This is not typical behavior for me, but that visit began a friendship that has become one of the dearest in my life. In the fall of 2012, I was on an airplane going to visit a friend I’d met on the Internet.
A future that you didn’t foresee but embraced, in small but meaningful ways. You look back, and it may feel like a force was guiding you toward a future you did not plan but also marched directly toward.
THE RUMPUS SERIES
Still, every now and then a series of coincidences leads to a conclusion that may in hindsight seem like fate. But I don’t believe in fate, or destiny, or even (especially) God. I sometimes believe in luck and I definitely believe in timing. Walmart has not commented on the cause of the violence in the Ferguson store, only saying that “our customers’ safety is our top priority.Marisa Siegel recently took on the role of Editor-in-Chief and owner of The Rumpus, and we are pleased to offer her our blog today to share thoughts on the magazine’s future and the challenges ahead: So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident and no injuries have been reported to the police. No arrests have been made and no injuries have been reported to police. Cops say they believe the brawl’s participants knew each other. McCall added that he was confident Walmart would be willing to press charges in this case because the store sustained some property damage in the chaos. “The fact that you have individuals that might have assaulted each other or had been assaulted, we have to ensure that they are prepared and willing to prosecute.” “We have been able to identify some individuals that were involved,” the chief said. to call about the brawl, but by then it was already dying down. Police officers responded to the scene at 9 p.m. “I don’t see really the purpose of it.” The fight, in which women were seen hitting people with poles, followed a minor incident that took place earlier. “We’ve never had an incident that involved 20 individuals in a brawl like that in a department store,” McCall told KSDK. Police said they believe those involved in the fracas knew each other. “Apparently, it kicked back up shortly thereafter,” McCall said. Police say anywhere between 10 and 25 people took part in the violent melee.įerguson Police Chief Frank McCall told the station KMOV4 that anywhere from 10 to 25 people were apparently involved in the scuffle, which he blasted as “disgraceful.”Īccording to the town’s top cop, the rumpus that was caught on video followed a minor incident that was said to have been handled internally and without the involvement of police earlier that evening. A viral video from a Ferguson, Missouri, Walmart, show people punching and kicking one another in the self-checkout area Tuesday. Others spray fire extinguishers, sending terrifying bystanders, including shoppers with kids, fleeing for their lives. Some of those involved in the altercation pick up poles and other objects, and use them to batter their foes. Tuesday.Ī cellphone recording of the fracas, which has since gone viral on social media platforms, shows people brutally punching, kicking and stomping on each other while screaming profanities. Louis suburb of Ferguson at around 9 p.m. The violent melee took place in the self-checkout area inside the big-box store located off West Florissant Avenue in the St. No, more immigration won’t stem inflationĪ chaotic brawl possibly involving more than two dozen customers broke out inside a Missouri Walmart and was caught on video, prompting police to launch a criminal investigation. Inflation-battered shoppers turn to dollar stores for groceries Walmart debuts breakup bear for Valentine’s Day, confuses shoppers Bystanders stop woman from kidnapping child from Walmart shopping cart
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