“In Orlando, around 1,000 teenagers showed up to the Icon Park area on a Saturday night last month, spurring fights and a substantial police response that led to nine arrests on charges including battery on an officer, resisting arrest and trespassing.”

“The ultimate fear is something like what happened in Oklahoma last weekend, when a “Sunday Funday” party promoted on social media drew young revelers to a lakeside picnic pavilion outside Oklahoma City. There, an argument among attendees escalated into a shootout between rival gang members, leaving one person dead and more than 20 wounded, according to police.”

“DC officials have taken several notable steps in their crackdown, including an April public emergency declaration after “several weeks of disorderly behavior.””

“The DC Council approved a measure this week giving police the authority to establish curfew zones in which teens cannot gather in groups of eight or more after 8 p.m.”