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Flash Mob Gang Warfare

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bloods-and-chips dept.

TexasDex writes "You've all heard of flash mobs and Flash Mob Computing. Now here's a new twist on the flash mob phenomenon: Almost 3 dozen people were arrested for a March 3 street fight. 'What makes this case unusual is how the clash was arranged: via a profanity-laced Internet chat room.' Apparently two Dallas gangs, after trading insults in a chat room, traded their keyboards for fists and baseball bats and arranged a time to meet and duke it out in real life. The gang members were later identified and arrested with the aid of a digital video tape of the brawl. According to one officer, 'Some of them actually signed in with their true names, so that helped us identify people.'"

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  1. finally by tabby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ok once and for all.
    All the emacs & vi people behind the mall at 8.
    There can be only one!!!

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    I've experiments to run, there is research to be done on the people who are still alive.
  2. My bet on what started all of this... by antic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Vi vs Emacs

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    'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'