Police were forced to descend on Keene, New Hampshire Saturday night after students and outside agitators turned the city’s 24th annual Pumpkin Festival into “a destination for destructive and raucous behavior.”

Those words — spoken by Keene State College President Anne Huot to CNN — only begin to describe the scene, which led to dozens of arrests and hospitalizations.

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One rioter, Steven French, told the Keene Sentinel that he traveled from Haverhill, Massachusetts to attend the festival because he knew it would be “f*cking wicked.”

“It’s just like a rush. You’re revolting from the cops,” he continued. “It’s a blast to do things that you’re not supposed to do.”

The police viewed the behavior of French and his cohorts less favorably, barricading streets and firing tear gas into crowds in an effort to disperse them.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, users marveled at how different the police response to these unruly young adults was to another recent event:

The kids at #keenestate threw beer cans at cops and got arrested. Mike Brown threw his hands up and caught SIX shots — TRADEMARK™ (@callmetrademark) October 19, 2014

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They then mocked the conservative response both to the Michael Brown shooting and the protests that occurred in its wake:

"Why are they tearing up their own community?" #keenepumpkinfest — Black Girl in Maine (@blackgirlinmain) October 19, 2014

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White people in New Hampshire really need to do some self-reflection and regulate their animal impulses in the wake of #keenepumpkinfest. — Sara Benincasa (@SaraJBenincasa) October 19, 2014

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These are no angels. RT @raywert: Look at these thug gang-bangers in Keene, NH. #pumpkinfest pic.twitter.com/4kCJau0mlY — Isaiah T. Taylor (@Bboy_Izilla) October 19, 2014

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Where are the leaders in the white community? They need to speak out #pumpkinfest — Brian Fleurantin (@BrFleurantin) October 19, 2014

The pumpkin-consuming community needs to be loud and clear with their condemnation of this behavior. Trust me, I'm an expert. — Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) October 19, 2014

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How many of the defiant white youth causing mayhem & destruction come from fatherless families? #PumpkinRiot — Kevin Gosztola (@kgosztola) October 19, 2014

If white people continue to glorify pumpkin violence in their culture they deserve the spice-latte thug stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/VI8USeI9Mq — Katje (@silentkpants) October 19, 2014

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Of course, some good could come from this:

I think if nothing else, this will start a much needed dialogue on pumpkin relations in America. #pumpkinfest — Jessica Nicolaides (@J_Nicolaides) October 19, 2014

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BREAKING: Don Lemon to host CNN town forum, "Pumpkin In America." #notintendedasafactualstory #keenepumpkinfest — Arturo R. Garcia (@aboynamedart) October 19, 2014

The hope is that, one day, the following could be true of everyone:

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Watch video of the mayhem via the Keene Sentinel below.