So long as you don't have any kind of respiratory conditions, in which case the distinction might be somewhat lost on you.Grey Carter said:How utterly appalling. That being said, a quick blast of pepper-spray to the eyes is somewhat preferable to being trampled to death [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87748-Mob-Kills-Wal-Mart-Employee-Keeps-Shopping] by a herd of sociopathic deal hunters.
There are no words insulting enough to use on people who pull this kind of insane shit. I swear loudly and rudely, thinking of all the most horrible names I can think of, and yet it seems paltry when applied to this particular murder. And yes, I said murder, not manslaughter, because the killers fully acknowledged what they had done, and were not only apathetic, but offended that the police were getting in their way. Arrg... usually this kind of thing doesn't bother me, but this is too much. I hope those shoppers chock to death on their own bile, and I rarely wish death on anyone.Ultratwinkie said:My aunt (who works there) was there when it happened. It was a porter Ranch Walmart. During the scuffle, a small girl was caught under a cardboard box. While she was trying to escape, they trampled her. She had to go in and save her. She got a thank you, but no actual reward.Grey Carter said:Woman Pepper-Sprays Fellow Shoppers for Videogames
A woman desperate to take advantage of Wal-Mart's Black Friday game sales used pepper-spray to ward off her fellow shoppers.
How I adore Black Friday, it brings out the best in people. Not a single year goes by without at least one instance of appalling violence in the name of rampant, frothing consumerism.
According to Alejandra Seminario, a 24 year-old shopper, who was waiting in line for children's toys when things got ugly at the unidentified Los Angeles branch of Wal-Mart, the incident was sparked by a crowd of nearly a hundred people clawing at the merchandise in a frenzy. In the chaos an unidentified woman broke out the pepper-spray to defend her claim, because nothing calms an angry crowd like pepper-spray.
"People started screaming, pulling and pushing each other, and then the whole area filled up with pepper spray," said Seminario. "I guess what triggered it was people started pulling the plastic off the pallets and then shoving and bombarding the display of games. It started with people pushing and screaming because they were getting shoved onto the boxes."
Luckily, none of the twenty people caught in the pepper-spray cloud were seriously harmed. While the possibility exists that the woman was using the spray in self defense, police revealed she had used the pepper spray in multiple parts of the store. She was using it "to gain preferred access to a variety of locations in the store," said Los Angeles Fire Capt. James Carson. "She was competitive shopping."
How utterly appalling. That being said, a quick blast of pepper-spray to the eyes is somewhat preferable to being trampled to death [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87748-Mob-Kills-Wal-Mart-Employee-Keeps-Shopping] by a herd of sociopathic deal hunters. Providing there's no sales-based fatalities in the next six hours or so, this is a good year for Wal-Mart.
Source: LA Times [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/wal-mart-pepper-spray-attack-involved-xbox-wii-games-witnesses-says.html]
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Its amazing, I know. I was on my way to bring my (unnamed due to safety) aunt some of the thanksgiving food when I got the call.
*Sigh* Why would you be? We're not the only country that has a 'holiday' (And I use the term loosely since its not recognized by any branch of the Governments within in the country.)dedicated to shopping.Pinkamena said:USA has an entire DAY devoted to consumerism? Wow... I am not surprised though
If an innocent child has to die so I can get MW3 for ten dollars off, than by God it's gonna die.neonsword13-ops said:Gotta love the most dangerous shopping day of the year.
So glad I stayed home to slay dragons.
Yeah, it's only gonna get worse, too.William the Muddy said:Now, see, this is why I stay indoors on Black Friday. It's also why I do most of my shopping online.
What happened next was seen by eyewitness reports. Supposedly, the fellow shopper then took the neckbone and blood. Tied the neck bone around his neck and wore it like a tie while simultaneously painting his eyes with her blood. Seriously, thank you for making me lol today.afroebob said:I wish the story ended in 'and a fellow shopper tackled her and snapped her neck'.
"Next, and entire horde of shoppers ransacked the body, leaving only the appendix behind."Aprilgold said:What happened next was seen by eyewitness reports. Supposedly, the fellow shopper then took the neckbone and blood. Tied the neck bone around his neck and wore it like a tie while simultaneously painting his eyes with her blood. Seriously, thank you for making me lol today.afroebob said:I wish the story ended in 'and a fellow shopper tackled her and snapped her neck'.
After further investigation, we see the name of the murdered was "Stupid ***** Face" who was born in 199X and was a giant penius face for her whole life.The Rookie Gamer said:"Next, and entire horde of shoppers ransacked the body, leaving only the appendix behind."Aprilgold said:What happened next was seen by eyewitness reports. Supposedly, the fellow shopper then took the neckbone and blood. Tied the neck bone around his neck and wore it like a tie while simultaneously painting his eyes with her blood. Seriously, thank you for making me lol today.afroebob said:I wish the story ended in 'and a fellow shopper tackled her and snapped her neck'.