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Fight among teenagers closes Baton Rouge mall
Sun Herald ^ | 1/7/13

Posted on 01/07/2013 4:55:26 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

A fight or series of fights led to the early closure of the Mall of Louisiana.

No injuries were reported in the Saturday night episode. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's office tells The Advocate that they plan to charge a number of people in the incident.

Witnesses say the trouble started after Instagram users posted a "meet and greet" invitation to meet their followers in person. Eventually, a fight between 100 or more teenagers broke out, leading to a stampede.

(Excerpt) Read more at sunherald.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: punks; thugs
I wonder if we should shut down ALL malls. Or at least force people to register if they want to go to the mall.
1 posted on 01/07/2013 4:55:39 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

First these rioters were referred to as “young people” now “teenagers”, both characterizations leave out that they were “wilding” or rioting and were committing crimes.


2 posted on 01/07/2013 4:59:31 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SoFloFreeper

More to the point—I’m a merchant paying big bucks to lease space in this mall. I’m also paying taxes to the city of Baton Rouge for the privelege of taking a risk by starting and running a business. Oh, I have to act as tax collector for the city and state as well. Then, my profitability is reduced by the inability of the mall, city, and state to protect the premises—But I better not be late with any of my tribute payments.

This is a microcosm of Obama’s Amerika.


3 posted on 01/07/2013 5:02:29 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Ted Kennedy's Oldsmobile has killed more people than my guns.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

This is not the first “flash mob” incident at this mall. One such incident over a year ago, IIRC, included a smash-and-grab style robbery at a gold and jewelry kiosk.


4 posted on 01/07/2013 5:03:41 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Arm_Bears
I'm in Louisiana also . Time to secede
5 posted on 01/07/2013 5:05:15 AM PST by Democrat_media (media makes mass shooters household names to create more & take our guns)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Indianapolis has the same problem with malls and yutes. One notorious mall filled with urban teens had a shooting on Friday. And Sunday night the nicer mall downtown had a group of same urban types attack a cop.


6 posted on 01/07/2013 5:09:09 AM PST by Azeem (There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Don't even need to follow the link to 'know'.

That race card shite quit workin' on this ol'fella a l-o-o-ng time ago.

7 posted on 01/07/2013 5:12:10 AM PST by tomkat (-/\/\/\-)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Just shut down the assault malls, you know, the ones with high capacity “clips.”


8 posted on 01/07/2013 5:27:48 AM PST by GnL
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To: yldstrk

no ethnicity mentioned means that they were black. Just like when there is no political party mentinoed = democRAT.


9 posted on 01/07/2013 5:49:04 AM PST by Ouderkirk (Obama has turned America into an aristocracy of the unaccomplished.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Amish quilting festival goes awry.


10 posted on 01/07/2013 5:50:31 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I can’t remember the last time I went to a mall.


11 posted on 01/07/2013 6:25:13 AM PST by blam
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To: SoFloFreeper

Quick...put up a sign that says;

“Fight Free Zone”

That’ll take care of the problem.


12 posted on 01/07/2013 6:56:28 AM PST by moovova
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To: TurboZamboni

Ha, ha, I like that one! I may borrow your line sometime if you don’t mind.

There is also.. Norwegian Lutherans battle it out over whether the correct term is “casserole” or “hot dish”.


13 posted on 01/07/2013 7:02:26 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Teens being teens.

*******

Hicks said deputies made the following arrests based on probable cause. She did not release the names because they are juveniles:

..a 14-year-old boy on counts of remaining after forbidden, simple battery and resisting an officer.
..a 13-year-old girl on a count of disturbing the peace.
..a 15-year-old girl on a count of remaining after forbidden.
..a 14-year-old girl on a count of disturbing the peace.
..a 15-year-old boy on counts of disturbing the peace, remaining after forbidden and resisting an officer.
..a 14-year-old boy on counts of interfering with a law enforcement investigation and resisting an officer.

http://theadvocate.com/news/4851684-123/undeterred-mall-shoppers-back-day


14 posted on 01/07/2013 7:04:46 AM PST by deport
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To: yldstrk

We’re not allowed to say that they are black youth, or to talk about whatever gang affiliations are involved. We’re not supposed to speculate that someone felt “dissed” and felt compelled to start a fight.

So many things we’re not supposed to say. Elephants are in the room but we can’t talk about those elephants.


15 posted on 01/07/2013 10:00:38 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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