re: Officer shot in Biloxi at black spring break.

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If I remember correctly, the Coast has in the past declined the event. Either I’m misremembering, or they stupidly allowed the event back for some reason.

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The coast really can’t decline this event even if they wanted to. You can’t stop people from coming into town and using public places like the beach. They could publicly ask them not to come but I think that would just cause more people to come out of spite and cause bigger disturbances.

I live on the coast and from what I’ve seen the spring breakers generally hang out on the beach, sidewalks of Hwy 90, ride their cars up and down Hwy 90, and the Edgewater Mall. Local bars host most of the “events” during the weekend.

I guess a good start would be the Coast Coliseum not renting to them for the big Saturday night concert, and coastal tourism council not promoting this event on their website or Facebook page.

A few years ago several stores in the mall either closed at 2PM or were closed for renovations. Those stores were quickly called racist. But at least they didn’t have their dressing room shite in like Belk did that year.