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Mall Of America Brawl: Arrests As Huge Fights Break Out On Day After Christmas

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Almost a dozen people were arrested on Monday after a huge brawl broke out at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Nobody was injured as drinks and chairs were flung around the food court and into the rest of the mall as the masses of people flowed throughout in a “moving brawl.”

Police told KARE that as one massive brawl broke out in the food court, other smaller fights were happening in other parts of the mall. Shoppers told the Star-Tribune that:

“The melee had elements of a ‘smash and grab’ flash mob, including heavy use of cellphones. They said those creating the disturbance numbered in the hundreds and some knocked down shoppers and grabbed items from kiosks and shoppers.”

The reason for the flash brawling? As crazy as it sounds, the best guess was related to social media rumors of recording artists Drake and Lil’ Wayne being in the mall. It produced this stellar statement from the Star-Tribune, which, keep in mind, applies to a shopping mall on the day after Christmas:

“Despite tweets and rumors to the contrary, no weapons were involved, no one was seriously hurt and no famous rap artists were on hand.”

YouTube user IcebergModSquad was among the first to post a video of the incident, which has become the grainy Zapruder Film equivalent of the brawl. It’s even more surprising that this shaky, blurry clip is one of only a few videos to surface of the incident so far, considering that, according to mall Taco Bell employee David Dunn-Schuda:

“It seemed like they were running a marathon, taking off and running people over. Then everyone was getting on top of tables trying to record it”

“This is highly unusual,” Commander Mark Stehlik of the Bloomington Police Department told KARE. “There’s never been any kind of an incident like this at the mall before.”

Watch a clip of the brawl and its aftermath below, courtesy of KARE-11 in Minnesota:

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  • Anonymous

    Couple this with the fights over shoes recently, I wonder if Jesse Jackson is going to accuse the news media of “stereotyping”.

  • Anonymous

    is it any surprise that this is being done by blacks?

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    You beat him to it.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Apparently not in your PEA BRAIN.

  • OSTL

    dufus, instead of attacking other posters why not defend the actions of these animals in the video?

  • Anonymous

    Is it any surprise your racism was missing from the story about the fight at an OWS event, in Tennessee, between two women, one of whom was pregnant? I was going to comment in that thread about how if it were two black women brawling your type would flood these threads, quick to associate race to it, but then I would have received cries that I was playing the “race card,” wouldn’t I? Why do that when a situation like this would present itself soon enough to prove the point?

  • Anonymous

    I wonder why you didn’t associate the OWS fight between two women, one pregnant, with “Jackson” and “stereotyping.”

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    DUMBA$$.

    perhaps other posters should attack the actions rather than the color of their skin?

    Are you defending Racism?
    DORK.

  • Anonymous

    Is that any surprise? He also likes comments expressing a desire for his fellow countrymen to be locked away for life in GITMO for having a differing opinion.

  • OSTL

    mebbe cause these aren’t ows’ers?

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    No.
    Just in a mood today.

    He is a sorry individual.

    A DORK.

  • Anonymous

    Why is it you hit “like” on a comment desiring for your fellow countrymen to be locked away in GITMO for life for having a different opinion? Trust me, you coming to his defense does NOT help his case.

  • Holistic

    And then they go to the NBA

  • http://twitter.com/TommyBennett Tom Bennett

    Malls are by and large fat, conservative, slothful, half-educated gun-toting white trash. My people.  

  • Gloves H. W. Donahue

    These lads were a mite perturbed that Regis Philbin was late to his book signing at Waldenbooks.

    Or, they were upset that Vanilla Ice was due to show up for a rap-off with Flavor Flav.

  • Anonymous

    We are witnessing the unraveling of our civil society. GOD help us all. I believe this is just the beginning.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    In fairness to Jeff, if the attacks made by Felix had been on Hispanics, Jeff would have been defending xenophobia.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Indeed, knowing that Jeff takes exception to my views on any topic tends to give me tremendous affirmation.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Let’s face it, Big Petty, if the stars had been Tony Orlando, with or without Dawn, and Tom Jones, the T-Partee People would be running amok.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Indeed, I understand the sky is falling in parts of Eastern Washington state.

  • Gloves H. W. Donahue

    Robert just back from a trip out West to visit the Grand Canyon. When he first saw it as a child, it was not that grand, in fact, it was known as Northern Arizona Drainage Ditch # 247.

  • Anonymous

    Was it the Amish or the Mennonites throwing down this time?

