200 in rampage at Mall of America as brawls erupt in food court after rumors...

Daily Mail ^ | Dec 27, 2011 | Craig McKenzie

[bkopto]

Ten people have been arrested after 200 young people rampaged through Minnesota's packed Mall of America on the busiest shopping day of the year.

The mob sent frightened shoppers scrambling for safety as 10 fights broke out at the same time, forcing some stores to shut.

Brawls started after rumours swept the mall in Bloomington that rappers Lil’ Wayne and Drake were visiting.

A group of 50 youngsters were filmed on cell phone cameras throwing dining chairs at each other in the food court.

Video captured police officers walking with their guns drawn, but they later said this was in response to reports of gun shots being fired.

[Grut]

Norweigans

Norwegians don't riot; Norwegians sulk. There may be a few Swedes in the video, however.

[ZULU]

Norweigans again? Never mind.

[Palladin]

They get real testy whenever Aunt Heimtraut eats all the leftover Jello salad.

[dblshot]

"But, brothers, this biting of their toe-nails over what is the cause of badness is what turns me into a fine laughing malchick. They don't go into the cause of goodness, so why the other shop? If lewdies are good that's because they like it, and I wouldn't ever interfere with their pleasures, and so of the other shop. And I was patronizing the other shop. More, badness is of the self, the one, the you or me on our oddy knockies, and that self is made by old Bog or God and is his great pride and radosty. But the not-self cannot have the bad, meaning they of the government and the judges and the schools cannot allow the bad because they cannot allow the self. And is not our modern history, my brothers, the story of brave malenky selves fighting these big machines? I am serious with you, brothers, over this. But what I do I do because I like to do."
Alex in Clockwork Orange.

[Bigg Red]

Oh, sorry, different chair fight.

^^^
Yeah, but thanks for the memory.

[Salamander]

For all I know, you could be right....:)

[Sgt_Schultze]

democrat

[N. Theknow]

200 in rampage at Mall of America as brawls erupt in food court after rumors Drake and Lil' Wayne were visiting

Misprint. Got to be.

Only riot would be for Lil' Ole and Dagny and Da Lutefisk Festival Polka Band. "Get yer boat tickets here. Lil' Ole and Dagny vill boat be in da show."

[Condor51]

*** If I was forced to listen to Fleetwood Mac and the bleating of Stevie Nicks, I might consider rioting, too. ***

Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks?!?
What about ..... get ready ..... here it comes ..... the one ...... the only.........
Yoko Ono!

Yes I know that's been outlawed by the Geneva Convention's Rules on Torture but some rogue agency may still do it.

;-)

[DJlaysitup]

What is it about Lil Wayne and Drake that inspires the throwing of chairs? I missed the connection there, too.

I fully expect to read a headline someday that says something like:

'Emergence of 13 year Cicada Brood inspires widespread lawlessnes and looting in Downtown Cincinnati"

[ezo4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6AwXEDs5Gs

hey those aren’t Amish people? what gives??

[jagusafr]

“What was the ethnicity of the bulk of the Yewt’s?

It’s Minnesota. I think we can safely assume that they were all Lutheran kids. “

They ran outta hotdish at the food court, don’cha know...

[Sideshow Bob]

What about ..... get ready ..... here it comes ..... the one ...... the only.........Yoko Ono!

***

Yes, Ono is awful. The scary thing about Nicks is that some people (including today's Rush Limbaugh guest host, Mark Belling) think Nicks is a good/great artist.

Blecch!

[jagusafr]

“There may be a few Swedes in the video, however.”

Yumpin’ yiminy, now you take dat back dere!

Colonel, USAFR
Texas Swede

[BRK]

This appears to be a video of the actual “youths” not one of a bunch of cops after it happened.

This time, they were referred to as "youngsters" instead of youths. Thier mother's were called "shoppers" as they enjoyed a melee over the spat-styled Air Jordan shoes last week. Yep, it is youngsters and shoppers who are tearing the doors off the stores these days. God help us when the checks stop.

[Cyman]

Darn Amish again!

[Ole Okie]

Lutefisk Riot I’ll wager.

I don't know. Some of the chair throwers were pretty sunburned for Norwegians.

Civilization seems to have passed some of our yutes by.

[Dick Vomer]

Well it is Minnesota, I'll bet they looked like these hooligans

[Tax-chick]

I suppose I can get by in my Salvation Army dress and my good cowboy boots ... but will they let me in the mall with my NRA Commemorative Tom Selleck Silver Bullet around my neck?

[Rebelbase]

Otis, my man!