Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers

[Johnfromokc]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57331142/woman-pepper-sprays-other-black-friday-shoppers/

You just can't make this shit up - fact is strager than fiction. :willy_nilly:

Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers

LOS ANGELES — A woman shot pepper spray to keep shoppers from merchandise she wanted during a Black Friday sale, and 20 people suffered minor injuries, authorities said.

The incident occurred shortly after 10:20 p.m. Thursday in a crowded Los Angeles-area Walmart as shoppers hungry for deals were let inside the store.

Police said the suspect shot the pepper spray when the coverings over the items she wanted were removed.

"Somehow she was trying to use it to gain an upper hand," police Lt. Abel Parga told The Associated Press early Friday.

He said she was apparently after some electronics and used the pepper spray to keep other shoppers at bay.

Officials said 20 people suffered minor injuries. Fire department spokesman Shawn Lenske said the injuries to least 10 of them were due to " rapid crowd movement."

Parga said police were still looking for the woman.

The store remained open and those not affected by the pepper spray continued shopping.

 

[pjbleek]

that was the lead story this AM, and I was like,wtf? Jesus, how stoooooooooooooooopid some peoples are...do we have to have metal detectors at shopping malls now?

 

[porterjack]

ugly situation

the last line though sums it up, what has the world come to

 

[AUFred]

There have been people killed on black friday over sales. People get crazy.

 

[Pumpkin]

I realise this is a pretty shitty situation BUT the image I have in my head of it is hilarious

 

[Maulds]

I don't do Black Friday. I understand there are deals to be had but I just don't like fighting the crowds. I went to our local Wal-Mart last night to get some stuff for breakfast this morning and at 9pm they were blocking off parts of the store and giving out tickets for items or whatever . Couldn't get my stuff and get out of there quick enough.

 

[Johnfromokc]

Check out this compilation of Black Friday behavior from last year. Toward the end, they actually overrun the cops to get into a store:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Sx5NhIElk

 

[pjbleek]

holy f*ck....some people....

 

[AUFred]

My wife and I did some black Friday shopping when our kids were little because there were certain items in short supply. I have not early black Friday shopped in years. My whole crew are still asleep.

 

[Maulds]

Some folks worry they cant afford it if they don't get the Black Friday deal. I blame the stores (sometimes) for creating that circus-like atmosphere.

 

[pjbleek]

I really do not remember having Black Fridays when I was a kid. something the retailers did to get more buck$ for sure....

 

[CityGirl]

What's the big deal? It is only pepper spray! It's a vegetable!

 

[AUFred]

Black Friday has definitely become a feeding frenzy. So many of the ridiculous deals are because a store may only get 1 or 6 of the item. I have witnessed fights in the stores even later in the day on Friday. I have a friend who works at Walmart who shared the following story with me:


A woman had brought her child with her to the black Friday sale and got one of the hot toys of the year. The child was sitting in the shopping cart holding the toy and the mother was in the fresh produce area less than 4 feet from the child when another woman snatched the toy from the child...The mother went into full Mama Bear mode and knocked the thieving witch out. I can imagine that happening.

 

[CityGirl]

In all seriousness, these videos reveal the fine line between civilized and uncivilized and it is downright scary.

 

[Maulds]

What's the big deal? It is only pepper spray! It's a vegetable!

I see what you did there...and its hilarious

 

[Hekler]

...at least she left her samurai sword at home.

 

[Francis]

I don't do Black Friday. I understand there are deals to be had but I just don't like fighting the crowds. I went to our local Wal-Mart last night to get some stuff for breakfast this morning and at 9pm they were blocking off parts of the store and giving out tickets for items or whatever . Couldn't get my stuff and get out of there quick enough.

I agree and I don't do our equivalent called Boxing Day Sales.. Granted in the last year or two it has become more Boxing Week than Day as the crowds just did not line up anymore.

For all it's worth, the sales have always been a problem. People sleeping at mall doors, overcrowding in stores and fights between customers who want the last item.. People always over buy...

 

[alice in chains]

lol stupid asses...let them fight; im curious as too how far their stupidity can go.

 

[Natasha]

I hope they find her and charge her. That's fucking insane. Nobody needs ANYTHING that bad.

 

[Dana]

Society is pathetic