  • Anonymous

    Proof of any Tea Party members “running amok” would make your comment acceptable.  But since you have none…it just makes you a GD LIAR !!!!!

  • Moderate

    These riots can ruin business at a mall. A Louisville mall had a riot over shoes, the police and mall owners are trying to downplay it.

    “Man it’s crazy in there: people getting run over and security guards getting trampled and stuff,” he added. ”They almost tried to arrest us!…Fighting over shoes was it worth it — yeah.” 

  • Hout Bosques

    It would be fun & educational & instructive to compare the rate of violence per participant among shoppers during this Holiday Season to Occupy demonstrations minus police-instigated violence. It could well be that the former exceeds the latter by a significant amount; after all, we’ve not heard of any incident of Occupy demonstrators using Mace or pepper spray on anyone, yet incidents of that happening in shopping malls this Holiday Season abound throughout the nation. 

  • http://twitter.com/Nietzschean John Smith

    No, of course it’s not surprising. Every case in the news in the past two days has been  black crowds going nuts over sneakers. This has much more significance–as a cultural, social phenomenon–than a couple of women fighting in the proximity of someone with cell phone that has a camera in it.

  • Moderate
  • Anonymous

    whats more surprising is that you can actually type and manage to put together 11 words together to form something similar to a thought. 

  • huffnnoccupyn

    How come the police didn’t just come in and clear the area of those obviously dangerous and violent thugs?

    … oooooh, that’s right …

  • Booberry Pah

    Nine arrested? Them cops sure actin stupidly! I think I’m gonna have to march on Bloominton and demand their freedom.

  • Booberry Pah

    It be spreadin to Walmart too.

    Woman slugs 70-year-old Walmart greeter after she asks to see receipt: Police

    Elderly worker suffered fractures to the side of her face in attack

    Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/woman-slugs-70-year-old-walmart-greeter-asks-receipt-article-1.996942#ixzz1hlWBpctK

  • Anonymous

    What we’re witnessing is the wholesale niggerization of America.

  • Anonymous

    About 30 officers responded to the scene to restore nigga, I mean order.

  • Anonymous

    “Every case in the news in the past two days has been black crowds going nuts over sneakers. This has much more significance–as a cultural, social phenomenon–than a couple of women fighting in the proximity of someone with cell phone that has a camera in it.”

    Where do you even begin on that? First, I’m going to hope that post was meant to convey sarcasm which was lost in translation. One of the women just so happened to be three months pregnant. Every story in the news has been about blacks going nuts over sneakers? When predominantly white crowds beat down the doors of a Walmart and trample people that’s just Walmart shoppers then, huh? Why is it you all don’t pop up on stories about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State scandal, Catholic Church scandal, FLDS child abuse communities, et al. making connections between rapists, the institutions that cover them, and the whites that run them, but if a story about a single unaided minority rapist pops up so many people jump to associate his actions with his race? 

  • Anonymous

    So going by the rules that the people trying to associate race with this are, it would be fair to say this racist represents them quite well.

  • Anonymous

    Question[s]:  What is the difference between ethics and morality?

    If, ethics are a product of the mind or intellect and morals come from conscience and/or emotions,  where would you prefer the origin of Law be, ethics, or, morality?

    Are the Constitution and Bill of Rights, ethically or morally inspired?

    I am aware of your “likes,” given to those who oppose my position on various comments.  I thought you might like to play “philosopher,” briefly?

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    I assume, etymologically speaking, the word “niggardly” was  the root word of origin?

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    Not so. In this case a crime was committed. The police were right to make arrests. Acting stupidly would involve arresting a homeowner for entering his own home because you want to win a pissing contest.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Do you understand the concepts of hypothetical construction and conditions precedent, Dingbat? I never said the T-Partee Terrorists were running amok. I said, “If …”. Please learn basic English grammar and refrain from inane comments until you do.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    There is one sense in which “ethics” is simply the systematic study of morality. I think “ethics” broader. Ethics are principles of human duty, that which is to be done and that which out not to be done. Morals form and inform our ethical duty. “Morals” are merely habits of life, a share standard of how life ought be lived with regard to self, others, and stewardship of lesser creatures and the world as a whole. Morals are derived from basic tenets of a moral source, often religion and always cultural. Morals define the individual while ethics define the conduct of the individual with others.

  • Pablo

    I always thought malls were buildings with lots of stores in them. You learn something new every day.

