‘Destructive’ Teen Mob Shuts Down Large Milwaukee Mall
- Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:51am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A popular Milwaukee-area mall had to be shut down early on Sunday after groups of unruly teenagers ransacked a store and people reported gunfire outside.
The incident, which one local news station dubbed a “melee,” occurred at Mayfair Mall in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa.
“What occurred this afternoon appears to be a group of youth intent on disrupting the shopping experience at Mayfair. The safety and security of our visitors are always our top priority. This behavior is isolated and we will not condone it,” Mayfair Senior General Manager Steve Smith said in an e-mail statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“To assist police earlier in identifying and apprehending suspects, we made the decision to close the mall shortly before our regular closing time,” Smith wrote. “We anticipate there will be consequences as a result of what happened today.”
WTMJ news interviewed one of the teen’s who said they were “just trying to have fun”:
The Sentinel reports the incident may have started after a shopper was accused of shoplifting:
Shafi said a Boston Store clerk told her that the incident occurred after a girl was accused of retail theft and the fracas spilled over into Boston Store.
“Her friends followed her and the security guard into the store, screaming, barking, yelling, and knocking over racks and displays. We were invited to stay and continue shopping,” Shafi said in an e-mail. “But we decided to leave through the exit where police guards surrounded the building. The salespeople who stuck around were immensely professional and comforting as well.”
Laura Hughes was in the Barnes & Noble bookshop when she heard screaming and the sound of a large group of people running. She walked out the second floor of the bookseller and “saw large sums of teenagers running towards Boston Store and going down the escalators to the first level. Mall security had been chasing some of the kids, followed by police officers, who were literally herding the kids downstairs.”
People eating in the food court noticed lights dimming and going out before seeing security officers walking around.
Another shopper said she saw a group of young people flow out of the food court area on the mall’s second floor and saw a security officer blow his whistle but no one reacted because the noise from the kids was much louder than the whistle. She said the kids were mostly young girls.





















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taxedenuf
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:14amSpare the rod, spoil the child! It seems the more we leave the old ways behind, the further into the crap we slide. If I had been caught rampaging a mall when I was a teenager, I would have been in juvi so fast there would have been skid marks on my butt.
Report Post »jhonjhonson1
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:13amThe natives are getting restless!!!!
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:15pmBeen that way for a long time………….
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:13amthe majoroty of the youth today have heh ME mentaloty..what a shame that we are raising the youth to act like this
Report Post »JROCCOD
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:11amLooks like DIVERSITY strikes again….
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:13pmAnd again and again and again and again………………..
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:10amthis mall also got tired of the blacks acting-up and harassing and scaring the families in there, so they tried to have a rule about “under 18 with parents” and the black kids didn’t like it at all. [also see youtubes] apparently not the first mall around there to go under due to unsafe racial actions.
Report Post »Krutch
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:10am“We just have’n fun”? When will the fun include killing people and burning buildings?
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:35pmAs soon as the progressives tell them to. Unfortunately our youth do not understand they are being brainwashed and used to start a communist revolution in America.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:08amTheir shopping privileges should be taken away for a couple of years. They should also have to pay for the damages.
Report Post »AutoEuphoria
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:08amWhat happened to parenting? Is that dead in Wisconsin now? If I had even thought about doing anything like that my parents sure as hell would have made me reconsider it…and left a few red marks to remind me
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:01pmExactly, Dad had the “two inch” belt that always made me think twice before doing… Besides that, they taught me well and all my mother or father has to do was give me that “look” and I knew …
Report Post »forestnomad
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:54pmRight. No child that ever got beaten/had ‘good christian parents’ ever committed a crime, or if they did, it really wasn’t anything of note. Great point.
Also completely correct that the monopoly on unruly teen behavior has always been with minorities, illegals, and Democrats.
Man, that Elvis sure turned out to be ‘devil music’ didn’t it, bible-thumpers?
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:18pmHey nomad, ignore statistics much?
