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Garden State Plaza Mall to require chaperones for kids under 18 amid TikTok-inspired mayhem
NY POST ^ | April 15, 2023 | By Jacob Geanous

Posted on 04/15/2023 3:21:17 PM PDT by dennisw

New Jersey is cracking down on “mall”-adjusted teens.

Garden State Plaza Mall will require patrons under 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone who is 21 or older on weekend nights in response to a spate of TikTok-fueled mayhem.

The policy will begin on April 28 and will be in effect after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, according to mall officials who said the aim was to stomp out unruly behavior.

“We’ve seen an increase in large crowds of teens, essentially juveniles. … The teens aren’t just enjoying the property in shopping, dining and entertainment,” Wesley Rebisz, senior general manager at Garden State Plaza, told NorthJersey.com.

“They’re being unruly, violating code of conduct, which can include running through the property in large groups, fighting and putting it on TikTok, basically disrupting business and making it uncomfortable for our everyday customers.”

Police and security guards will be stationed at the entrance of the mall to check IDs and anyone who refuses will reportedly be asked to leave, mall officials said.

“In the event something does try to begin to escalate a little bit, we have a police officer right there on top of it to de-escalate,” said Dan Cenedy, senior vice president of security operation at Garden State Plaza Mall’s parent company, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Garden State Plaza, the second-largest mall in New Jersey, is not the first shopping center to place restrictions on unaccompanied minors.

A complex in Columbia, Maryland, instituted a similar policy last month citing disruption from teens, the Baltimore Sun reported.

Malls in Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania have also done the same.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: crime; mall; newjersey; youth

1 posted on 04/15/2023 3:21:17 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

how can they check ID? If voter ID is racist, isn’t it racist to check an ID at a shopping mall????


2 posted on 04/15/2023 3:23:23 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: dennisw

The only reason I posted is that now the motivation for brawls is to put them on TikTok. Real brawls, faked brawls, lots of hair pulling and windmill punches. Chairs and fists flying.


3 posted on 04/15/2023 3:23:35 PM PDT by dennisw (This)
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To: dennisw

And not just at that one mall. Another example of the slow degeneration of our society.


4 posted on 04/15/2023 3:26:56 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: dennisw

Easy to fix. Promote conceal carry in the mall.


5 posted on 04/15/2023 3:28:49 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: dennisw

Do we have generations of black youth, who simply have never been taught any restraint, never been taught how to behave in public, never disciplined in any way at school or at home???


6 posted on 04/15/2023 3:30:38 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: dennisw

charge 5.00 admission, redeemable anywhere but food/games.


7 posted on 04/15/2023 3:30:54 PM PDT by ronniesgal (friends don't let friends be Kardashians)
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To: dennisw
TikTok-fueled mayhem.

LOL! Now it's TikTok's fault!

8 posted on 04/15/2023 3:35:01 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"Do we have generations of black youth, who simply have never been taught any restraint, never been taught how to behave in public, never disciplined in any way at school or at home???"

Yes, but white teens are now becoming a problem because of social media like TikTok. They all want to be a star (influencer) with their lame antics.

9 posted on 04/15/2023 3:35:30 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Will the parents be much better?


10 posted on 04/15/2023 3:44:57 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: A Navy Vet
Yes, but white teens are now becoming a problem because of social media like TikTok.

Indeed that is true. Our entire society and government, from top to bottom, has indicated that (black) thug culture is cool, admirable, and acceptable. Its a valid expression of victimhood, which should not be judged, after all. Moreover, why do you want to "act white" when that's inherently racist. You'll never gain acceptance that way.

11 posted on 04/15/2023 3:48:42 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: dennisw

“we have a police officer right there on top of it to de-escalate”

Yeah, de-escalate...won’t work. It’s Jersey, can’t the mall pay some wiseguys for protection? That would clean this up really fast.


12 posted on 04/15/2023 4:38:07 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: dennisw
They know who's causing all of this but they don't have the balls to say it.

Honestly, if this continues, you're going to see segregation return with a vengeance. These stores are going to close in the inner-cities and owners are going to make excuses on why they can't serve blacks. It's already happening, some of the bars in Green Bay that were frequented by blacks have changed their music and have a no hat and no baggy pants rule.

13 posted on 04/15/2023 4:54:40 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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