NJ-Crowded mall goes into full freak out mode over car fire and falling shelf.

[Anti Federalist]

Home of the brave.



Fallen support frame mistaken for gunshots at mall

| May 11, 2014 | Updated: May 11, 2014 12:57pm

http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Fallen-support-frame-mistaken-for-gunshots-at-mall-5469609.php

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A crowd of frightened shoppers trying to exit a department store after smoke seeped in from a nearby car fire knocked over a metal support frame, leading to mistaken reports of gunshots and the evacuation of the upscale mall, authorities said Sunday.

The panic at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus began shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, when a car caught fire in a parking lot.

As smoke from the blaze entered the store, employees told customers to evacuate. The moving crowd knocked over a large metal display stanchion on the store's main level, causing a loud noise that many confused for gunshots.

Another display setup fell moments later as the frightened crowd rushed out of the store. Authorities say several mall patrons suffered minor injuries during the exodus.

The entire mall was evacuated after the reported gunshots.

State police and several other law enforcement agencies combed through the mall to investigate the shooting report but later determined no shots had been fired. The remaining locked-down stores were searched and cleared by midnight, police said.

Authorities are still investigating what caused the car to erupt into flames.

The mall's restaurants and theater were open Sunday. Its shops are regularly closed Sunday.

[coastie]

LMAO, good god man.

See what liberal laws passed in the heat of being scared do to people?

SMFH

[pcosmar]

as if I need to say this again..


Get your ass out of the cities..

Only enter one for necessary business and get out as fast as possible after.

Do not live there,, and do not allow yourself to be caught/trapped there.

[kathy88]

I can't imagine living somewhere that an entire mall full of people don't know what real gunshots sound like.

[tod evans]

as if I need to say this again..


Get your ass out of the cities..

Only enter one for necessary business and get out as fast as possible after.

Do not live there,, and do not allow yourself to be caught/trapped there.


I'll add;

Try your damnedest not to live within 100 miles of any city with a population over 100k.......

[VIDEODROME]

See a bunch of smoke, must be guns?

[HVACTech]

very poor HVAC system. (or technicians or management) the "make up air" should keep a slight positive pressure in the building.
this prevents "wild" or unconditioned air from entering the building. keeps oxygen levels up and CO2 down etc.

[coastie]

very poor HVAC system. (or technicians or management) the "make up air" should keep a slight positive pressure in the building.
this prevents "wild" or unconditioned air from entering the building. keeps oxygen levels up and CO2 down etc.

Lowest bidders gonna bid.

[Carson]

hysteria

They may have us right where they want us.





hys·te·ri·a
[hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] Show IPA
noun
1.
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
2.
Psychoanalysis . a psychoneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks, disturbances of sensory and motor functions, and various abnormal effects due to autosuggestion.
3.
Psychiatry. conversion disorder. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hysteria)

[Carson]

P.S. I hope it wasn't a Tesla.

[Nirvikalpa]

FWIW, that mall does have quite a history of weird things happening there (I think it's jynxed). From what I heard as well, it wasn't the metal fixtures that people thought were the gunshots, it was the exploding tires of the car (so they say)...

Also, it's not like everyone heard the noises - naturally it only takes one person to hear what they mistake as gunfire for it to trickle down and cause mass panic.

Last but not least, Paramus sucks and so does NJ.

[coastie]

.....

Last but not least, Paramus sucks and so does NJ.

I have yet to meet someone from there that's proud of that fact, lol.

[HVACTech]

Lowest bidders gonna bid.

actually, it was when smoking was banned. people started closing off the fresh air vents.
I was trained on those glass high rise building where no one can open a window. cigarette smoke is WAY down the list of airborne toxins.
formaldehyde was #1. (it is also that "new" car smell) fresh air is the ONLY solution.
buildings that are not kept at a positive pressure are dangerous. negative pressures will pull in sewer gas as an example.
ok, nobody asked for a lecture, I will stfu!

[BucksforPaul]

I thought they hailed from the "home of the brave" or maybe these sheeple are all Peter King's supporters.

[nobody's_hero]

as if I need to say this again..


Get your ass out of the cities..

Only enter one for necessary business and get out as fast as possible after.

Do not live there,, and do not allow yourself to be caught/trapped there.

Done, though last month they paved the last dirt road in my county. Soon it will be time to move again.

[orenbus]

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[orenbus]

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[Carson]

Done, though last month they paved the last dirt road in my county. Soon it will be time to move again.

I was just thinking this morning about the freedom dirt roads provided me in the National Forest. We had so many safe places to pull aside and stop.

They say up in Alaska people wait for winter because it opens up where they can travel. Kind of hard to imagine.

http://photos.imageevent.com/stokeybob/newbegining/DSC_0613swlrs.jpg

[orenbus]

Last but not least, Paramus sucks and so does NJ.

