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Did you hear about the violent teen flash mob that took over Chicago's fanciest shopping area?
American Thinker ^ | 05/09/2018 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 05/09/2018 7:36:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The end result of indoctrination in government schools and mass media that teaches "urban youths" that American society is racist, corrupt, unfair, and unworthy of compliance is the crumbling of civil order.  When a substantial group of young males (the segment of society most prone to acting out with violence) think they have no stake in the continuation of existing social and property relations, they are able to impose anarchy in local areas.  When enough people think and feel this way, the forces of order – police, and in extremis the National Guard – can be overwhelmed and powerless to stop the disorder.

This nightmare scenario is developing step by step.  The rise of social media enables the organization of what are now called "flash mobs" that can descend on targets and cause chaos.  Sometimes, targets are chosen for the lucrative looting opportunities.  That appears to be what happened last Saturday night on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, at the very heart of upscale shopping, dining, and residential life, the Water Tower Place, a multistory shopping mall at the base of a 74-story tower.


Water Tower Place.  (Photo credit: Tony the Tiger via Wikimedia Commons.)

CWBChicago reports:

At least four people were injured and two arrests were made after a large group of teenagers went wild near Chicago's historic Water Tower on Saturday evening, according to police and witnesses.

Security at the Water Tower Place shopping mall reported the first sign of trouble around 8:20 p.m.  Fifty teenagers were said to be involved in a fight near the mall entrance at 845 North Michigan Avenue.


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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bluezones; chicago; crime; flashmob; gangs; teens; urban
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1 posted on 05/09/2018 7:36:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Two arrests made? Why even bother?


2 posted on 05/09/2018 7:38:37 AM PDT by Russ
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To: SeekAndFind

No justice, no peace?


3 posted on 05/09/2018 7:39:35 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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animals


4 posted on 05/09/2018 7:40:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

Wasn’t it Chris Rock who said...

“There are two types of malls here in the US. The ones white people shop at, and the ones white people USED to shop at.”

Looks like the “used to shop” mall just increased by one.


5 posted on 05/09/2018 7:41:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: SeekAndFind

Last month, Water Tower Place kicked out a group of urban teens who were not misbehaving. WTP officials then “apologized privately” to said teens.

This is the thanks they got.

That toddlin’ town!


6 posted on 05/09/2018 7:41:21 AM PDT by karnage
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To: SeekAndFind

I thought there was going to be a punch line....dissappointed.


7 posted on 05/09/2018 7:41:34 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

I thought there was going to be a punch line....dissappointed.


8 posted on 05/09/2018 7:41:36 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

The mayor of Baltimore would say you gotta “give’em room to protest”.


9 posted on 05/09/2018 7:43:50 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: SeekAndFind

In Africa, many animals work in packs. Seems that trait carried over across the sea.


10 posted on 05/09/2018 7:46:49 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: DannyTN

...a punch line...


To set one up...
Hum a few bars for us and maybe we can place it.


11 posted on 05/09/2018 7:50:34 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finishid.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Feral youths on a rampage.


12 posted on 05/09/2018 7:52:01 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Responsibility2nd

Although a funny line, I still have a grudge against him for publicly wanting GW Bush to be killed. No humor there.


13 posted on 05/09/2018 7:52:31 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finishid.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I am guessing that because the media is using euphemisms, this is another one of those “French youths” moments. We all know the race of the perps.


14 posted on 05/09/2018 7:56:38 AM PDT by tom h
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Police normally proudly make a statement “no arrests were made” and “the mall will re-open to the public tomorrow at Noon.”

The grateful, groveling store managers and innocent families who wanted to shop or eat at the mall bow their heads to the power of the persons who trashed the place. Stayed out of the Sharpton and Jesse crosshairs another time. Whew!


15 posted on 05/09/2018 7:58:46 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finishid.)
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To: frank ballenger

Extortion...now in color.


16 posted on 05/09/2018 8:06:20 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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Aspiring rappers...


17 posted on 05/09/2018 8:09:12 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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Awww...they dindu nuffin


18 posted on 05/09/2018 8:16:31 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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Lol!! Feral dindus.


19 posted on 05/09/2018 8:22:40 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: 1Old Pro

animals

No , Jungle Savages


20 posted on 05/09/2018 8:23:17 AM PDT by butlerweave
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