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Fears over Miami Beach freaknik event

by theGrio | October 21, 2011 at 1:45 PM
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NBC Miami:

A wild Spring Break party that was banned years ago in Atlanta is coming to Miami Beach in 2012, and residents are already worried it could get out of hand.

Man Flees, Leaves Child in Car During Routine Traffic Stop: Cops

The event, Freaknik Miami, is scheduled for the weekend of March 10-11, according to the official website. For $350, participants get an open bar bus ride from Atlanta to Miami Beach and a room at one of four area hotels.

WATCH NBC MIAMI COVERAGE OF THE FREAKNIK EVENT:

View more videos at: http://nbcmiami.com.

Though organizers are using the Freaknik name, they insist it has little to do with the now-defunct Atlanta event, which became out of control and was shut down in the 1990s after reports of violence, lootings and rapes.

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