Justin Bieber Fans Riot in Long Island
Justin Bieber (15) was scheduled to make an appearance at Roosevelt Field Mall on Friday, but th event was cancelled by police when over 3,000 teen girl fans began to literally riot in anticipation of Bieber’s arrival.
Jayme Reissman and Driana Eunne told Eyewitness News that the crowd wasn’t listening to the police, and fights then broke out. They said at least one girl was tasered and removed by police.
Four to five injuries were reported.
One girl who was there said:
"We saw people getting pushed, moms and dads. We saw 10-year-old girls standing outside by themselves after getting separated from their parents."
Another girl said:
"One mom broke her arm."
Police made one arrest, James A. Roppo (44)of Hoboken. He is a senior vice president with Island Def Jam Records.
Nassau Police say Roppo was arrested because he was not helping them disperse the crowd. Police said they asked him numerous times to go online to tell people that the event had been cancelled and to leave. A lot of people in the crowd were using Twitter, so police wanted him to go on there and make the announcement. He refused, so he was arrested, officials said. Eventually Island Def Jam let people know the event was off through Bieber’s Twitter page.
Charges against Roppo are pending.
Bieber told a reporter police threatened to arrest him and his mother when they arrived, and they were asked to leave immediately. Bieber tweeted on Twitter his apologies for disappointing his fans.
Bieber is the latest upcoming teen pop sensation, who once sent a video to Taylor Swift who responded in kind.
Check out the video of the riot below.
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Actually i hate that anyone comparing aaron carter to justin bieber b’coz they aren’t coming from the same generation.so if you will comparing someone you should comparing justin bieber to jonas brother, david archuleta, chris brown or whoever that still had popularity in the same time
Learn to type. There are too many people who post in comments that have not learned to write and you are a perfect example. “hes” is not a word. Two periods means nothing. I think you need a third period to make you point. And the first part of your sentence does not connect with the second part.
And, if he(she) is 15, shouldn’t he have reached puberty yet? He should sound and look like a boy. Not a little girl. He has no talent. He is just the 2009 version of Aaron Carter. Look where Aaron Carter is now. He is on the brink of bankruptcy for failing to pay his taxes. Also, he is regarded by most as a douche.
Wait a few years and we will see if Justin Bieber lives up to any of his tween hype or if he just goes the way of all the other teen pop stars like Britney.
omg you’re so pathetic. maybe you need to go to college or something. “shouldnt he have reached puberty yet?” probably not if you’re saying he sounds like a girl right? geez.. and “learn to type” oh im sorry you probably want me to put this thing ‘ between de “he” and the “s” would that make you happy? what are you saying? “I think you need a third period to make you point.” a what point? you point? maybe you need to learn to type yourself. and my sentences are connecting perfectly. i think im pretty good at my english seeing the fact im from holland. so thankyou for showing your intelligence (:
What do you want? hes 15 years old.. such an amazing voice and skills for his age.
Justin Bieber looks and sounds like a little girl.