Man Cited After Tossing $1,000 Into Mall of America Rotunda

[Coyotl]

Man Cited After Tossing $1,000 Into MOA Rotunda
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/11/30/man-cited-after-tossing-1000-into-moa-rotunda/

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – You know the old saying: money doesn’t fall from the sky? Well, it did on Black Friday at Mall of America.

Serge Vorobyov — who goes by the YouTube handle “Serge the Car Hauler” — threw $1,000 in dollar bills from the fourth floor of the Mall of America rotunda as a choir performed “Let it Snow” on the ground floor below.

Serge said the reason he surprised everyone and tossed out the cascade of cash is because he’s had a rough year and just wanted to help other people on Black Friday.

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[Stargazer09]

1. Damn

Punished for trying to do something nice. Sad.

[RKP5637]

2. "They arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct." It just ain't accepted

in USA, Inc. to give out free money. For more fun, throw a few thousand off an overpass during rush hour.

[Chrom]

19. What were the police protecting people from? Free money?

Walmart has purposely caused stampedes and even deaths with their practices and I don't see anyone arresting them.

[RKP5637]

20. You make an excellent point! n/t

[cali]

16. I think it's fucking creepy as hell what this guy did- and dangerous

there are lots of ways to do something nice that don't create a potentially dangerous scene.

it was stupid and showboating.

[arely staircase]

18. agreed nt

[klook]

3. I think it would be funny to throw wads of cash into

the New York Stock Exchange.

[wilsonbooks]

4. The Diggers did it in the 60's

[wilsonbooks]

5. From Wikipedia

Another one of Hoffman's well-known protests was on August 24, 1967, when he led members of the movement to the gallery of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The protesters threw fistfuls of real and fake dollars down to the traders below, some of whom booed, while others began to scramble frantically to grab the money as fast as they could. [9] Accounts of the amount of money that Hoffman and the group tossed was said to be as little as $30 to $300.[10] Hoffman claimed to be pointing out that, metaphorically, that's what NYSE traders "were already doing." "We didn't call the press", wrote Hoffman, "at that time we really had no notion of anything called a media event." The press was quick to respond and by evening the event was reported around the world. Since that incident, the stock exchange has spent $20,000 to enclose the gallery with bulletproof glass.[11]

[klook]

6. Yep - thanks.

The link in my post is to an article where Abbie Hoffman recounts the events himself.

[babylonsister]

7. In dollar bills? And to help?? Hmmm. No one in

that mall who was shopping needed his 'largesse'. Attention seeker? He got it.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. yep, people shopping at mall already have money

[jmowreader]

8. I think you can understand the concern

This was what the Mall Cops were afraid of...

[Coyotl]

10. Actually NO. That would assume people are out of control.

Why punish this man because you assume other people MAY behave badly. That an injustice.

[jmowreader]

14. No assumption is necessary

You throw money into a crowd, and people will go apeshit. This is an absolute.

[Coyotl]

15. I disagree. Morerso in places like Minn.

Sorry, you are simply wrong about the absolute.

[cali]

17. yeah, people should be able to shout fire in a crowded theater

when there is none.

the guy undoubtedly created a dangerous scene.

fuck the showboating asswipe.

[mynaturalrights]

11. Maybe he could have picked a homeless shelter to hand it out

But that wouldn't have been grandeur

jackass

[hobbit709]

12. Why am I thinking of the scene in Magic Christian?

[MisterP]

13. Trust! (Who do ya?)

They took my balloons!