Wednesday, November 19, 2008 , Updated
Arlington’s Lamar High School site of large gang fight
At about 7:30 a.m., Arlington officers were sent to Lamar High School for a fight. An estimated 100 students were around the fight. Arlington ISD security and an Arlington police school resource officer were on campus and immediately took action to calm the situation. A large contingency of APD officers arrived to assist with getting the students to class. No injuries were reported.
This incident appears to be related to a Tuesday night basketball game. Two primary combatants were arrested for Fighting/Disruptive Activities under the education code. Two others were issued citations for displaying gang activity (flashing gang signs). One citation was issued for fighting.
Information indicates that the fight was between individuals from different gangs. Arlington gang officers are have been asked to verify this information.
No other incidents have been reported since this morning. Arlington Police and AISD security have been on campus throughout the day.
Source: Arlington Police Department
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Pavel Lishin, says:
Man, I didn't know how tough life in a gang was.
You have to get up by <strong>7:30</strong> for a fight? That's just brutal.
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Collin Gouldin, says:
I bet they were fighting over if the ALHS drumline deserved to win the <a href="http://www.marcusdrumline.org/lonestar.html">Lonestar Classic</a> last saturday.
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Travis Bush, says:
Real men would have had a chocolate strawberry dipping contest and called it good.
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Scott Doyle, says:
Heh, didn't comment when I initially saw this...but I literally cannot believe I read an article about ~5 kids fighting before school.
Welcome to life.
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Travis Bush, says:
Doyle is such the liar..How could he read this article when there's no picture?
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ch0, says:
Lamar High School is an interesting melange of heirs with Benzes and fatherless waifs with nothing but anger to sustain them. Always has been.
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Clay213, says:
So 100 kids watching 2 kids fight is a large gang fight?
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Alex Bentley, says:
That better, Clay?
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Jason Rice, says:
Clay -- let's just assume the stats are from the same reliable source as the Palin Protest
And Alex, I'm fine with "Large." No gang I ever belonged to garnered more than a half dozen... ya know, enough for a good Scrabble showdown or two. So anything bigger than that would impress me.
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Clay213, says:
Jason: My bicycle gang terrorizes the streets of Dallas with a dozen riders.. we must be GIANT!
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Travis Bush, says:
Maybe the cops arrived before the party got started.
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Jason Rice, says:
Well Clay, I'll steer a wide path around you hellions. Me an my moped-ridin' homeys are bad in a distinctly post-modern disdain for repackaged poverty sorta way so we pretty much cruise Central Market appearing dangerous only to ourselves.
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Travis Bush, says:
ahah! The moped gang. Talk about repackaged poverty..you losers can't even afford real motorcycles..:D
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Jason Rice, says:
Yeah, but admit it. We scare you and pretty badly. You know you think it could be contagious. Fear is power.
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Travis Bush, says:
I can see this is only going to end in a gang fight...any time you want to rumble with the Dirty Vicars you let me know. We prefer Milton Bradley Game Master games, but if you wanna Scrabb..we will own you!
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Jason Rice, says:
We will triple-word-Q your @$$ punk!
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Travis Bush, says:
Big words don't scare us moped boy! Horsepower is one ya'll just aint familiar with...
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Jason Rice, says:
Horsepower
= 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1
= 18 + 50 point bonus (over 7 letters)
= 68
Bring it on!
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Travis Bush, says:
You forgot my extra hit points for stamina stupid head!
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Jason Rice, says:
Nuh-uhhh!
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Travis Bush, says:
Looks like this means war on the streets...I hope TGubb has a flack jacket.
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Jason Rice, says:
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Travis Bush, says:
and you just know the cheese is like tear gas...maybe we should just go to the Pearl and beat on Rick instead.
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Jason Rice, says:
And bludgeon him about smoking bans. Great soft target. Meet ya there.
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Travis Bush, says:
Arlington kids could learn from us, dude.
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Jason Rice, says:
You kick into a verse of Kumbaya and so help me I'll hurl!
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Travis Bush, says:
I can so better hurl than you can..don't even try you moped slag!
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Scott Doyle, says:
So, T-Bush and J-Rice...will the wedding be <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/nyregion/11marriage.html">in CT</a>? If you hyphenate your last names, I nominate Rice-Bush. Hopefully I'm not the only person smirking at the thought.
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Jason Rice, says:
Ok, Trav -- I think it's time to compare hurling capacity.
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