A new Wall Street Journal piece looks at the steps kiddie party location Chuck E. Cheese is taking to reduce the amount of fights that occur their each year. Some law enforcement officials say going to CEC can be more dangerous than going to your local bar:
Chuck E. Cheese’s bills itself as a place “where a kid can be a kid.” But to law-enforcement officials across the country, it has a more particular distinction: the scene of a surprising amount of disorderly conduct and battery among grown-ups.
It isn’t clear exactly how often fights break out at Chuck E. Cheese’s 538 locations. Richard Huston, executive vice president of marketing for the chain’s parent company, CEC Entertainment Inc. of Irving, Texas, describes their occurrence as “atypical,” saying he has heard of “four or five significant adult altercations” this year. But in some cities, law-enforcement officials say the number of disruptions at their local outlet is far higher than at nearby restaurants, and even many bars.
CEC has been tightening safety rules to deter fighting in other ways. In Milwaukee, the store posted a sign outlining a dress code that prohibits what it calls “gang-style apparel.” That location also implemented a code of conduct that prohibits knives, chains, screwdrivers and glass cutters.
The company is even considering putting a nationwide rule in effect that would limit the amount of time people can play a popular game, because that’s how many of the fights start.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve gotten into an altercation? Rapper The Game was recently ordered to pay $50,00 to a cousin who claims the rapper beat him up at his sister’s funeral.
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That is exactly why i gave up on having kids parties there! Wayyy too many big ass teenagers be there!