Crying “fire” in a crowded theater it was not. More like “smoke” in a crowded theater parking lot. What to do?
React, but don’t overreact.
That was the consensus of a meeting at Clark Tower Thursday of about 75 East Memphis residents, public officials, police officers, and representatives of Malco’s Paradiso movie theater to last Saturday’s underage crowd that overflowed the parking lot and was dispersed by 23 police cars.
The one-hour meeting was low volume and even upbeat at times as public officials emphasized that crime is down overall in Memphis and the Paradiso is part of a healthy shopping and office center of 113 acres.