What's up with this mall "flash mob" thing?

[CharlesDavenport]

Shopping malls across the nation were taking additional security precautions Tuesday following a string of disturbances the day after Christmas that resulted in minor injuries, evacuations and scores of arrests.

Police were beefing up patrols and mall security guards were out in force after melees involving mostly young people erupted around malls in Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; East Garden City, N.Y.; Aurora, Colo.; and Tempe, Ariz., among others.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/malls-across-u-s-beef-up-security-after-brawls-1482870457?mg=id-wsj

Every video and picture I've seen from these things shows mobs of black kids doing the rioting. I guess that is not newsworthy and we'll ignore it. Looks like the way we (society) will address it is like this -

“If you look around the world nothing is getting solved through dialogue or conversation, issues around the world are being solved through violence,” Mr. Bollwage said. An incident like this “is a commentary on humanity at this stage.”

- Elizabeth Mayor Bollwage. There you go. It's to be expected. Just the state of humanity.

From this NYT article, other possible causes were offered - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/mall-fights-brawls.html?_r=0

Other officers, like Capt. Gary Haba of the Beachwood Police Department in Beachwood, Ohio, believe the more likely common thread is that teenagers have too much time on their hands during the holiday break from school, and just enough freedom to head to the nearest shopping center — especially if they think they will encounter a lively scene.

Too much time on their hands. Remember summer break, and all you could think about to fill your time was rioting in a mall?

Some police officers said the chaos had the characteristics of so-called flash mobs, gatherings loosely organized on social media. The police also speculated that unseasonably warm weather in some places may have played a role, too. It was around 65 degrees in Indianapolis, where fights broke out at Castleton Square mall.

Remember when mild weather just drove you crazy and all you could think about was rioting in a mall?

Seriously, WTF? This is acceptable now? There is a serious problem in this "youth" community and it won't get fixed by ignoring it.

 

[ark steel]

No reason you would ever need more than 10 rounds.

 

[oneforthebus]

Yet another reason to do all my shopping online. As if I needed one.

 

[Max Power]

Reason to live Rural. What is this "Mall" thing you speak of?

 

[Troglodyte]

Reason to live Rural. What is this "Mall" thing you speak of?

In Pittsburgh, it's what they build to disprove the theory "If you build it, they will come".

 

[hook]

It's ******* stupid. But I guarantee ISIS is taking notes. All they were doing was fist fighting and the cops could barely get things under control.

 

[Spike]

Children lose father to stabbing insideTarget on Christmas Eve

HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) Police are investigating after a man was fatally stabbed inside a Target store on Whipple Road in Hayward on Christmas Eve.

The family said the victim and his girlfriend were shopping for one last present with his two kids.

The family said they were told by a witness that an altercation inside the store took place between Tyrone Griffin, 36, and two men who were allegedly playing vulgar music loudly on their cellphones in the toy section of the store while Griffin was shopping with his 4-year-old son. When Griffin confronted them about the music, a fight broke out and he was stabbed.

Griffin was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.

"Basically Tyrone was a real good father. Every time you see him if he wasn't at work, he was with his children," Griffin's mother Yolanda Lindsey said.

Two Hayward residents were arrested in connection to the stabbing. The men are in their 20's and were booked into the Hayward jail for homicide.

http://abc7news.com/news/man-fatally-stabbed-inside-hayward-target-on-christmas-eve/1675120/

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Obama youth

 

[Steeltime]

Obama and Holder are all over it, and will make an arrest ... as soon as they can find a white kid involved in the ****.

 

[Spike]

Kwanzaans celebrate Christmas

 

[JMM]

She was just pissed that the other chick said her potato salad tasted like it was mixed up in an old shoe

 

[DBS1970]

All this while the power grid is up and the EBT cards are operational. If the **** hits the fan we will see the real effects of johnsons Great Society destroying the black family to create a dependant underclass and farming them for votes.

BLOAT

 

[hamster]

Tommy Sotomayor seems to see some things clearly.......

 

[BurghThing]

Looks like somebody wasn't happy with what Santa brung em.

 

[Steelin]

I think that they feel entitled. These flash mobs cause damage and harm to others yet are often not held accountable. This has only emboldened bad people to be even more destructive. Accountability now please.

 

[SteelChip]

They do it for the excitement and they know nothing will happen to them afterwards. Throw a cordon around them and chuck em all behind bars, hefty fine to follow and see how it settles down PDQ.

I'd say about $9000 fine for disturbing the peace and destruction of property or 90 days...your choice kids.