Tue Dec 27, 2016, 06:49 AM

Fights break out at malls across United States

Source: CNN.com

(CNN)Disturbances that included gunfire, massive brawls and food-court fights played out at more than a dozen malls across the country in what proved to be a chaotic day after Christmas.

The disturbances, some of which were captured on social media, prevented some shoppers from clearing off clearance racks and returning Christmas gifts as they intended.
The mall incidents, which ranged from minor melees to mass evacuations, occurred nationwide from Colorado to Tennessee, Texas to New Jersey. Here's what happened at six of those malls.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/us/mall-disturbances-after-christmas/

Although not mentioned in the article, Destiny USA - the mall in Syracuse NY, also had a huge fight broken up: http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/fight-at-destiny-usa-prompts-large-police-response/631922716

Was something posted on social media that caused this?

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Fights break out at malls across United States (Original post)	Cooley Hurd	Dec 2016	OP
and lo, in those days the spirit of the new-bought Trumplican kiNg (RNC) was upon the land	Achilleaze	Dec 2016	#1
Seriously..this is the new normal	Abouttime	Dec 2016	#8
It was mostly teenagers	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#14
There's anger out there inspired by tRump	Abouttime	Dec 2016	#23
This crap has been going on long before Trump	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#24
But since he approves of it, I assume (as you said) it's definitely going to get worse	ailsagirl	Dec 2016	#26
The orange man "approves" of teen gangs	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#28
Yup.	Igel	Dec 2016	#32
What I meant is...	ailsagirl	Dec 2016	#33
We're all guilty of skimming	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#34
I shouldn't access DU at work but...	ailsagirl	Dec 2016	#35
can you show some evidence that these were ANTI-trump people causing the problems?	niyad	Dec 2016	#36
The real Christmas War.	Historic NY	Dec 2016	#2
don't worry the republican great white hope will call for calm, TWEET TWEET TWEEETTTT!!!	Sunlei	Dec 2016	#3
Most these were kids. What does that mean?	TreasonousBastard	Dec 2016	#4
It means adults have set very poor examples for them.	Vinca	Dec 2016	#5
It means our pop media culture	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2016	#12
Yeah man!	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#6
Hartford ct, as well. We passed it outside.	lindysalsagal	Dec 2016	#7
yeah a bunch of stupid assholes all connected via their smartphones	snooper2	Dec 2016	#16
Slurs against entire generations of people are not allowed here	CreekDog	Dec 2016	#40
The New King will put a stop to this foolishness.	Turbineguy	Dec 2016	#9
This is neither new	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2016	#10
Organizing brawls on social media	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#15
Yep. We used to use the old-fashioned telephone.	Iggo	Dec 2016	#17
LOL But shoppers can now avoid the brawls	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#18
If we can get the gangs to have their rumbles online, then we've got it made!	Iggo	Dec 2016	#19
LOL But shoppers can now avoid the brawls	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#20
Before social media	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2016	#22
In Chicago, I believe	yagotme	Dec 2016	#31
And not just in Chicago.	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2016	#41
Fight Club	jpak	Dec 2016	#11
It was gangs loosely organized on social media	TexasMommaWithAHat	Dec 2016	#13
This is why we can't have nice things!	Henry Krinkle	Dec 2016	#21
Was this really a thing in Canada?	OrwellwasRight	Dec 2016	#42
"How I Met Your Mother"	EL34x4	Dec 2016	#44
Thanks.	OrwellwasRight	Dec 2016	#45
"Was something posted on social media that caused this?"	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2016	#25
We are circling the drain.	Initech	Dec 2016	#27
I THINK it probably has to do with US cultural tradition of binging on sugar non-stop for	Kashkakat v.2.0	Dec 2016	#29
Dingdingding	tenorly	Dec 2016	#30
Teenage boredom winter break but there was increasing violence at these brawls yesterday with shots	lunasun	Dec 2016	#37
I think it's a story being exaggerated by MSM. There's a lull in the "news" or something.	YOHABLO	Dec 2016	#38
Googled it with date restrictions. Previous two years of after-Christmas mall riots/brawls.	Buckeye_Democrat	Dec 2016	#39
The "media" can make things "trends" or not . . .	OrwellwasRight	Dec 2016	#43

Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 06:56 AM

Achilleaze (15,475 posts)

1. and lo, in those days the spirit of the new-bought Trumplican kiNg (RNC) was upon the land

and the people wept.

Fights break out at malls across United States

1. and lo, in those days the spirit of the new-bought Trumplican kiNg (RNC) was upon the land

8. Seriously..this is the new normal

14. It was mostly teenagers

23. There's anger out there inspired by tRump

24. This crap has been going on long before Trump

26. But since he approves of it, I assume (as you said) it's definitely going to get worse

28. The orange man "approves" of teen gangs

32. Yup.

33. What I meant is...

34. We're all guilty of skimming

35. I shouldn't access DU at work but...

36. can you show some evidence that these were ANTI-trump people causing the problems?

2. The real Christmas War.

3. don't worry the republican great white hope will call for calm, TWEET TWEET TWEEETTTT!!!

4. Most these were kids. What does that mean?

5. It means adults have set very poor examples for them.

12. It means our pop media culture

6. Yeah man!

7. Hartford ct, as well. We passed it outside.

16. yeah a bunch of stupid assholes all connected via their smartphones

40. Slurs against entire generations of people are not allowed here

9. The New King will put a stop to this foolishness.

10. This is neither new

15. Organizing brawls on social media

17. Yep. We used to use the old-fashioned telephone.

18. LOL But shoppers can now avoid the brawls

19. If we can get the gangs to have their rumbles online, then we've got it made!

20. LOL But shoppers can now avoid the brawls

22. Before social media

31. In Chicago, I believe

41. And not just in Chicago.

11. Fight Club

13. It was gangs loosely organized on social media

21. This is why we can't have nice things!

42. Was this really a thing in Canada?

44. "How I Met Your Mother"

45. Thanks.

25. "Was something posted on social media that caused this?"

27. We are circling the drain.

29. I THINK it probably has to do with US cultural tradition of binging on sugar non-stop for

30. Ding*ding*ding

37. Teenage boredom winter break but there was increasing violence at these brawls yesterday with shots

38. I think it's a story being exaggerated by MSM. There's a lull in the "news" or something.

39. Googled it with date restrictions. Previous two years of after-Christmas mall riots/brawls.

43. The "media" can make things "trends" or not . . .

30. Dingdingding