Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens

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Updated 5:39 PM EDT, Mon, Dec 28, 2009

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More than 100 rambunctious teens turned the Westfield Trumbull into a giant mosh pit Saturday night, according to police.

Two teens were ultimately arrested for returning to the mall after being thrown out by security for allegedly bothering customers.

The fight erupted at a bus stop outside the shopping center, said police, and ultimately grew to include more than 100 young people.

Trumbull police say they had to call in Bridgeport and state police officers for backup and were forced to use a stun gun on a 17-year-old who allegedly charged at and knocked down an officer.

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The names of the two teens who were arrested were not released because of their ages. They were charged with breach of peace and interfering with police.

Copyright Associated Press / NBC Connecticut

First Published: Dec 28, 2009 8:53 AM EDT

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I see where you are going with this but clearly because: 1. They were not referred to as gangs 2. Also, one was tased. None were shot. 3. "rambunctious teens" and "mosh pit" It is safe to say that they are Caucasians. All of the above point to these perpetrators being of middle class white families. I hope this makes you feel safer. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 16:41:56 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472278","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":""Beside age was there any other common denominator?" Did you mean race? "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":16680045,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 16:51:29 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"Old_Biker_Guy","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472332","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Why use a tazer when a shotgun and tear gas is called for?"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 17:02:56 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472411","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Elisha: Middle class white kids in CT don't take the bus. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":19011435,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 17:07:00 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"Gna42","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472434","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"A "mosh pit" is not a fight. Were these kids dancing? What an odd choice of words. Elisha and YANKEE-DOODLE_DANDY, I don't think anyone can assume what their ethnicity was by the writers description, given that they don't even know the definition of a 'mosh pit'. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":19011559,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 17:16:42 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"NotamyRealname","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472501","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Anonymous wrote: "but "what" do they have to do to keep busy?" We had the same problem when I was a kid (in the late 80's). It usually resulted in a mean game of sand lot football or an outlaw skateboarding session. Violence is on the rise with kids today and it is indeed your fault if you are a parent. So figure it out."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":19011635,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 17:21:36 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"1BlackConservative","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472524","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"sounds like a good time to me. sometimes you just have to mix things up to have a story to tell. I also agree they were probably not black because the story would have read " one honor student, waiting for bus, jumped by 99 disenfranchised youths""},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_80199282","adminTags":null,"views":40,"createdBy":19011522,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Mall Melee Involving 100 Rowdy Teens","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":3084052,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Dec 2009 17:23:41 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"voiceofreasoninct","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1472536","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Look at the two peas-in-a-pod arguing above, trying to "out race" each other to a conclusion. The only difference is that one thinks he/she is oh so enlightened, clever and above such prattle. I don't really care how tanned or not they are and until more people feel that way, ignorance and prejudice will continue to cloud everything."}],"error":"","totPages":5}

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