This oultet should be called a strip mall with it's limited stores. The main reason why I'm writing this review is to complain about the treatment my students received during there senior trip. As soon as my group entered the mall security commence to follow my well chaperoned group throughout the mall. One of my female students was approached by two men who did not identify himself as a security officer or Philadelphia PD but one guy began yelling at her treating her like a criminal for talking on her cellphone. Now naturally if some Large man confronted you out of nowhere shouting at a 5 foot young teenager without identifying himself as a officer you would defend yourself. One of my male students saw the confrontation and asked the man why he was yelling like. The officer told him to mind his business and still did not address himself as a police officer. The young man told him that it was not right the way he was speaking to her as a man. The second guy finally identified himself as mall security and the other one as Philadelphia PD. They treated my students like criminals for talking on her cellphone a little loud. I'm not condoning that speaking loud on a cell is right bt the officers approach was barbaric. The abuse of power that the officer displayed is the reason why many citizens do not respect police officers. Arresting the young man for sticking up for the young who he thought was being harassed is disgusting. The students who are from ny were immediately stereotyped by the officer. The stated to my male student that you new yorkers think you can come to his city and speak to him anyway!!! When I intervened the officer was rude and threatening to arrest the enitre bus trip. IN SHORT DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME FELLOW TOURISTS OR EDUCATIONAL GROUPS FROM NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AREA!!! ENJOY THE SITES OF DOWNTOWN PHILLY'S HISTORICAL TOUR INSTEAD!!! THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE WAS AWESOME!!!! BY THE WAY I WILL BE FILE A COMPLAINT TO PHILADELPHIA'S 311 LINE. TRAVELERS BEWARE!!!! ZERO STAR RATING!!!
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