I have yet to meet someone from there that's proud of that fact, lol.




When someone asks where you’re from and you proudly proclaim New Jersey, their reaction is always the same.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/16/anigif_enhanced-buzz-8149-1361483682-3.gif


“Oh, you’re from New Jersey?”

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/16/anigif_enhanced-buzz-7611-1361483779-3.gif


“I was in New Jersey once. At the airport.”

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/16/anigif_enhanced-buzz-8398-1361483970-2.gif

It doesn’t matter if you tell them NJ is a great place to live…

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/17/anigif_enhanced-buzz-8762-1361484029-5.gif

…their opinion of the Garden State is pretty unwavering.
The reason why New Jerseyites don’t argue the point any further is pretty simple.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/17/anigif_enhanced-buzz-3672-1361485958-10.gif

We are perfectly happy living here and we don’t need to convert you — there are already nearly 9 million people who call NJ home.
I mean, does your state make pizza slices as big as babies?

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/17/enhanced-buzz-13159-1361486781-8.jpg
(Note: Two plates are required to support the deliciousness of this slice. And if you stick eight of ‘em together, it’s called a pie.)

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/17/anigif_enhanced-buzz-13302-1361487243-8.gif

I didn’t think so.


New Jersey is home to some of music’s biggest legends.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-23189-1361487971-9.jpg

Like Bruce Springsteen, the most American man to ever live.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-21970-1361488522-21.jpg

Or Whitney Houston, who had (has?) the voice of an angel.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-22977-1361488690-9.jpg

Or this guy. What’s his name again? Oh yeah, Frank Motherfugging Sinatra. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey (the same place that baby-sized pizza came from).

[orenbus]

Speaking of Sinatra, did you know it’s a scientific fact that New Jersey breeds the toughest sonsabitches around?

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-23237-1361488821-6.jpg

Here’s a photo of Sinatra doing what he does best: not giving a fuck.


http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-22037-1361488944-6.jpg

And here’s Joe Pesci, a Newark native, wearing a leather jacket in the middle of the summer in Ala-fuggin’-bama because he’s Joe Pesci.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-31297-1361489356-0.jpg

Ice-T is also from Newark, and there was a time before Ice Loves Coco when he was considered to be a very tough guy.
This probably has something to do with the fact that NJ is home to one of the most dangerous cities in America: Camden.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/20/enhanced-buzz-13960-1361497797-0.jpg

So even though it’s sandwiched between New York City and Philadelphia, you’re more likely to get knifed right here in NJ! Impressive, no? Reeelax, we’re not all in the mob.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/22/12/enhanced-buzz-5059-1361552762-1.jpg


Or are we?

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/22/12/anigif_enhanced-buzz-21919-1361552772-9.gif

New Jerseyites also have an unmatched sense of humor.

I mean, “Garden” State?
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/18/anigif_enhanced-buzz-24953-1361490117-0.gif


That was a trick. We ARE the Garden State. We earned that title by being so damn gardeny.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/18/enhanced-buzz-26176-1361490604-5.jpg


New Jersey’s third biggest industry is agriculture (after kickin’ butts and takin’ names), and we have more horses than Kentucky. Ya hear that, Kentucky?

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/18/anigif_enhanced-buzz-26881-1361490838-1.gif

New Jersey is so awesome, New York sports teams are dying to play here.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/19/enhanced-buzz-22754-1361491516-1.jpg

Ever hear of the New York Giants? Or the New York Jets? More like New Jersey Gigantic Fighter Jets, as they would be called if NJ had its way. Either way, their stadium is located in East Rutherford, NJ.

[orenbus]

It’s so great, people write hit musicals about it.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/22/12/enhanced-buzz-28582-1361554039-32.jpg

And they sell out theaters even though a large portion of the dialogue is just “Eyyy, ya fugginass o!” And grown men wail about its women.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ROB8kI_fw

SHA LA LA LA LA LA

New Jersey is centrally located near many major attractions.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/19/enhanced-buzz-1010-1361493253-1.jpg


It’s close to decent-sized mountainous regions (no disrespect, Colorado); New York and Philly; and of course, the Jersey Shore.

Not this abomination.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/19/enhanced-buzz-3468-1361493499-0.jpg

Most of the people (a loose term) on that show (a looser term) aren’t even from NJ. They slither out of their holes in the North to grease up our beautiful beaches.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/19/enhanced-buzz-3887-1361493930-2.jpg

In fact, we have over 300 miles of coastline. What do you have 300 miles of, Rhode Island? Oh, right…
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-14821-1361498609-4.jpg


By law, we are not allowed to pump our own gas.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/20/enhanced-buzz-14817-1361498341-6.jpg

And as douchey as that may sound, we still have some of the lowest gas prices in the country. Cry about it, California.
And we have our own traffic laws.

