Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement.
“The reckless behavior displayed by some attendees during this weekend’s car show in downtown Jackson was egregious, dangerous, and completely unacceptable. The decision by certain individuals to perform donuts in the middle of the street, in close proximity to spectators, other motorists, and adjacent businesses, placed lives at risk.
As Mayor, my first responsibility is to protect the people of Jackson and safeguard our neighborhoods, business districts, and public spaces. While we welcome events that showcase our city, we will not tolerate conduct that endangers others.
Effective immediately, the City of Jackson is undertaking a thorough review of the car show to gain a clearer understanding of what occurred, to work closely with law enforcement and event organizers, and to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place moving forward.
We are grateful that no one was seriously injured, and we are taking the necessary steps to prevent this type of reckless activity from happening again.”
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No mention of arresting them for their "activities". They'll laugh at the proposed solution without accountability. Trust me.
This is a lukewarm response that will amount to nothing but pissing both sides off. Just arrest them or else they are going to get mad at the statement saying “we wuz just having fun!”
Horhn should focus on his primary responsibility of protecting the people and not running off to a liberal kumbaya session.
Mayor, whom ever you consulted with regarding the CarShow did not look at or paint the whole picture. Im sure they thought it’s was just a CarShow. Not a Clown Show!
Next time go to the annual CarShow in Orange Beach Alabama and get a real picture what a CarShow should be!
As Snoop Dog says we can be our worst sometimes!
Mayor, make that fool that did those donuts pay to get those tire marks out of the streets.
That oughta show 'em! If not, put it in all caps - they may move out of state in fear.
No cops anywhere?
Great. Another study.
2nd verse, same as the first. Definition of insanity is.....
Helpful hint. Take the videos as Exhibits A thru Z and put the hoodlums under the jail. Make an example out of them. That'd be a different approach, eh?
How can the mayor expect the police will do something when the citizens don't report street takeovers and car shows?
I'm not sure why the mayor skipped asking the public for input on this issue.
Hopefully it's not too late for the Police Chief to have some multijurisdictional public/private consensus building input sessions to spark public involvement and ownership in the traffic law enforcement decision making process improvement planning and implementation processes.
"And the Dr. Chief and I will not tolerate club shootings (after 2 a.m.), titty-pulling fights, the slinging of chairs and weaves in restaurants and sleeping on the job at city hall. If you roll into Jackson to cause a breach of our peace, we will dispatch you back to the burbs. Let this be a warning, please."
Investigation? The participants arrived and saw that nobody was in charge so they simply did what they wanted to do. That's what happened.....Nobody in charge.
I guess the reckless drivers will get the counseling they needed for years paid for by the city. Mayor and Police Chief do you know what made them so reckless? I know, I know they didn’t have a daddy in their lives!
Sounds like the Biden comment "Don't" not much to back it up
Didn't the video show Capitol Police blocking off the street?
5:06am You win!
I'm sorry but law enforcement was there and did NOTHING! This city is a lost cause until we can replace enough of the ferals with civilized humans. That is the only solution. And good for Horhn but I guess he just kissed reelection goodbye. His voters hate any movement towards law and order.
Remain calm! All is well!
This whole debacle is a great example of the Broken Windows Theory. If you tolerate something like doing burnouts on a major street through town, you invite these ferals to do much more. The only response is to drop the hammer, not make some half-hearted statement.
It was a great event. Go kick rocks John Horne.
They need to make this part of the advertising package for tourism because it perfectly captures the ghetto that is Jackson. And did DJP have any involvement?
It was a great event for ferals, you idiot.
I think that was Capitol PD busting it up. No donuts done with them present in video.
They shouldn't pave the streets. Can't do that kind of donut with potholes everywhere. That would stop it for sure.
May I please have some dressing for this word-salad condemnation?
You can make arrests all you want, but if you don’t have judges who will convict and punish the criminals, then you will continue to have “lives at risk.”
It's truly sad how far we've fallen as a society. I'll be called racist for saying this, but look at photos and video footage of Capitol Street in the 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's. People were walking around in nice clothing- shopping, eating, socializing. The streets were clean, businesses were booming. Heck, look at Farish Street during that time. Same thing. Fast forward to today. People smoking dope on corners, rap music blaring, guns blazing, and ghetto sleds burning out and revving their engines. It's wild to think how classless some of society has become in the last 70 years.
Everyone knew their place an u did what the City Marshall said!
He was elected. By the voters of Jackson
until 1970.
Even if a lot of the citizens couldn't vote in those days..
Bla bla bla
If someone had been injured, the city would have been sued. This is completely insane. Jackson is just lost.
I just returned home from an overnight trip to Clarksdale. The crime and poverty there are stunning. I will never criticize Jackson again.
My advice for people passing through Jackson: Go around.
That statement should prevent future events, lol!
No mention of the NOISE...
No mention of the DISRUPTION...
In a city filled with gigantic, VACANT parking lots, and EMPTY streets where nobody goes, anymore, what possible excuse did anyone have, for blocking off a main thoroughfare - one of the last streets in Jackson to have any relevance to anything?
If you watch the video, you will see a police car with blues on sitting right there at the intersection where the donuter did his thang. It was no doubt one of his young relatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66KQlq5wVvo
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