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I have a tendency to be up late from time to time and happened upon this scuffle as I was walking along Washington Street sometime after 12AM. Inside the newly opened 7-Eleven doorway I spotted two younger men struggling on the floor at first. I was not there to see what precipitated that other than usual suspects of alchohol, one's inability to handle it, blatant immaturity, and an unfettered testosterone rush enhanced perhaps by a half dozen Red Bulls and a dozen shots.
At the urging of the store owner and a few of their friends the two eventually got up and took it outside. At first they just argued and but then started it up again when one of the guys threw something at the other one and a full fledged donnybrook ensued. One of the girlfriends recieved a fairly substantial blow while caught up in the middle of this but she looked like she will be ok from the punch.
I spoke with the manager and he did call 911. The group did eventually disperse (one of my favorite bouncer words) and head uptown. On my way uptown I spoke with a bouncer at East LA and he said the police did get the guys up the street but I do not have a second source to confirm for sure if it was the same actors or not.
Not a fun evening for the 7-Eleven manager. He did express concern that the police did not show up sooner. From what I stated above, it looks like the police possibly got the two fighters. Perhaps like East LA that was having a jamming good time Thursday night, they should consider a doorman or two as well.
Question: Will 7-Eleven late night become Hoboken's new fight club? The mulitude of carb offerings, brand name, and late night hours are like a beakon that invites members of the male species, who have had more than their normal allottment of "liquid courage" to make the hunter-gatherer-esque pilgrimage, get their microwaved sustinence and possibly punch their way home. Important to note that the store was busy with mostly happy drunks and late shift workers when I was there. Time will tell. Hopefully this is an aberation.
Here are some blury iPhone photos shot in sequence of the three round event:
