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The community safe and the kids who go down there. let me ask the city manager a question. knowing that this is coming every year, is there anything you think the city ought to be doing to help protect them more? maybe giving the police department more resources, maybe warning the parents more whats happening? >> some of the things we really like to do is inform the students who are here to travel in groups. so we encourage the students to walk in pairs at minimum or groups, back each other up. ...

Will have been covered and out there before? >> it is a smart thing to do because he is getting it out now so before we get to the primaries -- i think he is using this as a test case to see the reaction from the party. i sincerely believe that if the next republican nominee is not somebody thats perceived as welcoming to all minorities, including the latino community -- were going to a minority/majority country in 2016. >> the good thing is you guys will be back and well discuss it again some t...

Is safety within eyesight. >> then you have to worry -- i know, chief, you have to worry about these hundred-milers, these guys coming in just to prey on those kids. thats a big problem, sflright? >> it is. they know theyre going to party, we put extra officers out there. ive been in this agency for 23 years but ive been in law enforcement for 27 years. its something we plan for. we know theyre going to be here friday and saturday nights. they come down here to prey on spring breakers or to foll...

Is safety within eyesight. >> then you have to worry -- i know, chief, you have to worry about these hundred-milers, these guys coming in just to prey on those kids. thats a big problem, sflright? >> it is. they know theyre going to party, we put extra officers out there. ive been in this agency for 23 years but ive been in law enforcement for 27 years. its something we plan for. we know theyre going to be here friday and saturday nights. they come down here to prey on spring breakers or to foll...

We see that might cause an injury like that. balcony climbing, for instance. >> i know we had one balcony fall where someone fell like eight or nine floors and actually lived. he hit a tree. every year thwe have fatalities with that. >> we turn back to our studio audience. scottie, let me go to you. you heard about the 200-milers. you have a group of people from surrounding communities, they go in and know the spring breakers are there and they prey on them. >> thats completely wrong, but heres ...

Spring breakers. this is something were facing. its different. >> its different why, because its gotten a little more out of control? hasnt it been good overall financially for the city? isnt there advertising that goes with this that you want the kids to go to panama city beach? >> the city of panama city beach doesnt market the beach at all. what we do as a city is provide services and infrastructure, safety and that sort of thing. we have a tourist development council that actually advertises...

Spring breakers. this is something were facing. its different. >> its different why, because its gotten a little more out of control? hasnt it been good overall financially for the city? isnt there advertising that goes with this that you want the kids to go to panama city beach? >> the city of panama city beach doesnt market the beach at all. what we do as a city is provide services and infrastructure, safety and that sort of thing. we have a tourist development council that actually advertises...

Is safety within eyesight. >> then you have to worry -- i know, chief, you have to worry about these hundred-milers, these guys coming in just to prey on those kids. thats a big problem, sflright? >> it is. they know theyre going to party, we put extra officers out there. ive been in this agency for 23 years but ive been in law enforcement for 27 years. its something we plan for. we know theyre going to be here friday and saturday nights. they come down here to prey on spring breakers or to foll...

We see that might cause an injury like that. balcony climbing, for instance. >> i know we had one balcony fall where someone fell like eight or nine floors and actually lived. he hit a tree. every year thwe have fatalities with that. >> we turn back to our studio audience. scottie, let me go to you. you heard about the 200-milers. you have a group of people from surrounding communities, they go in and know the spring breakers are there and they prey on them. >> thats completely wrong, but heres ...

Spring breakers. this is something were facing. its different. >> its different why, because its gotten a little more out of control? hasnt it been good overall financially for the city? isnt there advertising that goes with this that you want the kids to go to panama city beach? >> the city of panama city beach doesnt market the beach at all. what we do as a city is provide services and infrastructure, safety and that sort of thing. we have a tourist development council that actually advertises...