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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

"Mall bralls" -- WTF?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
Have you heard about the latest teen "fad?"
Get a large group of bored teens, go to a mall, and FIGHT.
Social media at its worst.
I've heard reports in 3 or 4 cities, and am pleased to report that Indy had one last night...
DG, I saw the headline & guessed it was Castleton. I was right.
These are huge groups...think hundreds of teens.
Scary sh1t.
flan

I remember a time years ago when something similar was happening but I think it was mass shoplifting, not brawling. Anyway, the mall authorities wouldn't allow more than 4 teens in a group in through the doors and wouldn't let more than 10 congregate together in the mall. And the police opened satellite offices at the mall. Teens will be teens and authority will restrict them. Idiots.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Good grief! Don't they have anything better to do?

I haven't heard of any around here. I suppose it's just a matter of time.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

They cause a huge distraction and loot as well. For years one of the malls in savannah has had a rule of no teens allowed without a parent. There was a huge stink when they first enacted it but they were losing shopping due to all the teens hanging in big groups.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I rarely seen teens at the Mall anymore. Seems they mostly staying home plopped on their cell phones.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Block cell and wifi signals in the mall and it will be teen free.

Divine Geek · Guru

I saw the headline Flan. So sad. I remember when I first moved to Indy, Castleton was a nice, safe area. I would have expected something like this at Washington Square or Lafayette Square, and unfortunately Castleston is in that group now.

The mall closest to me now isn't great. It's smaller with a sparse selection of stores. But at least I don't have to worry about a mall brawl. I don't think there were 100 teenagers there throughout the whole mall last night lol

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I was watching the local news last night and there was a story on this. The newscaster said the local police were are of the fad & were monitoring social media.

There were over 200 teens at the mall last night & it took over 2 hours to disperse the crowd.

So so STUPID.

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
Block cell and wifi signals in the mall and it will be teen free.

Now that's just cruel!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Block cell and wifi signals in the mall and it will be teen free.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
I saw the headline Flan. So sad. I remember when I first moved to Indy, Castleton was a nice, safe area. I would have expected something like this at Washington Square or Lafayette Square, and unfortunately Castleston is in that group now.

The mall closest to me now isn't great. It's smaller with a sparse selection of stores. But at least I don't have to worry about a mall brawl. I don't think there were 100 teenagers there throughout the whole mall last night lol

There is nothing at Lafayette Square anymore. That's the mall closest to us. I think Washington Square is dying too.

Castleton on a Saturday night is busy anyway...but add these punks to the mess...

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I saw the headline Flan. So sad. I remember when I first moved to Indy, Castleton was a nice, safe area. I would have expected something like this at Washington Square or Lafayette Square, and unfortunately Castleston is in that group now.

The mall closest to me now isn't great. It's smaller with a sparse selection of stores. But at least I don't have to worry about a mall brawl. I don't think there were 100 teenagers there throughout the whole mall last night lol
There is nothing at Lafayette Square anymore. That's the mall closest to us. I think Washington Square is dying too.
Castleton on a Saturday night is busy anyway...but add these punks to the mess...
flan

Those two have been on life support for years. Lafayette square used to be the closest to me, but I only went there once. I never felt safe going there

the last few years, I didn't like going to Castleton, it's a nice mall, but it was just too busy. And the people there were a new brand of rude idiots. I stuck with Hamilton Towne Center unless there was a store I needed that they didn't have. Or Greenwood, I like Greenwood Park

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I saw the headline Flan. So sad. I remember when I first moved to Indy, Castleton was a nice, safe area. I would have expected something like this at Washington Square or Lafayette Square, and unfortunately Castleston is in that group now.

The mall closest to me now isn't great. It's smaller with a sparse selection of stores. But at least I don't have to worry about a mall brawl. I don't think there were 100 teenagers there throughout the whole mall last night lol
There is nothing at Lafayette Square anymore. That's the mall closest to us. I think Washington Square is dying too.
Castleton on a Saturday night is busy anyway...but add these punks to the mess...
flan
Those two have been on life support for years. Lafayette square used to be the closest to me, but I only went there once. I never felt safe going there
the last few years, I didn't like going to Castleton, it's a nice mall, but it was just too busy. And the people there were a new brand of rude idiots. I stuck with Hamilton Towne Center unless there was a store I needed that they didn't have. Or Greenwood, I like Greenwood Park

Which is what these stupid kids do to malls and such; they scare away real customers then they complain they have nothing to do, or worse, that store owners are targeting them and assuming they will shoplift or vandalize!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Teens cry about expressing their individuality but then follow fads like doing a mall brawl. Little robots.

Divine Geek · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I saw the headline Flan. So sad. I remember when I first moved to Indy, Castleton was a nice, safe area. I would have expected something like this at Washington Square or Lafayette Square, and unfortunately Castleston is in that group now.

