900 teens storm movie theatre in Florida

[philip964]

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Some are saying this is a new trend. Mob events at shopping malls. Middle and high school kids.

[jmra]

Maybe if we started holding parents accountable for their children's behavior...

[Jumping Frog]

The poor misguided youths were simply practicing their social graces and desirous of seeing if they could learn anything new from 50 Shades of Gray. . . simply young people who yearn to learn...

[rbwhatever1]

State raised children. The collapse of American Society continues...

[jimlongley]

“At that point, since we’re dealing with 800 to 900 juveniles, they called for assistance from surrounding agencies,” said Lt. Paul Hopkins, of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. “We all formed together and were successfully able to get all these kids out of the mall area.”

Once police got the situation under control inside the mall, someone fired a gunshot into the air outside.

Another person was robbed in the parking lot and officers recovered a stolen car with drugs inside.

“Just a bunch of stupid kids. Even came up to us and messed with us,” said Jessica Waverly.

People posted videos on social media.

“Kids show up with guns, shooting guns in the air, robbing people, stolen cars, drugs. That’s a big concern to us,” Hopkins said.

If some kid shoots a gun in the air in my vicinity, under the same circumstance, my reaction might be to return fire. MIGHT!

[chuck j]

Flash mob ? Had thought that settled down , was trendy for a while .

[mojo84]

Seems to me it's a parenting and society/cultural issue.

I wonder how many of those kids have a father that is part of the family and is actively parenting his kids?

How many of those kids are involved in productive extracurricular activities?

How many of those kids spend their time roaming the streets?

How many of those kids live in homes that rely on welfare and other government handouts to get by?

How many of those kids are active in church/synagogue?

I think all of these things factor in much more than anything else.

[MechAg94]

Lack of consequences is a big piece.

[Oldgringo]

Maybe if we started holding parents accountable for their children's behavior...

!!!!

If the teenage hoodlums are unaccountable because they're juveniles, grab the parents and hang them out to dry with names, etc. published in the media.