CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed wants a good crowd when George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic perform July 30 in Luke Easter Park. What he doesn't want is a flash mob.

At Reed's urging, City Council voted Wednesday to outlaw use of Facebook and other social media to call together unruly crowds.

Reed's concern stemmed from recent disturbances by flash mobs in the suburbs. He said he did not want trouble to mar summer gatherings like his Family Unity in the Park celebration, featuring Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

Violations of the new law will be a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 fine on the first offense, $250 on the second and $500 on the third. The fines could come on top of jail time for disorderly conduct and other crimes.

Reed acknowledged concern on the part of the administration that the law will be difficult to enforce.

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