Well, some of you likely read the issues of young people down at Circle Centre Mall in Indy causing all sorts of issues, even attacking police trying to break-up the fights and what not. Then there is an issue in Chicago where a bunch of young adults started fighting and what not, one even decided to toss a chair through a window of a passing vehicle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIrN5DFvJM
Then, Chicago PD gets info that another large group of teens are deciding to congregate at another mall, so as in downtown Indy, we need to turn the area into a police state to keep things peaceful. Thing was in this incident, the kids saw the cops and got right back on the bus and left:
Second City Cop: Mall Warnings
So now the problem has decided to move from downtown Indy, to Broad Ripple, back to downtown, and after the militarization of downtown, up to Castleton, with guns pulled, just no shots fired....yet:
RTV6 - Police respond to fight at Castelton Square Mall - Local Story
Police respond to fight at mall
http://www.indystar.com/article/201...respond-show-force-Castleton-mall-disturbance
Wonder when the first person will be shot and killed in the Castleton food court area? Or how many innocent people will get hit by randomly flying bullets. The politicians wonder why millions are flocking to get guns, it is because they have flat out failed us when it comes to safety. We give billionaires money for their pro-sport teams, we give tax breaks to rich corporations so they will build hotels and retail businesses where most of the employees get paid jack. We have K-12 and public universities dumping money on image and stuff instead of focusing on the primary objective. Every time these incidents happen, the offenders are always repeat customers of the criminal justice system. Two punks killed one guy, shot another, stole a car, etc.. One of the suspect's mother did the right thing and begged the juv. court judge to lock her son up in a cage, but that didn't happen. The other mom claims her delinquent son is a "sweat heart."
Maybe it is time Simon and other mall owners get really tough on unsupervised folks under 18 years old. No more congregating in groups of five or more, must have adult who is at least 30 years or older, or maybe even the legal guardian with you. Hire off-duty cops in plain clothing, walk with the mall agents, let agents tell the kids to leave the property. When they mouth off, as punks do, arrest for trespass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIrN5DFvJM
Then, Chicago PD gets info that another large group of teens are deciding to congregate at another mall, so as in downtown Indy, we need to turn the area into a police state to keep things peaceful. Thing was in this incident, the kids saw the cops and got right back on the bus and left:
Second City Cop: Mall Warnings
So now the problem has decided to move from downtown Indy, to Broad Ripple, back to downtown, and after the militarization of downtown, up to Castleton, with guns pulled, just no shots fired....yet:
RTV6 - Police respond to fight at Castelton Square Mall - Local Story
Police respond to fight at mall
http://www.indystar.com/article/201...respond-show-force-Castleton-mall-disturbance
Wonder when the first person will be shot and killed in the Castleton food court area? Or how many innocent people will get hit by randomly flying bullets. The politicians wonder why millions are flocking to get guns, it is because they have flat out failed us when it comes to safety. We give billionaires money for their pro-sport teams, we give tax breaks to rich corporations so they will build hotels and retail businesses where most of the employees get paid jack. We have K-12 and public universities dumping money on image and stuff instead of focusing on the primary objective. Every time these incidents happen, the offenders are always repeat customers of the criminal justice system. Two punks killed one guy, shot another, stole a car, etc.. One of the suspect's mother did the right thing and begged the juv. court judge to lock her son up in a cage, but that didn't happen. The other mom claims her delinquent son is a "sweat heart."
Maybe it is time Simon and other mall owners get really tough on unsupervised folks under 18 years old. No more congregating in groups of five or more, must have adult who is at least 30 years or older, or maybe even the legal guardian with you. Hire off-duty cops in plain clothing, walk with the mall agents, let agents tell the kids to leave the property. When they mouth off, as punks do, arrest for trespass.