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Showing Original Post only (View all)Fights break out at malls across United States [View all]
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
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and lo, in those days the spirit of the new-bought Trumplican kiNg (RNC) was upon the land
Achilleaze
Dec 2016
#1
But since he approves of it, I assume (as you said) it's definitely going to get worse
ailsagirl
Dec 2016
#26
can you show some evidence that these were ANTI-trump people causing the problems?
niyad
Dec 2016
#36
don't worry the republican great white hope will call for calm, TWEET TWEET TWEEETTTT!!!
Sunlei
Dec 2016
#3
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
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