Mall Won't Allow Teens Without Parents

Associated Press ^ | 4-20-2005

[ladyjane]

That is exactly what parents are doing. They are using the malls as babysitters. To quote one of the mothers: "I feel as though if I want to drop my kids off, I should."

Can you imagine dropping off your kid at a mall that has problems like this?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I can't imagine dropping my kids off at the mall, period. See, my parents never would have allowed me to do so. I did fine, my kids will to.

[RepoGirl]

That's absolutely outrageous! That was a pretty nice mall, at least when I used to frequent Good Times in the mid 90s.

I heard that area was getting pretty skeevy, but it's just unbelievable that they allowed the gangs to overrun the place. But... I guess that's Mass for you.

[cyborg]

Were this to happen at Roosevelt Field!!!!

[oceanview]

it should. I hardly ever go there anymore, and when I do its in the middle of the day when I am off from work. The Source mall is not so bad. But at night and especially weekend nights, Roosevelt Field looks like they are filming a gang movie there.

[cyborg]

I've not been to the malls lately especially Roosevelt Field. RF is like Mallrats meets Eight Mile to me. Besides I save a lot of money :-) Source is nice if I want peace and quiet but I'm so over suburban soccer mommie culture.

[cyborg]

I remember working at Bloomingdale's when we had Tyson doing a modeling show. Wow...then Lil Cease was signing autographs at a clothing warehouse in the mall. It was unreal but I loved the look on one of his flunkie's faces when I said 'Who is Lil Cease?' LOL

[shellshocked]

Aurora Mall here in Denver became a gangbanger hangout. People stopped shopping there due to the crap going on. Stores were strangled and were leaving the mall.

The mall owners finally wised up and changed things. They are expanding and you can bet your last dollar they will not let the gangbangers take over again.

Malls are not day care centers. They are a place of commerce.

[cibco]

"'Who is Lil Cease?' LOL"

Uhh... could you tell ignorant me who is Lil Cease? Thanks.

[cyborg]

Lil Cease was Biggie Small's aide de camp. His career went south when Biggie Smalls got capped in front of some night club. It was pretty sad to watch really young girls throwing themselves at him.

[cyborg]

Lil Cease, a possible Surreal Life candidate.

[cibco]

"Biggie Small?"

Guess I need to get out more often. Who in the world is Biggie Small?

[Richard Kimball]

There are a lot of reasons the malls are dying. The new model is the updated strip mall with stores like Barnes and Noble, etc. as anchor stores. They can keep the mall rats out because there aren't large common areas to hang out in, the prices are better, and most adults don't want to wander around a mall. They can get in and out of these new style malls more quickly, going directly to the store they want.

The only time I go to a mall is when my daughter wants to go. No, I don't leave her there. She goes in and out with me.

[Richard Kimball]

Rapper who has assumed room temperature.

[cibco]

Thanks, no wonder I never heard of the name. ;0)

[redheadtoo]

"They sell that stuff," said Newcomb. "How are they going to tell the kids after they buy that stuff not to wear it? Isn't that a violation of your constitutional rights?"

Some people are so dumb you wonder why they were allowed to breed. I bet they sell bathing suits and underwear in the Mall also but it would not be appropriate for a shopper to walk around wearing or displaying such items. The sporting goods store probably sells skate boards but security would quickly stop a shopper who was riding one in the mall. They would also stop someone, who purchased cookware in the home wares department, from frying up a meal in the mall.