Alabama high school band director Johnny Mims denied swinging at an officer during the arrest. He is charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and resisting arrest.
I read a different article that gave me the impression that the band director was following usual protocol, which is to play the crowd out, to keep the crowd calm.
Apparently the police were worried that some fans had been unruly and were afraid fights would break out. The police thought the band director should stop the music so everyone would leave at once, I guess to allow the police to supervise the exit and get back to their donuts.
I read a different article that gave me the impression that the band director was following usual protocol, which is to play the crowd out, to keep the crowd calm.
Apparently the police were worried that some fans had been unruly and were afraid fights would break out. The police thought the band director should stop the music so everyone would leave at once, I guess to allow the police to supervise the exit and get back to their donuts.
Lol, ‘make everyone leave at the same time’ is definitely not the thing to do if you’re trying to do crowd control.