Here’s an angle that is receiving virtually no attention: the riot in Louisville occurred only two hours after a similar event unfolded at the Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News, VA. As in Louisville, the altercation at the Virginia mall began as isolated fights, then quickly spread. As many as 200 “yuts” were involved in the Patrick Henry incident. Some of the stores closed temporarily as shoppers sought refuge behind their security gates.
The police response in Newport News was identical to that in Kentucky: no arrests and no citations. In fact, it was mall security that ordered unaccompanied minors off the premises while the local cops largely observed.
I spoke with a friend of mine at church this morning who is a member of the Newport News PD. He told me the incident is almost certainly gang-related. When I asked him why the police didn’t respond more forcefully, he shook his head and said “you can probably guess the answer to that one.”
There was also an outbreak of violence at a mall near Baltimore last night, in roughly the same time frame as the incidents in Louisville and Newport News. Yet, the media seems remarkably unconcerned about a possible connection between these events (coordinated through social media) and a potential correlation to the BLM movement.
One thing is sure: the tepid response from cops (who hands have been tied by the politicians) will only invite more of this.
I'm sure many are encouraged by these "spontaneous" brawls.
See my post #34 upthread.
Happened at Orange Park Mall in Florida, and at a movie theater in Mobile, AL. Hundreds of feral youth.
Probably happened in lots of other places, just have not had time to look.
A quick search shows a number of mall eruptions last night; Long Island, Little Rock, Chicago.
bflr