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Buckeye_Democrat

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39. Googled it with date restrictions. Previous two years of after-Christmas mall riots/brawls.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 03:39 AM
Dec 2016

I stopped with eight examples from each year, so I surely missed others.

The articles often mentioned possible social media influences, just like this year.

2015:
St. Matthews Mall, Louisville KY
Sherwood Mall, Stockton CA
Weberstown Mall, Stockton CA
Patrick Henry Mall, Newport VA
Deptford Center Mall, Deptford NJ
Orange Park Mall, Orange Park FL
Roosevelt Field Mall, Long Island NY
North Riverside Park Mall, North Riverside IL

2014:
Monroeville Mall, Pittsburgh PA
Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento CA
Beachwood Place Mall, Cleveland OH
Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago IL
Kings Plaza Mall, Brooklyn NY
Wolfchase Galleria Shopping Mall, Memphis TN
Independence Center, Independence MO
Opry Mills Mall, Nashville TN

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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