play station 5. the meet-up and give-away was to start at the top of this hour. 34 minutes ago. what they didn t count on is the chaos that followed. people were throwing plastic bottles. that got the police involved. it was interrupting people from getting out for the weekend. a subway stop there. i want to go to paul morrow, the former nypd inspector, what he knows about this and what is going on here. inspector, great to have you. this looks like something that a good intentions that got out of control. yes, it really does. anything that is free is going to bring people out. i wonder if it was a permanent event. if you re toing to have a large scale event like this outdoor, especially in a park, you re supposed to jump through hoops
with the police department. you have to fill out paperwork, advise what you re doing. likelihood of the attendees in terms of number, et cetera. you also have to get a permit to have a bull horn or speaker or anything like that. so i m sure when this is all over, the police will be looking at whether or not this was done legally. frankly if there s any liability for the celebrity here. i never heard of him. but apparently people have. there s a reason that these things are done the way they are. because they could get out of hand like we re seeing right now. neil: do you need a permit again, i m not familiar with this gentleman. probably showing my cable more than anything, inspector. you know, he s obviously well-known, very popular streamer. so he s offering giving away a play station 5. if he were be giving away a box
some reporting that there was something snatched off of a police officer or a traffic officer. clearly got out of hand. again, you know what happens, it becomes one upmanship. people want to play up with their friends, want to out-do each other and gets out of control. there s a reason that things like this are usually done with the police department s cooperation. you set up barriers and do it right. when you don t, this is what happens quickly. neil: yeah, hopefully it calms down to your point. as paul indicated, a rare level four mobilization called by the nypd. no matter what you re doing as a cop in that area, you get to this area. no arrests or injuries so far reported. although as one sergeant was quoted here, this is from the new york daily news, it appears out of control. we re also getting reports of eight people in handcuffs. that s coming from the new york