Happy Thanksgiving.
The Holiday season has officially begun as of 5 a.m. this morning (unless you consider that Merry Christmas sign over Broome street that has been there since mid-October “The Holiday Season”). I was wondering yesterday whether the downturn in the economy would make people crazier or calmer for Black Friday. After a quick Google search, I found a conclusion. I know it happens ever year, but seriously how important is that 50 inch plasma TV for 500 dollars?
“Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede”
“He was bum-rushed by 200 people,” said Jimmy Overby, 43, a co-worker. “They took the doors off the hinges. He was trampled and killed in front of me. They took me down too…I literally had to fight people off my back.”
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“They were working on him, but you could see he was dead, said Halcyon Alexander, 29. “People were still coming through.”
Only a few stopped.
“They’re savages,” said shopper Kimberly Cribbs, 27. “It’s sad. It’s terrible.”
source: http://tinyurl.com/5opfv3
I think those two quotes alone are unbelievable. That’s all.
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