ohio3302016
Flush
So I was in downtown Cleveland yesterday for the Cavs parade / rally. I got there about 7AM and there were already people everywhere. I hung out at the beginning of the parade route near the Q. I was very happy I chose this spot. The entire parade took over 4 hours. It took about 90 minutes for the parade to pass me.
Afterward, I bolted straight to the casino. I figured I would just watch the rally on TV there. I end up getting into a 4/8 limit game in the poker room with a flat screen right in front me with the rally being broadcast. They also had the audio on. Right after the rally ended a flood of people came up the escalator into the poker room. I just figured it was people leaving the rally and looking to get out of the heat.
Right away I knew something was wrong. The people looked panicked and they were trying to find an exit at the rear of the poker room. The poker room in Cleveland is on the 3rd floor and there isn't an exit out the back way. Minutes later the floor bosses are running around and locking all the boxes on the tables. Soon after that the cops come up the escalator and tell everyone that have to get out now. It was crazy! People didn't know what to do. They were like "What about my chips!" and the floor just shrugged and said you have to leave now. I had about $220 in front of me and I just stuffed them all into my pockets. Everyone was padded down on the way out.
It turns out that a 13 year old girl was shot twice in the leg about a block away. The cops thought that the shooter fled the scene and was trying to hide in the casino (this turned out to be false). The shooter was eventually apprehended. It was a 15 year old.
One big thing I learned in a situation like this is that the vast majority of people panic. Any information you get from someone claiming to know what happened is likely false. You're best off remaining calm, listening to the cops and staying in one place as opposed to moving around.
Afterward, I bolted straight to the casino. I figured I would just watch the rally on TV there. I end up getting into a 4/8 limit game in the poker room with a flat screen right in front me with the rally being broadcast. They also had the audio on. Right after the rally ended a flood of people came up the escalator into the poker room. I just figured it was people leaving the rally and looking to get out of the heat.
Right away I knew something was wrong. The people looked panicked and they were trying to find an exit at the rear of the poker room. The poker room in Cleveland is on the 3rd floor and there isn't an exit out the back way. Minutes later the floor bosses are running around and locking all the boxes on the tables. Soon after that the cops come up the escalator and tell everyone that have to get out now. It was crazy! People didn't know what to do. They were like "What about my chips!" and the floor just shrugged and said you have to leave now. I had about $220 in front of me and I just stuffed them all into my pockets. Everyone was padded down on the way out.
It turns out that a 13 year old girl was shot twice in the leg about a block away. The cops thought that the shooter fled the scene and was trying to hide in the casino (this turned out to be false). The shooter was eventually apprehended. It was a 15 year old.
One big thing I learned in a situation like this is that the vast majority of people panic. Any information you get from someone claiming to know what happened is likely false. You're best off remaining calm, listening to the cops and staying in one place as opposed to moving around.
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