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59. I'm not trying to "rationalize" anything

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 12:36 PM

Dec 2015

I perceive erratic, unusual behavior taking place in several locations, and I am trying to figure out explanations for it. It also seems to me that there is a great deal more gun violence and other kinds of violence around the globe, and am wondering what kinds of factors might be contributing to that.

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500 people involved in upheaval at Deptford Mall [View all] LiberalEsto Dec 2015 OP

They'll have to switch the spelling saltpoint Dec 2015 #1

That's how I always have spelled it. Wilms Dec 2015 #9

No assaults. No injuries. No weapons. Sounds like the headline writer pnwmom Dec 2015 #25

Not sure there is even a shred of evidence to support your last sentence. Schema Thing Dec 2015 #2

I beg to differ Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2015 #28

It' not just for Black Friday anymore. This is actually a bit unsettling. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #3

A few hours ago someone posted about much larger brawl at a Kentucky mall LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #4

Except this wasn't a brawl. No assaults, no injuries, no weapons. pnwmom Dec 2015 #26

What is going on? I don't understand? trillion Dec 2015 #40

Kids with no prospects + Helen Borg Dec 2015 #46

and no thought azureblue Dec 2015 #61

When you feel like you have no prospects... Helen Borg Dec 2015 #62

Some sources are calling it a "flash mob" romanic Dec 2015 #5

we need A Flash mob appearing in multiple locations to vote. nt Ligyron Dec 2015 #21

Only works if you can get a flash mob to show up and register. FSogol Dec 2015 #53

What, really, hope do young people have? philosslayer Dec 2015 #6

I agree with you LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #7

Even without all of that going on romanic Dec 2015 #8

Do you have documented evidence of this? pangaia Dec 2015 #13

Of course not. Just excuses for acting like damn fools. 7962 Dec 2015 #35

Went looking for a "it's teh Republicans and society!" post Jake Stern Dec 2015 #10

Yep TeddyR Dec 2015 #12

A very white male centric view on things Kaleva Dec 2015 #18

What does that have to do TeddyR Dec 2015 #24

I responded to a post and not the OP Kaleva Dec 2015 #44

I have no idea what you're talking about philosslayer Dec 2015 #30

Young people in the past have had it far worse. Kaleva Dec 2015 #45

I have to agree with you and the context. trillion Dec 2015 #41

Wow! This post went over some heads, didn't it? Of course you are right. Squinch Dec 2015 #51

That's just making excuses NobodyHere Dec 2015 #32

I guess just buyin more shit isn't good enough anymore. jalan48 Dec 2015 #11

It's probably a combination of all of the above, forest444 Dec 2015 #14

Is the remark about anti-depressants sarcasm? hedgehog Dec 2015 #49

Of course not, hedgehog. forest444 Dec 2015 #56

Radiation from Fukushima Octafish Dec 2015 #15

Okay, that's it. I'm going to guess zombies. trillion Dec 2015 #42

There was also one in Kentucky and one in Little Rock Ex Lurker Dec 2015 #16

Yeah, climate change is causing idiots to act like idiots. PeteSelman Dec 2015 #17

Was Bluto there? Initech Dec 2015 #19

WTF? First in Kentucky and now in NJ? Sounds like a sci-fi movie. nt valerief Dec 2015 #20

or an X-File azurnoir Dec 2015 #23

They were listening to this over and over... BuelahWitch Dec 2015 #34

Richmond Valentine's revenge! Initech Dec 2015 #37

This is my mall- the one I shop at all the time justamama83 Dec 2015 #22

The holidays bring out the worst in people. RandySF Dec 2015 #27

millenials at boiling point enid602 Dec 2015 #29

Advertisers are coming at us left and right and we can't buy anything! Initech Dec 2015 #38

If there were five customers in Sears here it Downwinder Dec 2015 #31

will this be the norm now? Skittles Dec 2015 #33

I hope not. nt 2naSalit Dec 2015 #60

A 500 person disturbance and only one is arrested? Those numbers don't add up. Renew Deal Dec 2015 #36

Amazon.com was unaffected by the incident (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #39

It's not politically correct to say who they are or which culture it reflects badly on frizzled Dec 2015 #43

They are teenagers philosslayer Dec 2015 #48

I'd cower behind implication too. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #58

Mall Food Court food can cause "upheavals" JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #47

This was apparently a Flash Mob... brooklynite Dec 2015 #50

thugs heaven05 Dec 2015 #52

define invovled if a fight breaks out at an nfl game parking lot are all 70,000 in the stadium dembotoz Dec 2015 #54

There have been cases of robbery flashmobs Marrah_G Dec 2015 #55

Good thing this had nothing to do with BLM, else we'd not rationalize this. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #57

I'm not trying to "rationalize" anything LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #59