The mall violence in recent days reminds us of an unspoken issue. And that issue is that critical numbers of gang types and a thuggish element are scaring away legitimate shoppers from some of these malls.
As legitimate shoppers leave, sales go down. As sales go down, retailers pull out of these malls. And no new retailers want to go into a mall with a ghetto reputation. So the malls slowly die off .
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So ....you have obviously been to MacArthur Mall in downtown Norfolk.......