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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
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
Ding*ding*ding 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
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