  • Pablo

    Do you understand the concept of psychosis? Of course you do, Kook.

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

  • Pablo

    It’s not just malls.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/us/25mobs.html

    Devo was right!

  • Anonymous

    I’d appreciate your definition of ethics and morality; without using one to help define the other.  Thanks.

  • Anonymous

    More Obama voters showing their intelligence!!

  • http://duckduckgrayduck.wordpress.com/ JJ Bugs

    Typical with this mall. Nothing but trouble since the day the doors opened. And now, light rail brings all the feral youth in from all over. Here is a link to more videos of the brawl. 
    http://duckduckgrayduck.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/videos-from-the-mall-of-america-melee/

  • Scotty

    Hoot mon !
    A big of bagpipe music will calm ‘em doon.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Let me guess, were the perpetrators the uncivilized, fatherless spawn of Democratic Welfare Whores?

    Were they black predators attacking white shoppers?

    Where’s the screams of RACISM coming from these White-Hating/Christian-Hating Obama Youths?

    OBAMA’S AMERICA! – Dividing the country on class and race!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Nando, why don’t you just re-title this piece, “OWS Goes to the Mall”?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    WATCH carefully how the Democratic “Mainstream Media” will report on the RACIAL aspect of this story!

    Now, just REVERSE the RACIAL roles, and ask yourself how the Democratic “Mainstream Media” would be reporting the story if white rioters were attacking black shoppers!

    The Democratic “Mainstream media” – as corrupt as the Party they represent!

  • Anonymous

    In your dreams!  Is reality something hard for you to grasp?  Your three post reflects poorly on yourself and clearly points out you’re a racist.  Your comments also reveals yourself as being someone who’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer.  Go back to watching FOX so they can feed you more propaganda.

  • Anonymous

    lololol

  • Anonymous

    don’t forget Larry The Cable Guy…lol

  • Anonymous

    Or how they would report on it if a popular Sheriff and his department, in a state which passed a law opening the doors for racial profiling, were found to be systematically racist while failing to investigate crimes, such as rape, in a minority community! Oh, wait. All of that happened in AZ and Mediaite didn’t even run a story on it. What the hey. I guess the corruption of a racist Sheriff’s department in supposedly post-racial America isn’t that big a deal. Bring me another story of a black rapist confronted by his white accuser please!

  • Booberry Pah

    Tom Bennett is right cept he forgot about them booberry pahs!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    I think he’s defending reality since for every video like this of white kids going off I can show you 20 of black kids.

    Okay, start the excuse making. Racism, oppression, poverty, blah, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    There was an oath in there somewhere and the military is not opinion oriented. Those who think an oath may conflict with their personal beliefs need not complain in an all volunteer army. Nice to know no one can trust your word and that you will change it as you see fit. Nice. You think any one would loan you $5 if they knew? “Oh well there was a tornado on Thurs. so I can’t pay you now.”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Your wrong: 2 people brawling is not to be compared to these repeated incidents of mass violence by black kids all over youtube. Stick to the subject. You don’t cuz you can’t defend it and so choose to make up nonsense about something else.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Because they don’t target other races and steal at Walmart. Simple.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Harry Potter fans in England usually target Pakistanis.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    The Tea Party never does this stuff or the Right in general yet black flash mobs that beat whites and OWS that illegally occupy parks and illegal aliens are the protected darlings of the Left. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    And yet AZ has less harsh sentences of black folks than Wisc. Gee, I guess we’re all racists.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for proving what a liar you are Real Royal Liar- you said the Tea Party WOULD be running amok.  The “if” part was about Tony Orlando.
    Please learn some basic English grammar and refrain from inane comments until you do.

  • Anonymous

    Junior, WTF are your rambling about?!?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jacob-Mouden/15928373 Jacob Mouden

    Wait, Jester, what?

    You can’t have an if/then with two if’s and no then and you certainly can’t put another “if” before Tea Partiers anywhere in that sentence and it achieve the “grammatical” correctness you’re claiming its missing.

    I’m sorry but without regard to the content of Emperor’s post, you’re actually in the wrong on any kind of grammatical discussion concerning his sentence as given.

    Something about inane comments and understanding grammar, I dunno.

  • Anonymous

    Resident racist James has arrived. James explain why white dominated institutions have a history of enabling rapists. Are blacks inherently violent? Are whites inherently rapists? The answer is no, James. I can’t believe people like you exists with the mindset you have in this day and age. 

