This has got to be one of the most awesome malls that I have gone to in years. Stores, shops, and restaurants that we visited were full of great deals. Visiting for the first time all the way from Louisville with my wife and my 7 and 11 year olds we were impressed with the Ray Petting atraction, the aquarium restaurant and a host of other family type activities. However... we will never ever go back! Having been caught in the midst of the violence which sprung up there over this weekend by the pack of Animals (the only way to describe them) which roam the halls looking to prove themselves as thugs and gangbangers, we found that it is just not worth it. On our first visit to this mall, we found ourselves literally running for our lives with our children, being rushed by the terrified and concerned mall employees into the back of the store, and cringing in terror as not only a huge fight broke out in the food court, but also listening to what sounded like gunshots rang out both inside and outside the mall. I lost sight of my 11 year old son for a few seconds as shoppers and diners stampeded in every direction. I watched as my 7 year old daughter cried to employees hiding in the storage area of a store how she did not want to die. Watched my wife crying in disbelief. Lost in the madness some of the great deals which we had purchased earlier. Found ourselves terrified as we finally found the nerve to try and get our children to the car and as far away from that mall as possible and even then, had our children ducking with their head down until we were safely back on the freeway. Short of the three or four mall security officers which was helpless to control the packs of gangbanger wannabes which roamed the halls at every turn, there was no visible police presence. They walk, talk, and rush most of the mall without regard. But most importantly, they take it upon themselves to put the lives and safety of bystanders into their own hands.
Pros: Beautiful and full of bargains
Cons: Not worth risking my familiy's life or safety for!
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