The mall closest to me now isn't great. It's smaller with a sparse selection of stores. But at least I don't have to worry about a mall brawl. I don't think there were 100 teenagers there throughout the whole mall last night lol
There is nothing at Lafayette Square anymore. That's the mall closest to us. I think Washington Square is dying too.
Castleton on a Saturday night is busy anyway...but add these punks to the mess...
flan
Those two have been on life support for years. Lafayette square used to be the closest to me, but I only went there once. I never felt safe going there
the last few years, I didn't like going to Castleton, it's a nice mall, but it was just too busy. And the people there were a new brand of rude idiots. I stuck with Hamilton Towne Center unless there was a store I needed that they didn't have. Or Greenwood, I like Greenwood Park
Which is what these stupid kids do to malls and such; they scare away real customers then they complain they have nothing to do, or worse, that store owners are targeting them and assuming they will shoplift or vandalize!

True, but to be fair, the teens had nothing to do with me not feeling safe at that particular mall. The area its in in general is not safe for a girl like me to wander alone.

Divine Geek · Guru

Flan, wouldn't Metropolis be close to you? That's a nice mall. Much nicer the Lafayette Square

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
Flan, wouldn't Metropolis be close to you? That's a nice mall. Much nicer the Lafayette Square

It's close to where I work.

We have lived here for 26 years, and it's been so sad to see the area go downhill. Lafayette Square used to have 2 nice department stores (Lazarus & Penneys, maybe), a bookstore, nice places to eat...I can't remember the last time I went. It was nothing but kiosks selling "grilles" and fake gold jewelry.

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I hate kiosks! I always tell DD not to look at them because if you make eye contact they try to get ya!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Malls need to wake up. I rarely shop at Malls anymore. Not because I don't like what they have but because I want to shop with a shopping cart! Walmart understands this. But, the Mall doesn't. I live in PA, so to go in and shop, I am lugging around my purse and winter jacket. I would buy MORE if they simply had carts. But, they don't sooo I guess I will give my money to stores who make it easy for me or shop online. Then, they wonder why these malls are so dead.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

We went to the mall yesterday. I hadn't been in over a year. I was surprised at how empty it was on a Saturday.

I really think folks are doing their shopping online. I don't expect malls will be around for much longer.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Shopping online is quick and easy and you don't have to put pants or a bra on!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I think they can be, but they have to adapt and change to what consumers want as well.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

LGS, that's a good point about shopping carts. Malls exist so people will buy things. Why not make it as easy as possible?

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

We have required parent supervision at our mall on Fridays and weekends after 4:00 PM. NO kids under 18 without parent supervision.

Divine Geek · Guru

A couple of the malls around here have khols as part of the mall. They don't mind if you take the cart with you to other parts of the mall

I hate the kiosks too. I've been followed and harassed to try whatever they were hocking. I just keep waking and ignore them. I feel rude, but they don't leave you alone when you politely say no thank you. I used to have hair to my waist, and it is stick straight. I had some guy follow me with his "amazing" hair straightener trying to get me to let him use it on my hair - after saying no thank you multiple times. After about 50 feet I finally whipped around and said does it LOOK like I need any help getting my hair straight?? He finally backed off. That was when I just started ignoring them completely. He kinda freaked me out

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

flan327 wrote:
LGS, that's a good point about shopping carts. Malls exist so people will buy things. Why not make it as easy as possible?

flan

Well, some of them have some crappy little folding carts, which are better than nothing. Bon Ton has those now. But, a lot of them are not set up to be able to navigate a cart through the aisles or merchandise. But, if they don't mind the loss of revenue then fine. And, after I buy something I really don't feel like walking through the mall dragging a bunch of bags and then setting them down to look at other stuff. I dont' see why there simply can't be mall carts that you can take from store to store. But, it's their business, so no skin off my back, I will just shop online.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
A couple of the malls around here have khols as part of the mall. They don't mind if you take the cart with you to other parts of the mall

I hate the kiosks too. I've been followed and harassed to try whatever they were hocking. I just keep waking and ignore them. I feel rude, but they don't leave you alone when you politely say no thank you. I used to have hair to my waist, and it is stick straight. I had some guy follow me with his "amazing" hair straightener trying to get me to let him use it on my hair - after saying no thank you multiple times. After about 50 feet I finally whipped around and said does it LOOK like I need any help getting my hair straight?? He finally backed off. That was when I just started ignoring them completely. He kinda freaked me out

I love Kohls, and that reminded me that I have $10 in Kohls cash that expires today.

flan

ed11563 · Guru

Divine Geek wrote:
A couple of the malls around here have khols as part of the mall. They don't mind if you take the cart with you to other parts of the mall

I hate the kiosks too. I've been followed and harassed to try whatever they were hocking. I just keep waking and ignore them. I feel rude, but they don't leave you alone when you politely say no thank you. I used to have hair to my waist, and it is stick straight. I had some guy follow me with his "amazing" hair straightener trying to get me to let him use it on my hair - after saying no thank you multiple times. After about 50 feet I finally whipped around and said does it LOOK like I need any help getting my hair straight?? He finally backed off. That was when I just started ignoring them completely. He kinda freaked me out

I shop a lot at two local malls: Wal-Mart and Costco.

