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The Wikipedia article on flash mobs is far from perfect, but it does provide a definition, and it does admit that they have been used to facilitate criminal activity. However, criminal flash mobs have appeared in other American cities at other times.
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment and/or satire. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.
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Legal incidents
United States
In the United States, in 2009 and 2010, the city of Philadelphia experienced a wave of flash mobs that either started with the intent or led to the destruction of private property, rioting, violence, and personal injury. As a result, police used pepper spray to disperse crowds and arrests were made. Law makers and lobbyists in the city are pursuing enacting bylaws to counter flash mobs by extending curfew hours, limiting the hours of bus passes, and holding parents more accountable for the actions of their children. Bill Wasik (the creator of the first flash mob) has expressed "surprise by the new focus of some of the gatherings" and called it "terrible that these Philly mobs have turned violent".
Full article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob)
The Wikipedia article on flash mobs is far from perfect, but it does provide a definition, and it does admit that they have been used to facilitate criminal activity. However, criminal flash mobs have appeared in other American cities at other times.
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment and/or satire. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.
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Legal incidents
United States
In the United States, in 2009 and 2010, the city of Philadelphia experienced a wave of flash mobs that either started with the intent or led to the destruction of private property, rioting, violence, and personal injury. As a result, police used pepper spray to disperse crowds and arrests were made. Law makers and lobbyists in the city are pursuing enacting bylaws to counter flash mobs by extending curfew hours, limiting the hours of bus passes, and holding parents more accountable for the actions of their children. Bill Wasik (the creator of the first flash mob) has expressed "surprise by the new focus of some of the gatherings" and called it "terrible that these Philly mobs have turned violent".
Full article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob)