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76. Most malls do have more than one exit ;)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:44 AM

Jul 2017

One of the local theaters is in one of the malls here. Sometimes when the movie is over we walk through the mall on the way out, other times we take the exit from the theater directly to the parking lot. Once the theater let out after all the shops had closed and mall security was obvious and indicating to people which way they should go to leave.

There should have been provision made by the mall managers for people attending the theater to get out without being expected to pay a fee for an event they were not attending. But I expect since that mall is listed among the dead/failing malls management puts as little time and expense into it as possible.

On a brighter note, this incident happened in Bowling Green, Ohio. No wonder the preppers feel such need for weapons and freeze dried food, considering the Bowling Green Massacre.

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'They had no qualms violating my rights': OH mom says gun militia demanded $10 to walk through mall [View all] Doug the Dem Jul 2017 OP

Almost sounds like some legal interpretations of kidnapping. Akamai Jul 2017 #1

Whoa! The thugs are getting bolder. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #2

Who the f*ck do these people think they are, telling people where they can and cannot go? pecosbob Jul 2017 #3

This country get scarier by the day. Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #4

Next up... bridge trolls gtar100 Jul 2017 #5

Bridge Trolls? Already Done! Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #44

This country is heading down the same road as Turkey Matthew28 Jul 2017 #6

By 2020 this will be Turkey. sarcasmo Jul 2017 #73

Sorry, but what I want to say should happen to these "oath keepers" ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #7

It would get me tombstoned onecaliberal Jul 2017 #9

We can use our... 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #14

Or Greg Gianforte! ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #16

I'd simply deport them to somalia or maybe Antartica Matthew28 Jul 2017 #34

same here TeamPooka Jul 2017 #83

Where the hell were the police and why weren't they called. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #8

Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2017 #11

Oathkeepers atreides1 Jul 2017 #10

sounds like American police people nt msongs Jul 2017 #19

I bet a bunch of 'em are wife beaters, too. calimary Jul 2017 #28

If I remember correctly ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #69

Sounds like a damn good lawsuit to me! defacto7 Jul 2017 #12

hmmm. Oaf Keepers. Thanks spell check! defacto7 Jul 2017 #13

I dunno... the name kinda fits! Initech Jul 2017 #99

The couple should own that mall. Demtexan Jul 2017 #17

Most oaf keepers are police IronLionZion Jul 2017 #30

Where were the mall security? Why didn't someone report it to the police? blueinredohio Jul 2017 #15

everyone should tell the mall owners this is bad for business, here's the link TeamPooka Jul 2017 #84

I just sent that individual an email expressing my views. niyad Jul 2017 #89

as did i. TeamPooka Jul 2017 #98

Mall security was working for the people who paid to rent the mall NobodyHere Jul 2017 #103

I would have stood there and called the police Doreen Jul 2017 #18

wise move... dhill926 Jul 2017 #20

Same here Quanta Jul 2017 #24

I would probably do all of that except shoot off my mouth. Doreen Jul 2017 #27

Tough guys who intimidate families. keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #21

rawstory LOL is there a link to a reliable news organization? nt msongs Jul 2017 #22

As you might expect jberryhill Jul 2017 #31

So I guess the family crashed the event. defacto7 Jul 2017 #32

Apparently they wanted to go through jberryhill Jul 2017 #35

Thanks for clarifying. defacto7 Jul 2017 #43

I'm going to hide this thread. This sort of thing isn't good for Du's integrity. nt raccoon Jul 2017 #90

That was obvious without doing any research, and is why it pisses me off these Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #102

Is it somehow better if children brag about the size of their guns? jberryhill Jul 2017 #108

Well, would make more sense. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #113

Here is the letter written to the Sentinel-Tribune csziggy Jul 2017 #54

One assumes they weren't the only ones leaving the theater jberryhill Jul 2017 #55

Most malls do have more than one exit ;) csziggy Jul 2017 #76

There's an LTTE from the Mom to a local paper. What more do you need? struggle4progress Jul 2017 #114

THE FAMILY SHOULD HAVE CALLED 911. trueblue2007 Jul 2017 #23

More examples of ignorant white wing gun fanciers. Hoyt Jul 2017 #25

Looks like they rented the space. Igel Jul 2017 #26

That's what I figured jberryhill Jul 2017 #29

Are malls public? Not Ruth Jul 2017 #37

Is a park public? jberryhill Jul 2017 #38

A mall is a strange place to rent out like that, though muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #48

Is the link to the event up thread visible to you? jberryhill Jul 2017 #49

We know that normal customers of the mall were inconvenienced, from the story muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #56

I do not know the "normal workings" of a particular mall in Ohio jberryhill Jul 2017 #59

The author was under the impression that as paying customers of a mall tenant, they had the right muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #61

The theater has its own entrances and exits jberryhill Jul 2017 #70

It's not obvious that the mall management had the right to exclude tenants' customers muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #79

There have been gun shows and other events there in the past jberryhill Jul 2017 #95

Most events that are "private" in public spaces are required to have clear demarkations of the site. haele Jul 2017 #86

This appears to be a distressed and largely empty mall jberryhill Jul 2017 #91

You're painting your own picture - malls are failing everywhere. hexola Jul 2017 #57

I didn't assume they are all rented muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #65

No they are not. sarisataka Jul 2017 #39

No. Igel Jul 2017 #41

So, if you take a woman out to dinner, and pick up the entire check, Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #45

That is a really weird analogy jberryhill Jul 2017 #51

A slightly better analogy metalbot Jul 2017 #105

I hate it when we liberals fall for false stories and whine like the right. GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #33

That is the unfortunate truth jberryhill Jul 2017 #36

Very true sarisataka Jul 2017 #40

Are you talking about another story that was false? defacto7 Jul 2017 #42

Right On Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #46

To be clear, it is a letter to the editor jberryhill Jul 2017 #53

OK, so we need a schematic of the layout of the mall to determine if there was any other route... Nitram Jul 2017 #62

No doubt, your own narrative is based on the same available information as are the other narratives. LanternWaste Jul 2017 #63

The part about it being a private event is not in the letter to the editor jberryhill Jul 2017 #66

Time to start calling them exactly what they are hurple Jul 2017 #47

republican kristofascists Achilleaze Jul 2017 #50

Someone should sue the mall owner. This is outrageous. Vinca Jul 2017 #52

For what? NobodyHere Jul 2017 #104

The family felt threatened and there was a "shakedown" for money to go to the movie theatre. Vinca Jul 2017 #107

Buenos Aires enid602 Jul 2017 #58

The Brownshirts are here. Imposing taxes on the local populace to subsidize their Nitram Jul 2017 #60

So someone wanting to shop in a publicly open store has to pay $10 to shop. keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #64

They spelled OAF wrong. n/t FSogol Jul 2017 #67

Here's some more information for those who are still making strong statements based on guesses Nitram Jul 2017 #68

Welcome to DrumpfWorld, Nazism 2.0 lark Jul 2017 #71

Write to the corporate offices of store at the mall dembotoz Jul 2017 #72

Dial 911. Public place. Call the cops on those assholes. MineralMan Jul 2017 #74

It was a private event that required admission hack89 Jul 2017 #75

It's a mall. They were walking through it, going from one MineralMan Jul 2017 #77

No. A certain area of the mall was reserved for a private event hack89 Jul 2017 #80

I don't give a fuck. Use some god damn common sense. They said they were leaving the mall. phleshdef Jul 2017 #109

I said they were assholes hack89 Jul 2017 #110

You are running apologetics for the assholes. Fuck your amusement. phleshdef Jul 2017 #111

I am laughing at you too hack89 Jul 2017 #112

Had they called the cops GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #100

A mall is not a public place Nevernose Jul 2017 #87

The sheriff was perfectly aware they hold events like this there jberryhill Jul 2017 #93

Wait a minute! This happened in . . . BOWLING GREEN!!!! hatrack Jul 2017 #78

Yep - we have found the Bowling Green Massacre! jberryhill Jul 2017 #85

Bowling Green, home of the Mendocino Jul 2017 #81

American Brown shirts. TeamPooka Jul 2017 #82

I would have been on my phone to the nearest tv station, then to mall management, telling niyad Jul 2017 #88

Good luck with that jberryhill Jul 2017 #92

dear goddess, that is frightening. niyad Jul 2017 #94

I'd get out my phone instead and call the police. Initech Jul 2017 #96

A rewrite of a letter to the editor is worthy of LBN now? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #97

Here's your "no go zone." muntrv Jul 2017 #101

Who in the fuck are those assholes? Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #106

Here is a floor plan for the mall jmowreader Jul 2017 #115

Good place to stock up on vacant jberryhill Jul 2017 #117

And who among us couldn't use more vacant? jmowreader Jul 2017 #118

Especially after some time in the play area with Woody jberryhill Jul 2017 #119

Fuck this drama queen Egnever Jul 2017 #116