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Shoppers scuffle, pepper-spray rivals in U.S. Black Friday spree

World Nov. 26, 2011 - 06:42AM JST ( 54 )

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sensei258Nov. 26, 2011 - 07:08AM JST

I am now officially embarrassed to be an American (not really;-).
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ben4shortNov. 26, 2011 - 07:19AM JST

What took you so long, sensei258 ? I have been for years.
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Badge213Nov. 26, 2011 - 07:20AM JST

This entire black friday thing is completely idiotic.
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NuckinFutzNov. 26, 2011 - 07:39AM JST

Idiotic but very entertaining! Black Friday at Walmart is better than pro-wrestling!
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WeaselNov. 26, 2011 - 07:50AM JST

And a man was arrested in a scuffle at a jewelry counter at a Walmart in Kissimmee, Florida.

That's odd. I was always told that Disney World is the happiest place on Earth.
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LagunaNov. 26, 2011 - 07:54AM JST

From the LATimes:

In Myrtle Beach, S.C., a man and a woman were injured as they were leaving a Wal-Mart about 1 a.m. Friday. Assailants hit the man in the head and shot the woman in the leg but fled when another shopper also pulled out a gun.

Yikes! Dueling with handguns over Wal-Mart bling! Methinks a large portion of the population has lost its sense of proportion.
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GodanNov. 26, 2011 - 07:56AM JST

Where is spirit of the holidays? Stories like these just make me sad at how consumerism has hijacked what should be a time of caring, sharing, and showing appreciation for all we are lucky to have. Nutjobs like these are gonna just give TSA the opportunity to expand their business.
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ben4shortNov. 26, 2011 - 08:08AM JST

Nutjobs like these are gonna just give TSA the opportunity to expand their business

Godan, not sure of the connection with the TSA but I am sure of this: these folks are not "nutjobs." They are just your plain old run-of-the-mill overconsumptive Americans who are doing an excellent job (and will ultimately succeed) in bringing America to its knees. Who needs Islamic Jihadists?

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SerranoNov. 26, 2011 - 08:09AM JST

Pepper-spray? Lame! Didn't she have a Taser gun?
It's too bad she got away, she needs to be pepper-sprayed and slapped upside the head.
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SpeedNov. 26, 2011 - 08:12AM JST

Why don't stores just get a head start on the competition and begin these sales earlier in November? That way shoppers wouldn't be all bunched up at the doors like this on the same day nationwide.
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GodanNov. 26, 2011 - 08:17AM JST

Ben - Just thought it won't be too long before people gotta go through security checks before entering a Walmart. America, Land of the Free?
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NetNinjaNov. 26, 2011 - 08:20AM JST

Pepper Spray is a big problem these days. Now if they are willing to prosecute this woman, then naturally those police officers who used pepper spray on protesters should be locked up too.

It's Black Friday but everybody is seeing red. They should limit Black Friday sales to Online only. That way if they can't get in, they'll bust their own keyboard or router.
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yaneeNov. 26, 2011 - 08:22AM JST

Game on! Woohooo!
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Neo_RioNov. 26, 2011 - 08:55AM JST

Land of all greed, and the home of deranged?
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FarmboyNov. 26, 2011 - 08:55AM JST

This tragedy could have been prevented. Pepper spray face guards were just $9.99 in aisle seven.
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LH10Nov. 26, 2011 - 09:01AM JST

BWAHAHAHA, wow this is hilarious, things are expensive ...wish i was there lol
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smithinjapanNov. 26, 2011 - 09:18AM JST

At least there weren't too many people gunning it out over the sales, and the stampedes seem to have lessened. I kind of agree with NetNinja on this one -- perhaps they can limit the sales to online orders and/or call-ins.
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CrazyJoeNov. 26, 2011 - 09:34AM JST

This sure is crazy.
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YongYangNov. 26, 2011 - 09:54AM JST

THEY are the 99%.
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Ranger_Miffy2Nov. 26, 2011 - 09:57AM JST

