‘Mall Rats’ Infiltrate Delaware Mall

I don’t think I’ve ever been to the Christiana Mall, but I’m glad I grew up ratting around classy malls like Franklin Mills and Neshaminy, because the mall in Delaware is apparently out of control.

Action News reports there was a fight of over 1,000 people at the Christiana Mall on some recent day (today? yesterday? the story doesn’t tell!). Although there was a giant food court brawl, the real story is the awesome way 6 ABC’s Lauren Wilson tells it:

People tell Action News it had all the makings of an Animal House movie. There were several brawls and a major food fight all involving up to 1,000 teenagers, but what happened here at the Christiana Mall was very real.

Two Delaware State Troopers assigned to the mall immediately called for back-up, but merchants and shoppers didn’t wait for help to come. L’Tonya Taylor says the Christiana Mall has turned into a weekend hangout for lots of area kids.

Often called mall rats¹, Bushweller acknowledges roaming, unsupervised juveniles, some as young as ten have become a concern here at the Christiana Mall. Christiana Mall officials refused to comment or even allow Action News on their property Monday morning.

Actually, now that I think about it, that sounds pretty awesome. A food fight with 1,000 people? 1,000 people who don’t wait for help to come? Next Friday I’m headed to Delaware with a video camera, a bag of tomatoes and a plan to say, “Girl, you hear what that slut across the room said about you?”

¹ Once again, the media bows to the PC Nazis in order to avoid criticism. Don’t call them mall rats. Call ‘em what they are: Terrorists.

Investigation into Massive Brawl at Mall [6 ABC]