If you’re in NJ and you hear someone mention a jug handle, they don’t mean this:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-26701-1361499958-0.jpg

They mean this:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-29766-1361500003-0.jpg

It’s a traffic system in which turning traffic exits right to go left. Why? Because screw you, that’s why!
And if you want to learn other weird things about NJ, you can read this:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-28730-1361500180-1.jpg

[orenbus]

Because we’ve got enough interesting stuff going on here we can fill a friggin’ book.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-16334-1361500904-0.jpg

Like this guy, the Jersey Devil. Yeah, that’s an actual legend in New Jersey and not just a hockey team.

It lives in the Pine Barrens and has been flying around and freaking everybody out with its hideous

appearance since the 1700s. How?
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/21/anigif_enhanced-buzz-17641-1361501100-0.gif

NJ is a mystical place.
New Jersey has a lot of personality.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/21/enhanced-buzz-16364-1361501749-1.jpg

No, seriously, it sort of looks like a person.
It produced these entertaining human beings:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-11921-1361502442-0.jpg
You’re welcome.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-29163-1361502479-0.jpg
You’re welcome.

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You’re welcome.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/22/12/enhanced-buzz-21933-1361552450-9.jpg
You’re welcome.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-32498-1361502734-1.jpg
Our bad.


NJ is home to one of the country’s best theme parks, Six Flags Great Adventure.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-11219-1361503158-3.jpg

But if you’re looking to get your adrenaline pumping, you can just go to one of our billion malls.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-11062-1361503295-0.jpg

Driving in circles looking for parking and yelling at pedestrians who get in your way will really get your heart rate up — take our word for it.

[orenbus]

And our breakfast sandwiches…
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/22/10/enhanced-buzz-20962-1361548670-8.jpg

MEOW!
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/22/10/anigif_enhanced-buzz-20922-1361548783-6.gif

Taylor ham, egg & cheese on a bagel? A thousand times, yes.
By the way, this is the view from some parts of Hudson County, NJ.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/22/12/enhanced-buzz-32462-1361555253-1.jpg

Living in New York’s shadow has its upsides.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/22/12/anigif_enhanced-buzz-31311-1361555364-5.gif

In sum, NJ is a fantastic place to call home whether you want to believe it or not.
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/22/enhanced-buzz-16208-1361503892-0.jpg

And to everyone who calls it the “armpit of America,” you wish your armpits looked this good.
One more thing: stop calling it “Joisey.”
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/21/22/anigif_enhanced-buzz-16261-1361504107-0.gif

No one calls it that.


edit: (too good to not repost in this thread, original content here (http://www.buzzfeed.com/chackattack/why-its-awesome-to-be-from-new-jersey-873h))

oh ya and finally this...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eoh_3OfM68

[Anti Federalist]

You forgot this guy, orenbus:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznfj0uARa1qenpz7o1_500.gif

[Anti Federalist]

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/2/21/19/enhanced-buzz-3468-1361493499-0.jpg

We called them "BENNYs"...

As in, "Fuck, I can't get near the beach today, it's packed with BENNYs".

Growing up on the Jersey Shore, this was a common term, heard it all over, but it was years before I finally discovered what the term meant.

It's a railroad term, an acronym actually, that was used on the PRR/CNJRR line from Newark to Bay Head, which hit all the north shore towns.

It was used to denote larger than normal trains, shore bound, packed full with people from Bayonne - Elizabeth - Newark - New York.

[Czolgosz]

The cattle done got spooked!

Idiot Humans. What an advanced species. I'm surprised most of them still don't worship some sort of Sun God.

[Anti Federalist]

Sacrilege.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/22/10/enhanced-buzz-20962-1361548670-8.jpg

A pork roll, egg and cheese is on a hard roll, always.

http://jerseyporkroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Taylor-Pork-Roll-Sandwich.jpg

[kathy88]

The Jersey I grew up in was freaking awesome.

[vita3]

Here's a different angle, F* the Houston Chronicle for publishing that NJ baiting "article"!

[tod evans]

there are already nearly 9 million people who call NJ home.


I'm one of the people who shies away from bigger states with 1/3 of the people, heck counties with 9 thousand people are too populated for my taste.

[specsaregood]

./

[kathy88]

Pork Roll FTW

[orenbus]

That was copy/pasted, but I agree with pork roll on a hard roll, and not taylor ham on a bagel.

http://www.trentonian.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/TT/20140318/NEWS/140319799/AR/0/AR-140319799.jpg&maxh=400&maxw=667