Report Post »forestnomad
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:36pmThe statistics to do what, provide evidence for comments such as:
“Looks like DIVERSITY strikes again….”
“It’s not that black people would be more apt (genetically) to behave this way – but a black culture that has eliminated the 2-parent concept and which celebrates thuggism absolutely facilitates this behavior.”
“The real issue is that we have a mess in many of the cities… and the mess is predominantly a black one.”
“Multiculturalsim and Diversity is a Jewish ruse to destroy America and boy have they worked. If White America really knew the extent of black on white crime and the heinousness of it they would demand Segragation.”
“Having been brought up in a Christian household and taught to respect other’s property, neither me nor my children would ever attempt such an attrocity against another human”
Or do you just wish to focus on disputing my comment that not every child born to good christian parents who punish their kid with a belt – are the best members (and apparently arbiters of) culture and society?
Clearly these ‘Good Christians’ could use a little more English training, statistically speaking from the sample I just provided, of course.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:07amorganized and funded by Acorn and Soros
Report Post »BeckIsNuts
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:17amReally EXDEM? That’s fascinating insider info. Can you support your claim with links etc.?
Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:55am@BECKISSANE.. Why , you (in your name) are calling Beck nuts but I bet you can’t tell us why you think that, or show any proof.. I’m waiting.. Hypocrite much ?
Report Post »hologram5
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:04pm@BeckIsNuts
Report Post »You sir don’t have a clue one of which you speak. It is clearly the idiot progressive/entitlement mentality that starts this idiocy. Having been brought up in a Christian household and taught to respect other’s property, neither me nor my children would ever attempt such an attrocity against another human or their property. Get a clue, get a life. Get an education on civility moron.
NE12012
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:06amDidn’t you get the memo, “diversity” is wonderful.
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:12pmWhy surely, its ‘our greatest strength’ dont you know!!!! Imagine how boring those pesky Norman Rockwell days were………….whew, glad THATS over……not!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:05amSo what if they were black – the problem is American kids are doing this – why?
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tobefreeinmt
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:05amSo the little dirtbags were just trying to have some fun eh, well there‘s recreation yards in the State Prison system that I’m sure they’ll love. Good job raising those kids, parents. You must be so proud of your contribution to this country. You’ll all get what you deserve, a desolate community devoid of any future when everyone pulls their businesses out of your state. That‘s what I’d do. To hell with you!
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:33amThe parents believe it’s not their responsibility, it’s the governments.
Report Post »OATMEAL
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:57amWhite Flight only works for a little while, until the Govt. gives them vouchers to move into your Neighborhood…………Again!
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:04am“just trying to have fun”
The Ayn Rand test for rights works great on fun, too:
“At whose expense?”
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:03amCold weather make you stupid that’s a fact PEOPLE.
Report Post »DMD
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:19amThen go back to Africa where its warm
Report Post »stogieguy7
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:34amYeah, that’s why the most crime-ridden places have warm climates and the safest ones have cold climates. Because cold weather makes you crazy. Riiiiiight.
Do you have any other words of “wisdom” for us?
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:14pmYou talking to me DMD? You got the nerve to talk to an independent thinking 6′9″ white boy? Just joking baby doll. Envy is so you. If you would watch more movies instead of pecking on a keyboard, you would know I was quoting Brad Pitt.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:01amIf I’m in a mall, and I see people running, I’m running.
Report Post »Hefsmaster
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:36amWhich way?
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:32pmTowards the gunfire, cause I’m packing and may be able to help the good guys.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:36pmThat is herd mentality and it gets people killed. Stop and figure out what is going on first. People step on rattlers all the time by running as soon as they hear them and not looking to find out where the snake is.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:01amJust another example of the “entitlement generation”. Why should I have to pay for these things cause the evil rich are just making obscene profits from them. I deserve anything I want and I’m not gonna waste my Obama stash money on stuff I can just take. We have serious problems with the mind set of these welfare lovers.
