood area had to close early. Some business-run social media accounts expressed frustration at the situation.

“Gun violence and reckless behavior have no place in our nightlife scene,” Milk Bar wrote on Instagram. “We can do better, Raleigh.”

Carey and Leila Kidd, owners of The Dirty Vegan, closed their doors early on Saturday.

“It was just really, it was unlike anything I’ve ever really seen down there,” Leila said. “My staff doesn’t feel comfortable being there. If we don’t feel comfortable being there, how can we expect patrons, staff or anyone? I just don’t see how businesses, including ourselves, can sustain much longer if something doesn’t change.”

“We love Glenwood Avenue,” said Carey Kidd. “We love Raleigh. We’ve grown up with Raleigh, so to see that Raleigh shifted into this type of environment is heartbreaking.”

These are the same people who vote for very leftist policies. For all the soft on crime policies. Raleigh very much votes majority Democrat. But, now, they’re upset that their own policies have come back to bite them in the ass.

(ABC11) Community leaders are calling for more accountability and resources for teenagers following a weekend incident that police say involved thousands of teens gathering at two different locations in Raleigh.

So, more slush money? If the cops started detaining the “teens” and they were given community service these same leaders would freak out. Seriously, what help have they provided? What tough love have they offered?

(Raleigh N&O) Glenwood South has long suffered from a Jekyll and Hyde personality: restaurants with casual outdoor patios during the day, sports bars and dance clubs in the early evening hours morphing into drunken violence after midnight.

But those blocks on the edge of downtown Raleigh hosted thousands for the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup victory without much incident, and business owners there do not want Saturday’s teen violence to feed Glenwood’s image as a “big scary place.”

“I don’t think I heard a single thing happening inside,” Olson told The N&O. “I sat on the street from 1 to 3 a.m. There had to be kids there who were 13 to 14 fighting in the streets. Kids looking for fights.”

Thousands and thousands of Canes fans, no problem. A bunch of “teens”? Mayhem. Where are the parents?

The nearby Milk Bar echoed this point in an Instagram post:

“While we had zero safety incidents inside Milk Bar, we made the proactive decision alongside other businesses to close our doors, to protect our patrons and staff from the surrounding unrest. To the people that worked their holiday weekend to serve this community all around us, deserve to go home safely. Gun violence and reckless behavior have no place in our nightlife scene. WE CAN DO BETTER RALEIGH!”

What’s this “we”? I didn’t participate. I didn’t vote for this. And you know that crackdowns will cause these same liberals to hyperventilate.

“This is where things have kind of escalated,” said Kidd, who owns the Dirty V vegan restaurant. “It’s never been this bad. This kind of shows where society is going. The lack of respect is what’s happening. There’s no structure anymore.”

This is where some society is going, as Democrat policies feed it.