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Last Night at USC's 'Riot' -- 2 Videos*
LAPD: "You have three minutes to disperse."
See the story from earlier today: 9 USC Students Partied Too Hard Last Night
From the blog, SketchyTown:
It all started--as most things at the University of Southern California tend to generate from--on Facebook. Advertised by its creator, Mr. Al Ligator--a self-proclaimed party planner--as "the most epic party you have ever seen" with a projected "very large turnout," the event drew RSVPs from over 1,800 USC students. Soon into the night, the 30th Street Block Party of '08 (as we assume it will be called for the rest of eternity) was swarming with a regular stream of nearly 1,000 partygoers. [...]
Local news outlets ABC 7 and NBC 4 have incorrectly reported on the story, citing that the party was held on 'The Row' (28th Street) and was affiliated with a fraternity at the university. Perhaps these 'journalists' should do some more research into their articles before jumping to misinformed conclusions which could potentially harm the reputation of USC's Greek community. [SketchyTown]
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Young Man: "Do ya know me? Do ya know me? No, do you know me? I will fucking beat the shit out of..."
Right at the end, this video gets interesting when the cops enter the property and the kids almost get into a fight themselves.
A Facebook group has been created by the party's host, Alligator Entertainment (who claims to throw "the sickest parties") for those who were there at the party.
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