
Black leaders say Miami Beach overreacting with curfew
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Black leaders and activists are criticizing Miami Beach officials and police over the city's response to large crowds of college students who have converged on the area for spring break, accusing authorities of aggressively breaking up large crowds of mostly African Americans.
"I believe the city’s reaction is unfair," Daniella Pierre, the Miami-Dade NAACP chapter president, told WTVJ, the NBC-owned station in Miami, "They only do it when it’s these type of events, spring break and urban beach weekend, when you have any other activities on Miami Beach, you don’t get pepper bullets shot at you." According to City Manager Raul Aguila, between Feb. 3 and Sunday there have been more than 1,000 arrests in the city and more than 80 firearms seized. Videos online show brawling in the street and people standing on top of vehicles.More Related News