Left unchecked, street takeovers only grow more violent, which shouldn’t surprise anyone, yet many governments have handled these illegal events too gently. A fatal mass shooting at one in Memphis, in which 16 were shot and two killed, drives the point home.
The bloodshed underscores how dangerous tolerating these gatherings has become. The tragedy is a grim call for authorities to treat takeovers as the serious public safety threat they are rather than a minor nuisance.
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