If you look into it, this is a trend all over the country. And most places, after the first violent flash mob works, it becomes a repeat event. Uncle Buck is avoiding the original topic and trying to twist it into something else because the raw stats do not help his argument. I live in an area where violent flash mobs occur, and rather than prove how tough I am by visiting those cities, I choose not to patronize those cities. Until they can get their population under control, the local businesses will get not one slim dime from me, and it will affect the cities with a decreased tax base. Before people laugh at me and say "what do they care about one person?", they should consider I'm far from the only one who chooses to avoid cities that are known for violence against people that look like me. I harbor no false illusions that if I shoot at a mob of 50 unarmed kids that are trying to kick my teeth out, that I will possibly win in court.