Only in America
November 25, 2007
Every year Thanksgiving rolls around, followed by "Black Friday" and finally by my blog post poking fun of the outrageousness of such rampant consumerism. Last year I posted video footage of carnage at a Wal-Mart where shoppers, eager to get their hands on the latest electronics, toys and other unnecessary junk, literally trampled a woman and ended up sending her to the hospital on an ambulance. And a year later, it looks like people have learned nothing.
In Orlando, a person was punched in the face by another shopping trying to cram into Macy's for a 1 in 200 chance of winning a Macy's gift card. In New York, two men brawled over a cheap pair of shoes, which then drew in a crowd of hundreds of other shoppers apparently eager to witness the scuffle. Fortunately, police were able to break up the crowd, and the fight, without any major injuries (although who knows what happened to the shoes). Any my favorite... footage of the Boise Idaho Town Square at 1am on Friday Morning. The way these people are pushing and shoving you'd think they were starving and desperately trying to get some food for their families.
Turns out they were just trying to get 10% off on some merchandise... Sad.
In Orlando, a person was punched in the face by another shopping trying to cram into Macy's for a 1 in 200 chance of winning a Macy's gift card. In New York, two men brawled over a cheap pair of shoes, which then drew in a crowd of hundreds of other shoppers apparently eager to witness the scuffle. Fortunately, police were able to break up the crowd, and the fight, without any major injuries (although who knows what happened to the shoes). Any my favorite... footage of the Boise Idaho Town Square at 1am on Friday Morning. The way these people are pushing and shoving you'd think they were starving and desperately trying to get some food for their families.
Turns out they were just trying to get 10% off on some merchandise... Sad.
