by Kerry Dougherty

Stop calling them “teen meet-ups” or “teen takeovers.” Those terms downplay what’s going on.

I’m talking, of course, about the violent mobs of young people that spontaneously appear, wreak havoc and then disperse, looking like extras from the disturbing 2013 movie “The Purge.”

Worse, they’re erupting around the country.

Let’s call them what they are: Rioters. The barbarians involved should be cuffed and booked. If they really ARE teens, their parents should be hauled into court along with them and charged with child neglect.

That most certainly didn’t happen Sunday night in West Ghent when a mob of uncivilized people descended on an intersection. They were driving like maniacs and setting off fireworks. One of these “teens” brought out a flamethrower and set the street on fire.

The list of laws this crowd broke are as long as Leviticus. Continue reading.