Flashmob Goes Bad at UTC Library

5 Arrested After Students Text Message To Meet For “Party”
Upon arrival, police found a crowd of about 1,000 students congregating outside the library. The crowd began storming the library doors, chanting “Let us in!” “Take the library” and other statements as they attempted to enter the library. UTC Police told the crowd to disperse. Instead members of the crowd began to climb up on the library and jump into the crowd. Some threw items at the police officers on site.

April 24, 2009 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. effinglibrarian says:
    April 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    I’m confused…
    they met through texting, but once there, “chanted”???
    why couldn’t they continue to text each other once they met? that would have been so awesome:

    1,000 students met and very quietly texted each other, “Take the library.” “OMG.” “Do it.”

    Afterword, the librarian on duty said, “They were so quiet, we had no idea they would turn violent and try to storm in. It was literally a quiet storm. And I should know because I’m a librarian.”

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  2. Bibliofuture says:
    May 1, 2009 at 3:55 am

    UTC Flash Rave with Pepper Spray

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