Post by SPLASH on Aug 20, 2011 11:49:35 GMT -5
Lastnight a buddy of mine offered to buy me a few beers if I went downtown with him for Back to the Bricks. We went last year and had a good time, but this year I've been hearing on the police scanner and from others who have been there about shootings and muggings. Well, we went anyway. Got there kind of late since a couple of nights ago the police decided to start the process of getting everyone out at 8:30. Saw some really nice cars as they were exxiting Saginaw street, but then the games began. First we were standing there and an older couple said where they had just came from a man was wrestled down to the ground by regular people when he pulled out a gun until police got there and arrested him.
We decided to go into a bar to use the restroom and have a beer, then left. We were heading back down Saginaw street to third street where we parked and all of a sudden 300 people I'd guess came runniing down the sidewalk towards us. My buddy looks at me and say "GO!" and we ran down a side street with all of them following. Reminded me of the videos of the world trade center attacks, but less people. They were yelling that they were shooting down the street. We didn't hear the shots because there were huge speakers where we were.
Now we are packed into this side street and we are close to being the only white guys there. Didn't want to stay there so we go back on Saginaw street and there were tons of cops running towards where everyone came from. State, County, Flint, Flint Township, Grand Blanc Township and even Fenton which is a ways away. Some in full riot gear, others in plain clothes just bulletproof vests on. Saw some rifles and shotguns with them too. We are just trying to get to my buddy's truck and get the hell out of town when we meet the police tape blocking our way and a cop tells us it's a crime scene and told us we'd have to walk a different route. We go down this dark side street when a guy in his own way asks if I want any cocaine. I was wearing a Flint police t-shirt lol. (I bought it years ago when they were trying to raise money to save their mounted unit) I just pointed to the shirt and the guy was freaked and ran. We made it to the truck and on our way out of downtown saw the big area where they had it taped off. People coming from that way said a man was down on the sidewalk shot.
Shootings happen almost every night in Flint, but how stupid are the people who live there to do this on the weekend that Flint makes all of their money. Before this happened there was no police presence. We talked about when we noticed tons of people walking the streets with 24 ounce cans of beer in paper bags. Last year people drinking were busted constantly, this year- thousands of people drinking on the street. We finally found where they were getting the beers, one of the bars was selling them. We asked the ladies selling them if it was legal this year for us to drink on the street and they said no, but the cops aren't doing anything about it and that they were selling thousands everyday.
So, my suggestion is that if you go to Back to the Bricks, get out of there before dark. I will be listening to the police scanner for sure tonight.
We decided to go into a bar to use the restroom and have a beer, then left. We were heading back down Saginaw street to third street where we parked and all of a sudden 300 people I'd guess came runniing down the sidewalk towards us. My buddy looks at me and say "GO!" and we ran down a side street with all of them following. Reminded me of the videos of the world trade center attacks, but less people. They were yelling that they were shooting down the street. We didn't hear the shots because there were huge speakers where we were.
Now we are packed into this side street and we are close to being the only white guys there. Didn't want to stay there so we go back on Saginaw street and there were tons of cops running towards where everyone came from. State, County, Flint, Flint Township, Grand Blanc Township and even Fenton which is a ways away. Some in full riot gear, others in plain clothes just bulletproof vests on. Saw some rifles and shotguns with them too. We are just trying to get to my buddy's truck and get the hell out of town when we meet the police tape blocking our way and a cop tells us it's a crime scene and told us we'd have to walk a different route. We go down this dark side street when a guy in his own way asks if I want any cocaine. I was wearing a Flint police t-shirt lol. (I bought it years ago when they were trying to raise money to save their mounted unit) I just pointed to the shirt and the guy was freaked and ran. We made it to the truck and on our way out of downtown saw the big area where they had it taped off. People coming from that way said a man was down on the sidewalk shot.
Shootings happen almost every night in Flint, but how stupid are the people who live there to do this on the weekend that Flint makes all of their money. Before this happened there was no police presence. We talked about when we noticed tons of people walking the streets with 24 ounce cans of beer in paper bags. Last year people drinking were busted constantly, this year- thousands of people drinking on the street. We finally found where they were getting the beers, one of the bars was selling them. We asked the ladies selling them if it was legal this year for us to drink on the street and they said no, but the cops aren't doing anything about it and that they were selling thousands everyday.
So, my suggestion is that if you go to Back to the Bricks, get out of there before dark. I will be listening to the police scanner for sure tonight.