He had no intention of letting himself and his members be searched by Mall security. Hell, they might even be smart enough to call the police and let them pat down the gang for weapons. In that case, they were screwed.
The evidence would be sufficient to arrest them and it was unlikely the case would be thrown out of court. Not that the threat of a court appearance bothered them that much. All of them had been in juvenile hall more than once. Still, being in jail would cramp their style for a few days and they had better things to do than sit around in lockup waiting for a juvenile judge to dispose of their cases. Discretion was the better part of valor and there were other Malls they could terrorize in town. They departed posthaste, not routed but beating a strategic retreat before the rent-a-pig changed his mind.