Brawls Erupt in Malls Across America


With the taboo on assaulting other people having been lifted in this overly-permissive society, it should come as no surprise that people across the country have started to engage in attacks on others. Just the day after Christmas, authorities found themselves forced to contend with random disturbances at shopping malls, with shoppers getting into fights and law enforcement struggling to contain the unrest:

“In Manchester, Conn., police said what began as an unspecified “disturbance” among 10 teenagers on Monday afternoon quickly escalated as multiple fights broke out simultaneously, NBC Connecticut reported.

A video posted to Facebook shows a mass of people at the Shoppes at Buckland Hills throwing wild punches, then fleeing with authorities and a large crowd giving chase.

“Never go to the mall right after Christmas,” the accompanying post says.

A police officer was assaulted while trying to break up the fight, NBC Connecticut reported, and several people were arrested, though they had not been identified.

In Colorado, the Town Center at Aurora was shuttered and evacuated on Monday afternoon after the Aurora Police Department reported “multiple skirmishes” and “a large disturbance” inside the mall.

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UPDATE: Multiple skirmishes inside of the mall, no injuries to customers or officers. Officers working on clearing out p-lots at this time. https://twitter.com/aurorapd/status/813540700184776704 

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Video obtained by NBC affiliate KUSA shows a crowd gathered outside the mall and several police officers trying to control it. Two people who appeared to be handcuffed can be seen lying on the ground. Someone can be heard saying “she is dragging her by her hair,” though it’s unclear who is being referred to. Moments later, someone else screams: “I can’t breathe.”

The department said in a Twitter post that no officers or customers were injured.”

Source: NBC News


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