Combine with all the events on Boxing Day a couple months ago, and you’ve got another nail in the coffin for the concept of the mall.
At a mall in Elizabeth, my sister and niece were involved in a scary set of events. A little boy (maybe 3 year old) touched my niece under her mini-skirt while they waited in a line at the food court. My niece responded, turning around. The parents were smiling. Then the little boy did it again. When my niece protested ....... I was on the cellphone with my sister. The whole thing happened in seconds. Quickly - the mother loudly accused my family of being RACIST as her son is only a little boy. My sister tried to de-escalate the situation ..... but suddenly the whole food court was alerted to my family. My sister was blindsided and they were scared. It was scary loud arguing and RACIST. ...
Apparently there is nothing wrong their young boy's behavior .... they thought it was funny for their child to put his hands up the skirt of a young lady in a food court. and it was okay to accuse someone of being a racist for objecting.
Only then, did my sister and her daughter, realize they were surrounded by a crowd that had no idea what "caused" the woman to call my family RACIST.
Crowds...malls...scary.....confusion... bad things can happen quickly before things can get sorted out.
I called the Elizabeth mall security, but my family could have been hurt before them might have arrived to assist.