Report Post »CALIDUDE
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:01amDude who cares what race they are, they are American kids and this is troubling.
Report Post »hkyfan36
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:00am“We were just out buying apples and pie pans when it all erupted” one girl explained.
Report Post »crossdraw
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:59amMay I add, Americans; Here is your revolution. Take out these wild animals and then go get there filthy parents. It’s long past time to induce a little reality on these freaks.
Diamondback
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:48amThese kids are not really the problem. Their leadership is. Target the communist, socialist, progressive organizations and their leadership, not the kids.
Know who they are, where they live, their favorite hobbies and hangouts, etc. etc. Do the homework now so when THE TIME arrives, it’s just a matter of executing the plan. We won’t have time to do the homework when THE TIME arrives. The homework must be done now so we’re sitting on ready at THE TIME.
Just sayin’.
In the meantime, we must work diligently to get the government OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS AND AWAY FROM OUR CHILDREN!
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:48amNow you have two lines out,trolling.. Hoping to get a bite ?? Wrong column, try huffpo..
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:59amSad ,really sad.
Report Post »Comm Marine
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:59amalways misbehavin
Report Post »sarahchar09
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:58amits crazy the level of disrespect that teens have! If my mother found out that i did something like this, i wouldnt see the outside of my bedroom for weeks. This is crazy that kids think that they can do things like this, like theyre above the law. i wish people still spanked their children!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:34amWonder when the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the other trouble makers will step in, try to make excuses for this bad behavior and get them off the hook. If there were uncomfortable consequences for this behavior instead of “the mouths” blaming it on single mother/father/grandparent there might be a lesson learned and less young people in jail.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:46am@Grandma
they will step forward the instant one charge is filed in civil or criminal court against any of the kids or their families. The usual excuses of ‘prejudices, hatered, racial profiling…’ and the like will be sent to the forefront and the liberal-progressive machinery will carry it forward at the speed of light; while all of the blame will be passed onto the society that represses minorities, and the evil tea parties and the conservatives will get their fair rap each across the face and the gut.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:05pmI spanked my kid, only had to do it a coulpe of times and I would bet dollars to doughnuts he wouldn’t be caught up in a situation like this. These kids have no concept of consequences for their actions.
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:47pmSARAHCHAR09: If I had to guess, your mother knew who your father was. I would also venture a guess that she was not not addicted to crack, food stamps and welfare checks.
Such is not the case for these fine children of the progressive nanny state.
Report Post »Lester
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:58amMan, Milwaukee is having a rough time. The other day it was the guy cussing on the city bus and getting fined for it, and kicked off the bus. Now it’s kids ransacking the mall and shooting. I always thought Milwaukee was just a bunch of mellow old Germans and Poles having a beer at the neighborhood beer garden! What next?
Report Post »NICE NICE TACO
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 12:21pmI live north of Milwaukee and it has been a progressive craphole since the 70′s…..and yes, they kids were blacks. Sorry, the truth hurts sometimes. I can’t change facts. I avoid Milwaukee at all costs and now I will not go to Mayfair Mall anymore. It was just a matter of time. Maybe if they cut bus service to the mall, they will clean-up their problems.
Report Post »Lester
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:34pm@Taco
Report Post »At least your not south. Then you would be stuck between Milwaukee and Chicago! Imagine that.
wampanoag
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:55amwhat is the race of the young hoodlums. is it a state secret? We have a disease that is destroying every city that is infected, and every government that feeds that parasite. This is why I dont see much hope for America.
komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:02amAnd it’s called progressivism — race has nothing to with it.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:16amblack kids.
Report Post »Tal-El
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:20amActually and unfortunately, race does have much to do with this and it is just a fact. African Americans are over-represented in the prison population nation-wide by a margin of three times their percentage in the general population (30% of prison, 10% general). Ignoring this fact is just plain dumb. Admitting it (which of course will never happen) could have led to some real solutions…
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:32amThe problem has to more with parenting (or the lack thereof) than race.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:34amSorry: …has more *to do* with…
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:34amwe have a biracial child in our Family and everything is being done to teach the little one that it is made of half of the ***** race but it is NOT a black person like the black criminals we see on tv day after day. it is a CHOICE to be a bad person, of any color.