Occupy Wal-Mart...
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It"S MENov. 26, 2011 - 10:01AM JST

Better than pro-wrestling or cage-fighting. :(

Glad that Thanks-giving and Black Friday don't exist outside the states.
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globalwatcherNov. 26, 2011 - 10:13AM JST

"POVERTY" written all over.
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Bebert61Nov. 26, 2011 - 10:25AM JST

Every year, Black Friday serves as a warning to American citizens as to what life would be like in metropolitan areas should the country face a real national disaster, such as a famine, hyper-inflation or a collapse of the banking system. The warning: many of your fellow citizens are just a few IQ points above the animals, so be prepared for the worst and be grateful for the 2nd Amendment.
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FarmboyNov. 26, 2011 - 10:45AM JST

The warning: many of your fellow citizens are just a few IQ points above the animals

Please don't insult the animals. How often do they pepper spray each other at Wal-mart?
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 26, 2011 - 10:53AM JST

Ah yes! Tis the season to be merry!! Ho! Ho! Merry g Taser? Knife and gun fights? Over a stupid X Box?? Mexico should close it's northern border ASAP before this violence spills over from the USA!!
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FarmboyNov. 26, 2011 - 11:08AM JST

"POVERTY" written all over.

Well, that's an interesting point. I've visited a lot of places where people are poor, but in most, I haven't found such a lack of civilization and readiness to do violence as demonstrated in this article. Some places are much worse, of course, but I don't think it's the poverty itself that makes people this way. The violence had to be carefully fostered somehow...
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 26, 2011 - 11:10AM JST

Smith and Net@ if they limited to online sales we would have no crazy violent news to report!! Do you think corporate America would want to miss this chance at worldwide free advertisements?? Hohoho!! Merry free for all everybody!!
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RomeoRNov. 26, 2011 - 11:12AM JST

This being my first holiday season back in the states, I never thought of going for Black Friday no matter how cheap the goods were.

I now live close a mall and all of other shopping stores, but I never considered going to a Black Friday event because of the crowds; all the pushing and struggling just to get inside the store for products that may wind up not available as advertised.

RR
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RomeoRNov. 26, 2011 - 11:16AM JST

Glad that Thanks-giving and Black Friday don't exist outside the states.

Guess you never experienced the "lucky present" madness that takes place on Jan. 2nd in Japan.

RR
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It"S MENov. 26, 2011 - 11:19AM JST

RomeoR.

Oh, I have but don't recall anything bad happening there.
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 26, 2011 - 11:25AM JST

Oops! I meant to say cheap/free PUBLICITY!!$$$$!!!!!
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RomeoRNov. 26, 2011 - 11:46AM JST

I have but don't recall anything bad happening there.

You must have not been there in 2001 when a woman got trampled to death during a "lucky present" event at a department store in Ichikawa.

RR
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TriumvereNov. 26, 2011 - 12:34PM JST

Consumerism at its finest.
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smithinjapanNov. 26, 2011 - 01:00PM JST

Bebert: "...be grateful for the second amendment".

Not at all. People should be grateful this woman didn't have an uzi or a rocket launcher instead of pepper-spray, and likewise she's lucky she didn't get shot for what she did. There have been numerous similar situations in which shooting deaths have occured, including last year's Walmart black Friday rush, I believe.
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VirtuosoNov. 26, 2011 - 01:34PM JST

Best time for Christmas shopping, if you're really determined to save money, is December 26 and/or the weekend following Christmas. (It's also the worst time to be returning a purchase as the lines go around the block.)
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ExportExpertNov. 26, 2011 - 02:21PM JST

Lame, uncultured, uneducated, rednecks behaving badly.
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calm downNov. 26, 2011 - 04:00PM JST

could that happen at Daimaru ?
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unreconstructedNov. 26, 2011 - 04:16PM JST

Get your America hatred on (it's really not much better than the behavior of the crazed shoppers in the article). These incidents never happen in other countries.
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FarmboyNov. 26, 2011 - 04:33PM JST

Lame, uncultured, uneducated, rednecks behaving badly.

