Dueling Nerd Gangs Tangle at Sci-Fi Convention
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Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — Things got heated between two rival fan groups at a science fiction convention in the U.K. on Sunday, and it took real cops to separate the Stormtroopers from the Time Lords.
According to the Daily Mirror, members of the Norwich Star Wars Club tangled with the Norwich Sci-Fi Club, which is dedicated to Dr. Who fandom.
The paper reports Richard Walker, a 63-year-old member of the Star Wars club, saw Jim Poole, a member of the other club, filming the event with two Dr. Who costumers.
Walker insisted Poole wasn’t invited, and tried to escort him from the premises. “I put my hand on Mr Poole’s arm to escort him off the premises and he said I had assaulted him,” said Walker.
That’s when things got ugly: costumed members of both groups faced off and somebody called the police.
Officers parked one of the Who costumers in their squad car until he cooled off, then let all of the other members get on their way with a warning to stay away from each other for the duration of the event at the University of East Anglia.
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