Let’s start by saying Black Friday is ridiculous. Black Friday is a mostly America ritual. It’s the day after Thanksgiving when all the stores mark down prices for Christmas. There have been 10 deaths and 105 very serious injuries. It’s quite strange how we go from giving thanks to brutally beating and hurting another human. These are the top three Black Friday stories.
#1. A story was told about a woman in Walmart who had a bad temper and a can of mace. CNN reported this on live television on November 26, 2011. It turned into a race to get the newest Xbox games, people were doing literally anything to get to the rack of games. When suddenly a woman who was to far in the back started fighting her way up, with mace. The worst part about this scenario was that everyone was so packed together that people couldn’t get out to wash their eyes. In the video, a woman was sprayed in the eyes. She literally had to start screaming her head off to get through the crowd. The woman with the can of mace later turned herself in the day after.
#2. In 2008, probably one of the most famous but horrible things happened during Black Friday. A worker that they had only hired for the Black Friday event, named Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death. The group of shoppers had sat and waited all day to come in the store. When it was time they all rushed in and tramped Jdimytai and an a woman that was eight months pregnant. Fortunately the woman survived, sadly Jdimytai was pronounced dead after 4 hours of being hospitalized.
#3. This Black Friday story is the saddest in my opinion. This happened at a Toys R Us in California. Two men were fighting over the new best toy for their children. After a little bit of a brawl one of the men pulled a gun, so the other did as well. What eventually happened was they had shootout. The shootout ended up with both men dead. Right in front of their kids. It really shows how low the human race can become.
I know these can kind of be bumming but just keep these stories in mind. You don’t want to be any of these people. And it’s sad to think that any of this happened over the “Best deals” when things are marked down 5%. I do believe that you should be aggressive at Black Friday but do you really want to kill someone for a toaster? You can be a good shopper by being the bigger guy or gal. Let me know in the comments if you guys have any insane, weird or downright crazy Black Friday stories!
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