Report Post »stogieguy7
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:38amTo KOMPONIST-ZAH, it does have to do with race – at least inasmuch as race seems to dictate cultural and societal behavior. It’s not that black people would be more apt (genetically) to behave this way – but a black culture that has eliminated the 2-parent concept and which celebrates thuggism absolutely facilitates this behavior.
The fact that the media goes out of its way to avoid the truth is a big reason why this particular truth exists.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:46amWhy do we have a problem with people who point out that in America most of the time it is blacks that are rioting and committing most of the crime? We all seem to try to prove we are not racist by ignoring th facts.
Report Post »Huevos Tibios Posted
To those who say “race has nothing to do with it”…there may be some truth in that skin color or ethnicity does not contribute to behavioral tendencies, but culture certainly does. A child from a culture that has been steeped in the progressive idea that they are a victim of a majority racial group and are entitled to special privilege because of it, are much more likely to behave in this manner. I tend to agree with this sentiment.
UPSETVET
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:16pmOh, were unsupervised and undisciplined kids envolved. How surprising. I must have missed the mention of race, I read the article over again and still didn’t see it, but I’m a 72 year old guy and I may have overlooked it. But hey, it isn’t a race thing this time. If the kids were black or white isn’t the most important thing. An eye witness said the kids were mostly girls. What’s happening to us here in America ? Girls ransacking a Mall isn’t what I call normal behavior or accepted no matter what race a person may be or their ethnicity. Most parents, black or white ,would not condone such behavior and severe discipline would most certainly be forth coming. If my daughter was envolved she wouldn’t ever wnt to enter another Mall after I finished with her.But, like I said, I’m an old white guy
Report Post »CALIDUDE
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:51pm@burnthehills
Report Post »I have adopted a black girl, why would I tell her she is not black? Why would I tell her that someones skin color had anything to do with it when it is their heart, soul, and love of the Lord that has everything to do with it. What is wrong with you? I think you are a progressive plant. Idiot.
Blight14
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:02pmGosh, you only get ONE guess………..and shazam, youre right !!!!
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:11pmburnthehills sounds like a leftist plant. His style of writing and (poor) language use is the tip off.
Report Post »MichaelCB
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:25amI am going to go way out on a limb here and say that these were black kids. I noticed that none of the articles that I read on this issue noted that. It’s amazing that the liberal media will not cover this important fact. They also do not cover the violence that occurs as a result if illegal immigrants and they continue to protect the muslims from profiling.
It’s time that we stop pretending. This mall should permanently ban all black kids from coming in without their parents. Not all kids, just the black kids.
We should also start profiling everyone. All states should pass the same law as Arizona passed and enforce it.
All muslims should be stripped search at the airports. We need to end all visas including student visas to those from muslim countries. All muslims who overstay their current visas should be deported. Ban building of all new mosques. Deport every radical muslim cleric that shoots off his mouth. Monitor all exisiting mosques electronically and close the radical ones.
There, problem solved.
Report Post »xm-1774u
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 10:54amand so it begins so sad we are turning to animals.keep your powder dry
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:06amThese kids are the progressive liberals of tomorrow. Bad parenting and entitlement mentalities are responsible for this. These kids think they should be allowed to behave any way they want with no consequences for their actions.
ps I hate the term “shopping experience”, like shopping is something to be cherished.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:09amDisagree with the report.
Report Post »I don’t think this is an isolated incident.
Huevos Tibios
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:29amMilwaukee sewer socialists…To those who say “race has nothing to do with it”…there may be some truth in that skin color or ethnicity does not contribute to behavioral tendencies, but culture certainly does. A child from a culture that has been steeped in the progressive idea that they are a victim of a majority racial group and are entitled to special privilege because of it, are much more likely to behave in this manner.
