San Jose Police arrested seven men for promoting sideshows that attracted hundreds. The city's promoter ordinance, enacted in 2021, criminalizes organizing, promoting, or even tweeting about sideshows.
Police Chief Paul Joseph emphasized San Jose's proactive approach to combating sideshow activities, stating, 'Our message today is clear. In San Jose, watching a sideshow is illegal, participating in one is illegal, promoting one is illegal.'
The police's Operation Penalty Box aimed to dismantle the social media presence and orchestration of The Hockey Team, noted for creating heavily marketed, themed sideshow events.
The arrests come as a response to a notable rise in sideshow activities in the city, reflecting enforcement under a law aimed at curbing disruptive and dangerous driving behaviors.
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