Both provide shopping carts.

There's nothing rude about turning to the guy who's following you and screaming "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU PERVERT !!! "

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

ed11563 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
A couple of the malls around here have khols as part of the mall. They don't mind if you take the cart with you to other parts of the mall

I hate the kiosks too. I've been followed and harassed to try whatever they were hocking. I just keep waking and ignore them. I feel rude, but they don't leave you alone when you politely say no thank you. I used to have hair to my waist, and it is stick straight. I had some guy follow me with his "amazing" hair straightener trying to get me to let him use it on my hair - after saying no thank you multiple times. After about 50 feet I finally whipped around and said does it LOOK like I need any help getting my hair straight?? He finally backed off. That was when I just started ignoring them completely. He kinda freaked me out
I shop a lot at two local malls: Wal-Mart and Costco.

Both provide shopping carts.
There's nothing rude about turning to the guy who's following you and screaming "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU PERVERT !!! "

I have stopped, looked at him (or her) and said, "Leave me alone."

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

There is a big mall near my dad in S. Fl. There are a lot of foreigners that shop there. They wheel around large rolling suitcases and fill them with their purchases. It's kind of amusing to look at them as the wheels clickity click across the tile.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.

I loved my stroller. I was a perfect cart. I'm sad we've outgrown them.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.

Why is it "cheap" to have metal carts? But, I really don't care if it looks cheap. I am there to get what I want to buy.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.
I loved my stroller. I was a perfect cart. I'm sad we've outgrown them.

You could put a doll in it and push it around and then just use it as a shopping cart. smile

ed11563 · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.
I loved my stroller. I was a perfect cart. I'm sad we've outgrown them.

A stroller is a great idea. I miss my kids being babies, but if I needed to carry stuff where there are no shopping carts, I wouldn't hesitate to use an umbrella stroller.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

That's a good idea. Maybe I should just bring my own, lol.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I prefer the outdoor malls and am happy to see mall developers going in that direction. And I think carts would cheapen the look of nice malls, perhaps the plastic hand basket on wheels that some stores have would be good but not grocery sized carts.
I loved my stroller. I was a perfect cart. I'm sad we've outgrown them.

Well then shop with me and be my cart!

Blankie · Guru

I love the indoor mall near me, especially for exercise walking in the winter.

They have been ahead of this trend of teens congregating. They won't allow large groups, and have signs everywhere that say that, and security disperses them quickly.

I reported a big gang of kids to security once, and they were on it within a few minutes and dispersing the kids.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well, what about those roving bands of elders walking the mall?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, what about those roving bands of elders walking the mall?

Those mall walker groups can be a little territorial about their path.

Blankie · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, what about those roving bands of elders walking the mall?

The elders at my mall are not causing trouble, they are just walking. That's the difference.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, what about those roving bands of elders walking the mall?
Those mall walker groups can be a little territorial about their path.

Yeah, and you can't get around them!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I dont' think classes of people should be banned for being in a certain class of people.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

The mall where I used to live had a walking group. On rainy days a friend and I would bring our day care kids and walk a few laps. Every one always enjoyed seeing the little cuties walking with them.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I dont' think classes of people should be banned for being in a certain class of people.

I think it's more a matter of putting restrictions in place BEFORE fighting starts.

These incidents involve hundreds of teens and are planned to cause trouble.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I haven't been to the mall in probably 3 years. Never was a huge fan of the mall.

Our mall doesn't allow anyone under 18 without a parent or guardian after 5 or 6 at night. If they work there, they must have their name tag on and visible and they are only allowed to go to one of the restaurants on break or the mall office/bathroom area.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Won't ever happen here because we don't have a mall!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

A nice mall is fun for shopping with a girlfriend...chatting & having lunch.

DG, I should head to Greenwood sometime. That one is still fairly safe.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, what about those roving bands of elders walking the mall?
Those mall walker groups can be a little territorial about their path.
Yeah, and you can't get around them!

You cant get around a few old people? Maybe you should start walking with them. biggrin

Divine Geek · Guru

flan327 wrote:
A nice mall is fun for shopping with a girlfriend...chatting & having lunch.

DG, I should head to Greenwood sometime. That one is still fairly safe.

flan

You should. It nice. I spent a lot of time there during my last job in Indy when I had long periods of time to kill. they have groupings of comfy couches, sometimes I'd grab a soda and just sit there on my tablet (free wi-fi too!)

they have nice stores too. Not all just teenager geared crap