Did Muslim "Flash Mob" Cause Rye Playland Headscarf Melee?
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Last week, Rye's Playland amusement park turned into Altamontbemusement park when police wielded batons and arrested 15 following an altercation between a park employee and a Muslim woman who was turned away from a ride because of her headscarf. Now, Westchester's Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth says that the situation escalated because of "a phenomenon that law enforcement has experienced across the country called flash mobs, where groups tend to gather rapidly because of texting." Uh, we don't recall seeing any skulls crushed at Darren Criss's flash mobs.
While there have been violent flash mobs involving several thousand people, authorities told the Daily News that the crowd swelled from "25 to 100 in five or six minutes" after a woman was denied entry at a ride due to Playland's headgear restrictions. Authorities from nine different law enforcement agencies showed up in response to the incident. Longworth tells LoHud, "I have viewed extensive video related to the whole thing. I've seen nothing inappropriate. I think our troops did a very professional job that day."
The head of the Muslim American Society of New York, who organized the event which 3,000 Muslims attended in celebration of the end of Ramadan, said of the police's response, "I think it's a little beyond what anyone would have wanted to happen." Those who wanted refunds got them, and several attorneys have contacted Westchester County warning them of potential lawsuits. Why would they sue? They just experienced Playland's new interactive ride, The Krazy Koncussion.
You call that a flash mob? If a fight breaks out in a public park, then yes a crowd will gather. Word got around amongst the 3000 people that something was up. Not some nefarious plot.
Rye Playland has rules posed all over the park about wearing headgear. They even breakdown which rides headgear is allowed to be worn on. Anyone who takes a second to look at the basic rules can see it. The people who caused this brawl were obviously being defiant and obnoxious. The police response to a crowd of angry people fighting seemed over the top, but no one knows how that call came in.
JeRsEy JiM
"I think our troops did a very professional job that day."
Calling cops "troops"? Gee that will not alienate a community even more.
I have no problem with them wearing the headscarves on the coaster. If they want to risk having their heads torn off, they can sign a waiver.
But only if the the coaster is renamed " I hope your anti-American head gets ripped off your terrorsist ass, just the way your stoneage compatriots did to Nick Berg Fun Ride." Has a bit of a ring, does it not?
Hell, not only would I let 'em wear the headscarves, I'd encourage them to stand up during the ride.
Nice try, but American Muslims loudly condemned Nick Berg's murder. Do you assume all Christians supported Ahmed Sharif (the cab driver) being stabbed after he said yes to if he was a Muslim?
Guest
The point is that it can hurt someone else, too. One's religion or your dopey liberal views shouldn't play a factor in what makes it or doesn't make it on a rollercoaster. Playland, in the last few years, has suffered a lot financially, due to absolute moron breaking the rules on the rides. Your religion shouldn't be butting in on other people's lives. Then again, they are Muslim.
Sam Raker
While your thesis was strong, your use of capital letters only at the start of sentences and "I", as well as your somewhat oblique reference to an event that hasn't been covered in the media in years, distracts from the overall quality of your trolling. B-
Hey, then congratulations, you've got some serious problems with race! Judging people on the basis of their ethnic background & wishing for their death makes you a prime example of how ignorance can turn you into a scum bag. F-!
boomshanka
"Authorities from nine different law enforcement agencies showed up in response to the incident."
Sounds like a flash mob to me.
MattyGC
Of course you shouldn't wear that on a roller coaster. Does she want her head ripped off? I bet this results in frivolous lawsuits aplenty.
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