Posted on 05/19/2025 12:38:27 AM PDT by Libloather
Hundreds of youths descended upon a north Jersey mall Saturday night in a meet-up that was reportedly pre-planned on TikTok and led to a massive brawl.
Seven minors were arrested in the chaotic melee that was spurred by TikTok posts calling for juveniles to meet up at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey, that night, according to officials and local reports.
The out-of-control gathering soon grew exponentially from just 100 people to “over 300 youth” from across the Garden State shortly after 8 p.m., Edison Mayor Sam Joshi wrote on social media.
At least four of the seven minors who were arrested were from other towns, according to Joshi.
Edison police had to call for back-up from neighboring police departments to clear out the hooligans.
As cops worked to get the rowdy crowd under control, one officer fractured their ankle, Edison Police Chief Tom Bryan told My Central Jersey.
None of the youths were injured and no weapons were recovered, cops said.
Of the seven arrested, one was charged with aggravated assault on an officer, and six others face disorderly conduct charges. One person was charged with both disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Bryan told the outlet.
Some participating youth shared posts on TikTok and Instagram leading up to the swarm, telling people to show up at the mall at 7 p.m.
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There is nothing racist with pointing out facts. Facts are not racist.
“Exponential growth would be from 100 to, say, 10,000, not tripling to 300.”
Actually you can grow exponentially from 100 to 300, it’s just that the shape of the curve would be different.
But I get your point and I really doubt if ‘the authorities’ were busy trying to curve-fit the ‘youth count’ versus time.
Or just say their democrats. /spit
Not everyone in the group you are pinpointing behaves badly. Please stop the wounding rhetoric. It serves absolutely no purpose.
“These days, “exponentially” is used to denote “a lot” — anything from “increased 20%” to “a million times”. It’s become meaningless.”
Not really.
Nothing that can’t be fixed, and prevented, with a healthy dose of 2A.
Re: 24 - doubt some people can stop. Whether it’s ignorance, low intellect or upbringing, there’s multiple posters who claim that is how the group as a whole is.
Not everyone in the group you are pinpointing behaves badly. Please stop the wounding rhetoric. It serves absolutely no purpose.
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And I did not implicate everyone in the group. I did agree with the original poster that this particular group of people at the NJ mall was a group of black people.
He probably hasn’t had 300 at one time in decades.
Is truth racist?
It increased by 10^log(3). You know, “exponentially”.
Amish kids again?
The Bell Curve is real.
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“Not everyone in the group you are pinpointing behaves badly. Please stop the wounding rhetoric. It serves absolutely no purpose.”
Sure it does... It is extremely productive. It satisfies sadistic tendencies very well. It is great mental therapy and reinforces “tribe” and purism.
It is a great way to convince another culture into becoming conservative and joining our cause!
A crowd of any sort is a moment away from a stampede or riot. I was in a crowd leaving our high school football game. Someone fired off a pen tear gas capsule in the densest part of the crowd where we were all forced together to get through the gate. The crowd panicked and people were seriously injured.
In high school anytime a fight broke out a crowd gathered. Often the fight expanded, and people not initially involved got injured.
I learned, when you see a crowd, go the other way.
Exponential growth would be from 100 to, say, 10,000, not tripling to 300.
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No so according to three sources I checked.
LOL.
Whatever you say.
Good luck.
Please stop this saying and the meme that usually accompanies it. FR is not a racist board.
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Sorry, but it is what it is, and free speech “trumps” your contention. And hopefully it will always do so!
The press is completely biased these days.
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True, but the rest of your post is nonsense.
I am just simply amazed at how good we are at stepping on our own feet and then wondering why we cannot sway folks to our side and cause...
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