A number of outraged teens resorted to wrecking a sports center and throwing objects at staff after they were refused refunds.
The incident occurred at Putt-Putt Fun Center in Memphis, Tennessee, where some out of three to four hundred teens gathered at the premises started a riot after experiencing issues with the entertainment center’s games machines.
As seen in the footage shared by one of the witnesses, teens began wrecking the place and throwing objects at the staff behind the counter.
According to the reports, the riot started after staffs were unable to issue refunds to teens whose money had allegedly been swallowed up by faulty game consoles.
The tensions between the crowd and the staff reached their peak as one teen picked up a plexiglass divider standing on the counter and hurled it towards the staff. The same teen also threw several metal stands across the counter before being copied by other angry youths.
Sharing the disturbing video online, Tatianna Lak, a witness, wrote:
“We just went to the Putt Putt Golf and Games hours before this happened and had a great time, I’m so glad my baby and family didn’t get to experience this!!!
“Something must was wrong with their machines today because when they credited our attractions card for 5 attractions the money didn’t upload, HOWEVER they were very understanding and still let us get on each attraction several times.”
Lak went on to slam the youths for wrecking the place over a refund and alleged that one of the teens spat at an employee.
Following the incident, the center’s general manager, Aaron Boss, confirmed that they had never experienced anything like this since the start of their business 57 years ago.
“Parents chose to leave large groups of teenagers at our facility without parental supervision. Some of those people chose to create a disturbance the likes of which we have never seen. We are very thankful that none of our Golf and Games family or customers were injured in this situation,” Boss said.
“We are actively working with authorities to identify those involved and hold them accountable for their actions.”
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