Report Post »Hefsmaster
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:34amExactly, part of the plan to institute TSA style entrances.
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:36amYo, we just tryin to had fun, ya, feel me dawg ?
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:43amThis is an example of how a mob mentality begins, someone thinks something is ‘fun’ and starts the process going. Others join in or get injured in trying to get out of the way; at least in this case there were no injuries that I could find of.
I am just glad the incident did not turn into a full scale riot or fighting, and then there would have been blood on the floors more than just the damaged goods and expenses. I hope these kids and their parents get the law after them, civil and criminal where appropriate.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:10pmJust ask one question. What would the results have been if there was no police force to control them? That is exactly what you will get if they unionize all police under one union. The union can call a nationwide walk out or slow down like in NYC. Do you think any one would be safe any where if they knew there were none to stop them?
My other question is where were the parents assuming they even had any. They may have just been hatched. Darwin could have been wrong.
just the facts
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:23pm@ hefmaster
Your statement is not too far out of realm of possibility. Put enough of this civil disobedience out there and wa-la….government intervention.
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:24pmIf my teenage girl was envolved in such a thing, she probably wouldn’t EVER want to enter another Mall after we had our little “chat ”. Bad kids are usually the result of bad or no parenting. Teenage girls ransacking a Mall is somehting to be concerned about. Those girls have missed something in their upbringing and evidently have a culture problem because of the lack of teaching in the home. If parents are too busy to teach their kids to have respect for others and themselves, then they’re too busy ! Blame the kids, yes, but also blame the parents.
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 1:58pm‘WE’ aren’t……………….
Report Post »culture kid
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:06pmplease don’t shoot anybody.
Report Post »gallium31
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:46pmI am really curious as to what kind of music these darling children listen to? I bet punk rock is big in this crowd
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 2:57pmWhere were the men? Do we just let the punk kids go wild. I guess so! So what did they learn from this event with no interruption. Hey! We can do this again. And they will. Introduce them to a new concept…DISCIPLINE..You don’t have to shoot them…just beat them up real good. They will get the message, No consequences = continued disobedience.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 4:39pmWhen the radio crackled its a riot. The man asked whats going on? The radio answered we’ve got a mob of black youths running wild knocking crap over and breaking up the place…over. The man eased back in his chair and reflected….If I go down there what will I do? Will I shoot someone? Will I arrest someone? What happens if I try? I’ll get mobbed myself comes the answer from the dark recesses of his mind. What did my wife pack in my lunch pale? To radio: Sorry what did you say…over…my radiooooo…crackle fizz….
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 5:16pmMore black thugs…Boy!…I sure am glad Obama has bridged the racial divide and calmed the masses. I guess the fact that I pointed out the thugs were black makes me a racists. If that’s your criteria…Damn right. Have a great day.. Punk a thug.
Ollie140
Posted on January 3, 2011 at 11:07pmOkay im a 15 year old kid from east troy near the mall and thats the plac me and my friends like to shop and hang out at. Now they say they wont let any minors shop without a adult. Im not sure why those kids did that. It wasnt because of shoplifting or something like that. They were probably just lookingfor something to do for attetion. I wish they didnt do that because now we all have to pay for it
Report Post »elkaypee
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:21amIts amazing to me the obvious intent not to offend the offenders in all reportings of this story by being careful not to mention that all they youths were black.
Report Post »OATMEAL
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:42amThat’s right no mention of the race of these individuals unless they would happen to be White.
Report Post »We should not have to live like this in our country, when is somebody at the top going to do something about the Blacks in this country? Not to sound Racist but come on, enough is enough.
Maybe Michael Steele is right, we are too cowardly to talk about race in this country!
What is this country going to look like 20 years from now if we continue to go down this same path?
Sam I am
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:37amThe story is scrubbed to be totally PC.
Report Post »My guess is that the gangs weren’t Irish Catholics.
Hmmmmm?
Sam I am
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:39amA million security cameras, and not a single frame shown. Okay, I guess the cameras were all looking the other way.
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