DailyKenn.com — Those of us who attended high schools in urban jungles know the routine well.
Teens walk onto the campus and the brawling begins.
Places to avoid are stairwells, restrooms, and the school cafeteria. Some places can't be avoided, such as classrooms and hallways.
• Sept 6 ► "Disturbing Video of Rich South High School Fight Prompts Calls for Action," the headline reads. [source]
• Sept 13 ► 3 teens were arrested after a brawl broke out at DeKalb County high school in Georgia. [source]
• Sept 14 ► Pittsburgh police responded to a large fight involving Carrick High School students. [source]
• Sept 15 ► A huge fight erupted after a football game in Italy, Texas. [source]
• Aug 24 ► 12 juveniles were charged after large fight at Andrews High School in South Carolina. [source]
But why limit the slug fests to schools?
• Sept 11 ► Pepper spray was used to quell a fight at an Indianapolis funeral home. [source]
• Sept 3 ► "They mobbin' on the cops," explained a man heard on the video filmed outside a theater in one of three Michigan locations where thousands of teens gathered for $3-movies. [source]
• And, of course, there's the inevitable Chuck E. Cheese brawl bound to occur somewhere near an urban jungle. [source]
What do these large fights have in common?
The instigators seem to have:
1. Low intelligence
2. Low impulse control
3. Low executive function
4. Low affective empathy
200 latest news reports from 100 top conservative websites