It was the Real Thing!

Statesman/Journal headline: Police quickly quell gang fight at state fair, arrest eight juveniles

Troopers remove 33 people; incident viewed as anomaly

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/STATEFAIR/808290349/1001&source=nletter-news

Somehow this Fair Fight was a real Gang fight and not written off as just a Gang related event or just happened to involve some suspected Gang Members.

I agree with the anomaly tag as its the first time they have been so bold as to gather in such a populated and controlled area and to ignore the warnings given them by Police and security staff.

Lets see how Sunday night plays out when the Pavilion hosts a Spanish language event as we might just have ourselves . . . another anomaly.

P.S. Perhaps someone is looking for federal funding to help make the Fairgrounds Gang Fight Resistant?

P.S. #2 Just as Salem's Cinco de Mayo celebration quietly disappeared it seems the Fair no longer suffers a Special area dedicated to Spanish speaking visitors.