Public drunkenness, disorderly conduct leads to 233 arrests at annual Jeep Weekend in Galveston Texas. 50+ people rushed to hospital

[Hootbro]

I live about 45 mins from the location of this event and have been to it many times. I stopped going 4 years ago after having a bad experience. The main issue as I see it is that the infrastructure is entirely insufficient for this massive influx of people. Bolivar Peninsula is a vacation destination with a population of ~2500. There are hundreds of cabins available for rent but not nearly enough to support the amount of people that come to the event. Add to that maybe 50 Sheriff's to manage 30000 people. The arrests would go up in a direct correlation to the additional police. If you get setup early on the beach near an entry and just hang in a spot to watch its really not that bad during daylight hours. The problem is if you have to go anywhere...it can take hours to just get off of the beach. The perception of someone who is parked vs someone who is driving is very different. Everybody is drinking and driving with most of the crowd from the surrounding areas not having a place to stay. That being said, the bad element that everyone refers to are the people who show up knowing that there aren't enough cops and basically treat it as a free for all. These pics are from the last couple of years. Every vehicle you see there has to drive somewhere to stay...and they've all been drinking.

That is f*cking nuts! I wonder how many get caught at high tide and under water?

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[Puch]

New Yorkers are a different breed lol. Would rather go against an army of Florida men than one angry new yorker.

Many New Yorkers just have a big mouth and talk tuff. Trust me, since Covid they have been fleeing NY and taking over CT.
They can’t drive either!
……..can’t wait for the influx of hate that I’m about to get.?

 

[BourbonRunner]

Look up the $h!tshow called H2oi

Degenerates will be degenerates. Location does not matter.

Pretty much. Our culture and society continues to auger itself into the ground. Remember how Warhol said in the future everyone would have their 15 minutes of fame? We're there, it's all about the clout.

FWIW, H20i started out as a small BBQ with a car show and was a well-organized event. VW US was an indirect supporter in the early days, sending concept cars there courtesy of VWVortex. APR would flash ECUs, other vendors had a presence, it had a very low key, family friendly feel. I went every year and had a good time checking out the cars and seeing friends.

But with the rise of insta-fame and doing everything for internet clout, it got ruined. The year that guy got drunk and went off roading in his gray market S3 on the horse track was the beginning of the end. And of course it all wound up on YouTube.

The actual show became secondary to all the idiot takeover people, stance, and hooligans showing up and officially H2Oi ended. It took several years of the OCPD cracking down on the throngs of idiots showing up still calling it H2Oi but the damage was done. IIRC the last actual organized show was about 4-5 years before the crack down started. And even then, the idiots would brag about their shitty cars getting impounded and the fines like it was a badge of honor.

Anyone else notice the lack of Jeeps in that picture?

That's because all off-road type vehicles are jeeps in the media's eyes, just like every mean dog is a pit bull and every gun is an assault rifle.

 

[aprez27]

Many New Yorkers just have a big mouth and talk tuff. Trust me, since Covid they have been fleeing NY and taking over CT.
They can’t drive either!
……..can’t wait for the influx of hate that I’m about to get.?

I'll bite, why? Because we don't drive 27 miles per hour in the left lane of the Merrit Parkway?

 

[Puch]

I'll bite, why? Because we don't drive 27 miles per hour in the left lane of the Merrit Parkway?

Haha. No that’s exactly why! They do drive 27mph on every road in every weather condition. Use the frick’n gas pedal and move over when someone is behind you in the passing lane.
While I’m at it, Vermonters too! Why can’t everyone just stay out of CT? There’s nothing here to see or do. We are just all trying to get to work (some of us) or get the hell out of this state (most of us). Give us a break.
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[Edub]

I bet if they organized and paid the county protection money- err... Event permits... a lot of this would go away. Unless that is...

I've went a few years ago. trust me, the police are all over the place and are quick to shut it down. but unfortunately, they are never enough.

 

[Edub]

Every year this gets posted and every year we have to remind y'all that the one in Galveston is not a "Jeep Weekend" or in any way affiliated with Jeep Go Topless Weekend. The douchebags in side-by-sides, bro-dozers and diesel F-250s took over that weekend years ago in Galveston. I wish the news media would stop calling it Jeep Weekend or Jeep Go Topless Weekend because the ratio of other vehicles to Jeeps is 10 to 1.

Just watch the video attached to the news story and see how many Jeeps are in the video. Only a handful. The real Jeep Go Topless Weekend that is a nationwide event is held in Surfside Beach which is further down the coast and a lot more organized and chaos free.

Thank you!

Just earlier this morning I was thinking to myself what can be done to disassociate the Jeep brand from this debauchery. I think a place to start would be the Bolivar events page.

 

[Edub]

Congratulations Galveston. You beat last year's record of 200 arrests. Keep ruining it for the rest of us.

Edit: I shouldn't blame Galveston when I know it's all the shit heads from the Houston areas causing the trouble.

if you're going to throw around blanket statements like that, at least get the location right. Its Bolivar peninsula (Crystal beach) - not at all on Galveston. And yes, they are definitely giving it a bad name. but as others have mentioned, it was originally a jeep event, and it has turned into something much bigger and far out of hand.

 

[AirborneTexasRanger]

if you're going to throw around blanket statements like that, at least get the location right. Its Bolivar peninsula (Crystal beach) - not at all on Galveston. And yes, they are definitely giving it a bad name. but as others have mentioned, it was originally a jeep event, and it has turned into something much bigger and far out of hand.

That's why I edited my comment

 

[BearFootSam]

C'mon folks.. ? I guess I bought a jeep to get AWAY from the rowdy masses, not to become them.

 

[Edub]

That's why I edited my comment

my bad, didn't catch it.

 

[aprez27]

Haha. No that’s exactly why! They do drive 27mph on every road in every weather condition. Use the frick’n gas pedal and move over when someone is behind you in the passing lane.
While I’m at it, Vermonters too! Why can’t everyone just stay out of CT? There’s nothing here to see or do. We are just all trying to get to work (some of us) or get the hell out of this state (most of us). Give us a break.
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I wish they would stay out too, then it wouldn't take me 2 hours to drive 27 miles. I'd rather pay $100 and take the New London Ferry. (I'm up that way a lot for hockey tournaments).

 

[Thebigboowah]

This looks crazy. I can't tell if it's a really good time or just terrible?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/us/texas-jeep-weekend-event-arrests

https://www.click2houston.com/news/...a-result-of-jeep-weekend-in-galveston-county/

I built my Jeep to get AWAY from people and the HERD. No thanks!!

 

[AstroZombie]

Jeeps are now what compact imports were in the early 2000s.
Think about it...
- Undercarriage LED lights are the new undercarriage neon lights.
- Wraps are the new body-sized decals/stickers.
- Angry grills and extreme fenders are the new body kits.
- Overly build jeeps that will never see a trail are the new trailer-queen show-cars that will never see actual race competition (or driving).
- Obnoxiously impractical wheel/tire combinations are... well that hasn't really changed.

And Jeepfest looks like its turning into the new Hot Import Nights.
At least all the import shows of 20 years ago had import models... now we have "influencers"... blech.

Angry Eyes are horrible and apocalypse grills no thanks.

 

[AstroZombie]

Many New Yorkers just have a big mouth and talk tuff. Trust me, since Covid they have been fleeing NY and taking over CT.
They can’t drive either!
……..can’t wait for the influx of hate that I’m about to get.?

I grew up in NY, Lived in AZ and Cali and been to Florida, oregon and New mexico. every one of those states have loudmouth angry stupid drivers.

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