Anyone plan to get tramped on Black Friday?

Rainbows · Nov 24, 2011

So yeah turns out alot of people are getting killed for price reductions and sales...

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Whereas the 1996 film Jingle All the Way depicted a comedic dramatization of somewhat chaotic antics that people may go through in order to achieve their holiday shopping goals, recent years have seen a marked increase in extreme chaos resulting from people's desires to take advantage of Black Friday sales.
In 2006, a man in Roanoke, Virginia shopping at Best Buy was recorded on video assaulting another shopper.[16] Unruly Wal-Mart shoppers at a store outside Columbus, Ohio, quickly flooded in the doors at opening, pinning several employees against stacks of merchandise.[17] Nine shoppers in a California mall were injured, including an elderly woman who had to be taken to the hospital, when the crowd rushed to grab gift certificates that had been released from the ceiling.[18]
In 2008 a crowd of approximately 2,000 shoppers in Valley Stream, New York, waited outside for the 5:00 a.m. opening of the local Wal-Mart. As opening time approached the crowd grew anxious and when the doors were opened the crowd pushed forward, breaking the door down, and trampling a 34 year old employee to death. The shoppers did not appear concerned with the victim's fate, expressing refusal to halt their stampede when other employees attempted to intervene and help the injured employee, complaining that they had been waiting in the cold and were not willing to wait any longer. Shoppers had begun assembling as early as 9:00 the evening before. Even when police arrived and attempted to render aid to the injured man, shoppers continued to pour in, shoving and pushing the officers as they made their way into the store. Several other people incurred minor injuries, including a pregnant woman who had to be taken to the hospital.[19][20][21] The incident may be the first case of a death occurring during Black Friday sales; according to the National Retail Federation, "We are not aware of any other circumstances where a retail employee has died working on the day after Thanksgiving."[19]
During Black Friday 2010, aMadison, Wisconsinwoman was arrested outside of aToys 'R' Usstore after cutting in line, and threatening to shoot other shoppers who tried to object.[22]AToys for Totsvolunteer in Georgia was stabbed by a shoplifter.[23]AnIndianapoliswoman was arrested after causing a disturbance by arguing with other Wal-Mart shoppers. She had been asked to leave the store, but refused.[24]A man was arrested at a Florida Wal-Mart on drug and weapons charges after other shoppers waiting in line for the store to open noticed that he was carrying ahandgunand reported the matter to police. He was discovered to also be carrying two knives and apepper spraygrenade.[25]A man inBuffalo, New York, was trampled when doors opened at aTargetstore and unruly shoppers rushed in, in an episode reminiscent of the deadly 2008 Wal-Mart stampede.[26]
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As nicked from wikipedia!

Noburu · Nov 25, 2011

The wife and I went to the local Toys-R-US to get things for my daughter and my nieces and nephews. It was PACKED but it was actually quite civil and we got in and out relatively fast (three hours or so total) considering the sheer numbers of people. Most of our time was actually spent in line waiting to check out. The line filled a good half of the store, zig zagging down isles.

EDIT: We were going to go to some other places as well but they were way to crazy and we decided sleep was more important :P

synthesispandabot · Nov 26, 2011

no comment.

AJ · Nov 26, 2011

People are insane.50% off is not worth sending someone to the hospital

Valkyrie · Nov 26, 2011

Shopping is ALWAYS done online for me, the best way to find cheap deals and specific items (Besides Primark don't sell converses... Bastards).

Fellere825 · Nov 26, 2011

It was pretty empty when I went. I bought two ties from J. Crew for $20 (half off of their orig. price.)

Birdman159 · Nov 26, 2011

Do you mean trampled?

Getting "tramped" is a lot different lol

Although black friday is certainly bat shit crazy

unwoundpath · Nov 26, 2011

Birdman159 said: ↑

Do you mean trampled?

Getting "tramped" is a lot different lol

Although black friday is certainly bat shit crazy
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