  • Anonymous

    They don’t? Try again simpleton.

  • Anonymous

     Blame everyone else and ignore the facts. This is how we have lost America to political correctness.

    Where we glorify single mothers raising their children with no father figures.

    Where we change laws and bend over backwards for one person who complains and ignore the thousands that dont.

    Where teaching our children that a village raises a child instead of teaching them to  think as a independent person.

    You and other are the problem with this country. There are too many of you who need to blame others and point the finger instead of doing something for yourself!

  • Anonymous

    Who was talking about the treatment of black people in AZ, James? To boot, if you wish to make a point for the fairness of your state toward black people, you should be able to do so without the argumentative equivalent of “we’re not as bad as those guys.” Here you are, though, trying to defend the actions, and inaction, of that sheriff’s department. As far as you saying, “Gee, I guess we’re all racists,” I don’t know about the rest but it’s safe to say you are. Do you post here for anything else? You know what you are. 

  • 12voltman1

    That’s unbelievable. Please tell us more.

  • Anonymous

    *You’re.

    Huh.  Dumb and racist.  Cool!

  • Anonymous

    Look like a bunch of Obama voters to me!

  • Anonymous

    I don’t blame them. Who wouldn’t want to punch the person next to them after spending an hour in that horrible shit-hole. Seriously, The Mall of America is an actual piece of hell on earth. Avoid that place of misery a woe at all cost.

  • http://twitter.com/fatninja2485 Mike

    I got in a fight once. That is all. 

  • Anonymous

    Please try to stay on topic.
    This thread is not about Arizona  and the problems they are having because Obama is failing.
    It’s about negroe savages attacking white folks in a minnesota mall.
    Y’all liberals get so carried away…you just drift all over the place.

  • Anonymous

    This is what happens when you elect a black Muslim Progressive.as President.
    The black masses get “talibanish” and uppity.
    :-)

  • Anonymous

    The Real Royal Liar should have said “If Tony Orlando was there, the Tea Party MIGHT run amok”.
    He said they WOULD run amok meaning there is some evidence somewhere that they have before. There is no evidence…so he is again a LIAR !!
    Why is it the most self-proclaimed intellectuals make some of the dumbest comments? Just like a person with too much money for his own good, too much book smarts and no common sense.

  • Anonymous

    I didn’t know that many black people were in MN.

  • Anonymous

    Those people are all the same.

  • Anonymous

    Niggers need to have their own malls …tire swings, half-eaten fruit on the floor, monkey chow in the food court.

  • Anonymous

    And I bet all these ignorant little idiots are all Obambi supporters!  Shows how America has fallen to such a low level, with a President pushing Race and Class Warfare!

  • Anonymous

    So your saying that its not fair to compare the treatment of people in a state that you would say wasnt racist to a state you say is racist when a lot of the posts i see you compare things? Why is it you can compare but others cant?

  • Anonymous

    Could you clarify your statement, as it is incoherent.  I do not use the word “incoherent” as pejorative, rather, I don’t know what you mean.  Ergo, no offense.

    Furthermore, my comment was actually one large question couched as series of questions, (dialectic) to help the reader understand the direction of my thoughts.

    In another life, when I was PLATO, standing on the steps of the temple with my students below me, I would have been more methodical.  Ouch!

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    ROYAL, well done!

    “Morals define the individual while ethics define the conduct of the individual with others.”  

    I am not sure your “definition” is “the” definition, however, certainly enhances such and would make an excellent discussion in a philosophy forum.

    ROYAL, you did not address the other questions?         

     ”The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”

    Philosophy, to me is not just an arcane academic endeavor.  Nor was it to our “Founding Fathers?”

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    git er dunnnn…lol
    sean hannity’s favorite comedian

  • Anonymous

    If my reequest is incoherent to you, then you will not likely be able to respond in a helpful manner. Cheers.

  • Anonymous

    DAHNIRU,

    Unfortunately, you continue with your “incoherent” comments. I was polite and sincere when asking for your clarification. I even plead my comment as “NOT pejorative?”

    Moreover, and originally, a “response” was incumbent on you, as I asked a series of questions all of which were straight forward. I can only conclude you took offense at some perceived condescension?

    Apparently, you give yourself more credit than is due, for what is a mediocre
    Intellect. Don’t flatter yourself with an assumption that evasion is the same thing as being clever…

    Purveyor of Rhetoric

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