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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> Not really.
Ah, okay, okay, let me clarify.
As used by the media, politicians, and other salespeople, "exponential" has in recent years been applied liberally to any increase that the speaker wishes to claim is large and/or impressive. Could be 20%, could be 5 orders of magnitude. This usage is completely divorced from its mathematical meaning.
Those of us who were educated in math (I count myself in that cohort, having a BS in Physics, which requires some pretty advanced math skills) still use "exponential" in its proper sense, a function that involves a power (often a power of 10 or e), rather than a multiplicative or additive factor.
Happy?
“a BS in Physics, which requires some pretty advanced math skills”
I didn’t really hit any hard math till my second year of post-grad in engineering!
Have a great day.
“Good for you.
I went to work for an engineering firm. Neve4 had a need for that complex analysis that almost destroyed my mind!
Blacktivities
But, unfortunately, speaking truthfully about "protected" classes is portrayed as racism (sexism, homophobia, etc.). Part three of my tagline holds true.
Damn! You nailed me. I deplore one race. I have no use for the a$$hole race; regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, religion etc...
“Are you calling for genocide and ethnic cleansing? These are exactly the words they are hoping to see. These are exactly the words they want to use to make MAGA into an evil irrational racist cult that makes Trump look bad. These are exactly the words they will use in the future to shut down the Free Republic so that none of us have it.
Are you here to make this community look bad with extremist statements like that?”
Let me be clear, as you seem eager to accuse anyone who is fed up with the situation and who wants to do anything other than soft peddle the truth and to continue to coddle blacks and excuse their antisocial behavior a racist extremist.
I am calling for complete enforcement of the fullest extent of the law, in response to crime. All crime. No plea bargains, no low bail, no restorative justice. Confinement at hard labor in as many prisons as are needed to house the convicted. Execution of the death penalty for murderers, swift and inevitable.
I am also calling for decent Americans of all races to lawfully carry firearms in their personal defense, in any jurisdiction, at all times, with a powerful presumption of innocence or an ironclad affirmative defense if they shoot any attacker. Don’t be a victim. Shoot them when they accost you. Period.
Then we can discuss organizing community discussion fora, hiring more social workers, spending even more millions on integrated education and joining together in peaceful singalongs.
Nothing being said here that Chris Rock hasn’t said.
And if you watch his video, notice who is in the audience and their response, they are right there with him.
The what??
Thanks for outing yourself, much appreciated.
Your cruel remarks are not pointing to those causing issues. With remarks like that you are broadbrushing a whole section of humanity. I don’t intend to respond to any more comments on this. I will just say that I am shocked that Free Republic has let it go on this long.
They also said this:
As cops worked to get the rowdy crowd under control, one officer fractured their ankle, Edison Police Chief Tom Bryan told My Central Jersey.
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One of the best malls in my city was once the crown jewel for shopping, having 4 anchor stores, including Neiman Marcus, and dozens of shops including high-end retailers. It was the place to go for any occasion.
Now it is a gutted ghost town. I have no idea why the few remaining merchants linger. It's depressing. Even the satellite stores on the fringes of the parking lot are dying.
that’s a nice way to say it without saying it.
If it's merely a class problem why do we so much less frequently hear about poor white people engaged in this sort of behavior?
It’s not nonsense. What is nonsense is blaming people like me who point out certain features of certain groups. If you condone their behavior, fine. I don’t, and will continue to comment as I see fit. If they stop it, I’ll stop it.
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If you condone their behavior, fine. I don’t, and will continue to comment as I see fit.
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I don’t condone any unlawful behavior regardless of what race, religion, or political affiliation the lawbreakers subscribe to. And I’m 100% supportive of your constitutional right to freely speak how you feel about this or any other issue. However I still disagree with the last two sentences in your post #16.
The sarcasm was lost on you.
The sarcasm was lost on you.
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Apparently!
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