As crowds gathered for the opening day of New Brunswick’s annual exhibition, a new rule was posted on a sign by the gate: “Those under 15 must have adult supervision!”
The exhibition’s director, Jeff McCarthy, said this comes after fights among teens broke out on the grounds over the past few years.
“There are groups of teens gathering in groups of 12 to 15, and they seem to have their phones and their Snapchat recording before any violent behaviour outbreaks, so we know there is some premeditation to these incidents on-site,” he said.
He said that in June, a group of teenagers sprayed a security official and an attendee with pepper spray during the Freddy Beach Ribfest Block Party.
It’s that kind of violence he is hoping to avoid during the exhibition.
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“So many times when these incidents would occur in the past, and we’d have to contact the individual …