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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jde2k8a wrote

People keep taking third spaces away from minors...

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Moonagi t1_jdfhflr wrote

They're acting out of control at the mall and you're shocked that the mall wants kids to have chaperones?

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdfj8n4 wrote

They're kids. What does "out of control" look like?

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Farmer-Francis t1_jdfkju6 wrote

Teacher, here. In AACPS, not HCPSS. At our middle school, we have constant fights, recording of fights, gang related activity, weapon carrying, harassment of one another and adults, and just general assholeishness. I know that kids need a place other than school and home to hang out, but a LOT of the activity that I see on a daily basis from my students today would have been a straight trip to a JDC when I was their age.

I don’t have a solution aside from a societal shift that feels impossible, but I understand why the businesses at the mall don’t want this happening outside of their shops.

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Neracca t1_jdfxykn wrote

Dude some were shooting pellets at people. Are you stupid or just a troll?

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdg1b9b wrote

I asked an honest question, no need to be rude.

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KodakDC t1_jdg3bkk wrote

Maybe you should read the friggin article before posting a bunch of shit.

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KodakDC t1_jdg83xl wrote

No, you obviously didn't before you made a bunch of your holier-than-thou comments. It's all good though, I bet you're the type of smart ass that can NEVER admit when they're wrong.

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdg8qli wrote

Oh, come off it. Don't come at me like that with your self-righteous bullshit.

Curfews have been enacted in malls across this country since at least the late 90s. And there's no actual evidence they help curbing the behavior you find so abhorrent. It's just supposedly good for retailers.

You don't care what these kids do. You just don't want it where you can see and hear it. NIMBY, right?

It's irresponsible.

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KodakDC t1_jdg9034 wrote

LOL you obviously keep ignoring the instances of violence. Keep enabling! Have a great day.

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Neracca t1_jdga29k wrote

UM I would watch out if I were you, this person you're talking to might claim you're harassing them lmao.

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Neracca t1_jdg2v4p wrote

My reply was literally stated in the article. By not knowing that fact you have confirmed that you did not read the article.

Your comments are not valid as you have demonstrated you do not have knowledge on the topic.

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdg2zox wrote

I did read the article. This isn't a "gotcha" game to play. If you want meaningless points, go somewhere else.

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Neracca t1_jdg3dgx wrote

> I did read the article.

Yet you were surprised by what I said which was IN the article....

Yeah you're a troll. Or illiterate.

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Neracca t1_jdfxvc2 wrote

Ok but those minors didn't need to do what they did to make that happen. The mall DIDN'T have this policy, its chosen it because of this.

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HowCanThisBeMyGenX t1_jde3zz8 wrote

What do you mean? I am interested in understanding better.

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jde7khm wrote

It's a sociological term meaning somewhere other than the usual two spaces (i.e. home and school) where kids can exist.

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Ghoghogol t1_jde8dd6 wrote

Is there a behavioral change in what minors do now at the mall versus 30 years ago?

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdecpka wrote

Yes, and that's always been the case. Every generation is going to be different from the one that came before.

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KodakDC t1_jdfs69b wrote

While normally I agree and laugh when older generations criticize younger generations for things they like but I draw the line when it comes to threatening others safety and violence.

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ChanceSiscoTheRapper t1_jdl7akw wrote

Especially since the Mall is struggling post-COVID and lost many upscale stores. It’s teetering on an edge and having a reputation for tolerating antisocial behavior is just going to push affluent shoppers elsewhere.

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HowCanThisBeMyGenX t1_jdelhu4 wrote

This is true. I myself haven’t seen anything too bad with teens at the mall. There is a ton of marijuana stench around the entrances which has been increasing. If teens are behaving poorly at the mall, then there needs to be more mall security to clear up zones of mischief. I don’t mind teens at malls honestly - I think it’s a comfortable safe place for teens to hang out. There are other places in Columbia too - library branches, community centers, fitness centers, there are YMCA branches, and tons of park spaces.

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General-Disaster4134 t1_jdfl7p4 wrote

Yeah but when it's a shitty generation that has no respect for others and cause dangerous situations, then there needs to be rules and repercussions put in place. Such as you can't function in society so now you can't go to the mall unaccompanied.

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdfmtpu wrote

Having parents chaperone kids belonging to a "shitty generation" isn't going to solve any problems.

Who do you think raised them?

There's always somebody who thinks the teens of the day are shitty with no respect for others. But as evergreen as that is, I think you're missing the bigger point.

Honestly, why should they respect their elders? I was a freshman at River Hill when Columbine happened. These kids have grown up in a world where not nearly enough of their parents and grandparents give a damn to give them a better world than that. Some of them are the same age as the children from Sandy Hook. My eldest has been running through active shooter drills since she was 3, and that both infuriates me and breaks my heart.

Drugs and gangs aren't anything new. They've always been there. They've stopped hiding because they want you to notice.

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anidulafungin t1_jdfrtl0 wrote

If I were to guess, probably the rise in social media has to deal with some of the change, because there is a much wider audience now. In the past if you were a kid who did something "edgy", the rest of the kids would just think you're a moron. Nowadays you can film your escapades and put it on the internet in the name of content creation, and other moron kids can like it and cheer you on.

Vast majority of kids/teens are fine. Social media enables the 5% of morons to get fame, and encourage other moron kids/make certain things look socially acceptable.

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