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No sanctions on using social media to generate unruly flash mobs in Cleveland
Mayor vetoes proposed law, but talks on flash mob issue to continue
by WKSU's KEVIN NIEDERMIER


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Kevin Niedermier
 
Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed still want to find a way to control unruly flash mobs following the veto of his proposed ordinance.
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Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed is looking for a new way to stop disruptive flash mobs after Mayor Frank Jackson vetoed yesterday  a social media ordinance Reed proposed.   Reed’s law would have fined anyone caught using Twitter, Facebook or other social media to instigate or participate in a mob.   WKSU’s Kevin Niedermier reports that while the mayor agrees with Reed’s objective, he says the ordinance could have interfered with law-abiding citizens’ rights to use social media.

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