Now you've gone and hurt my feelings. This happened in LA, where we rednecks, who ALWAYS wait patiently in line, fear to tread.
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unreconstructedNov. 26, 2011 - 08:55PM JST

These shoppers are mostly in their 20s and 30s; they have been devastated by the Pelosi-Obama economy.
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JannettoNov. 26, 2011 - 10:34PM JST

That’s a shift from years past, when there was a wider range of must-have items.

I thought must-have items were things like warm clothes, shoes, food, light bulbs, soap etc - silly me!
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DentShopNov. 26, 2011 - 10:39PM JST

Black Friday don't exist outside the states

Australia has the Boxing Day sales.

Similar sorts of retards spending money they dont have to buy stuff they dont need.

they have been devastated by the Pelosi-Obama economy.

Oh cry me a river....
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 26, 2011 - 11:02PM JST

Good to know that not only the USA has a stupid day to go hog wild my dear DentShop! Boxing Day?? No idea what that is! Please explain.
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zichiNov. 26, 2011 - 11:07PM JST

The same or similar happens with the January sales in London, especially in the expensive department stores.
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 26, 2011 - 11:11PM JST

OMG! I can not believe this could happen in LONDON!! Zichi please tell us, because I can not imagine rich shoppers acting like animals at Harrod's, really I can not.
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zichiNov. 26, 2011 - 11:16PM JST

Elbuda,

well, not only rich people. The prices of luxury items are very cheap, like fur coats, china tableware, bags. Some people camp out for a week before hand to be at the doors when they open. You have to be tough!
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anglootakuNov. 26, 2011 - 11:26PM JST

Cant they just shop online..
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arrestpaulNov. 27, 2011 - 12:02AM JST

"A" shopper in Los Angeles pepper-sprayed her competition

One shopper? All this over "one" shopper? How many "millions" of shoppers hit the stores on black friday?
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Bartholomew HarteNov. 27, 2011 - 01:20AM JST

It's the Same Thing all over-I had the misfortune to be an a Seiyu store on "Grab-Bag Day" !!Those Oba-sans were Frenzied,Frantic & All with sharpened elbows!
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lostrune2Nov. 27, 2011 - 02:05AM JST

Haha, that's what Cyber Monday is for!

Still, it's great for people I know who have "insider connections" - just walk-in, walk-out, same heavily discounted deals without the waiting all night in line.

Like for example, a 47-inch Sony LCD with Google TV, normally around US$1000. Friend showed up at 7:30am and got in before the store opened, bypassed the line of people outside, picked the LCD at leisure, paid for it for $350 less the moment the store opened at 8am, then online from a vendor site, a coupon for $300 more. So a $1000 47-inch LCD, let alone Sony with Google TV, for only $450 with no hassle. Actually, the biggest hassle was getting that big thing in and out of the car. Game the system, folks.
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John ConstantineNov. 27, 2011 - 05:50AM JST

I did the "Black Friday" thing....once. That was in Seattle, Lynwood to be exact, and I will never do it again. Some bargins were to be found but it was a madhouse. Long lines...grumpy people, I will pay the few extra bucks just to avoid such lunacy.
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ojiiu812badboyNov. 27, 2011 - 03:30PM JST

Black Friday is a gimmick just like all the other "Holiday Sales." The difference is: Instead of sucking you in slowly through the year, they do it in one big rush on a Friday and Cyber Monday. If we just give love on HOLIDAYS every shopping day would be a "black Friday.or cyber Monday."
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The Truth MattersNov. 30, 2011 - 07:51AM JST

These shoppers are mostly in their 20s and 30s; they have been devastated by the Pelosi-Obama economy.

This is a statement made without anything to show its accuuacy. I believe it is not the truth.

In the future, Please post factual stuff because other people may read it and think its true.

The Truth Matters
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HonestDictatorDec. 02, 2011 - 05:52AM JST

If I'm going to do shopping for electronics, I'm going to most likely do it online. Sure it may cost in S&H depending on how fast or slow I want it (it might even be free), but at least I won't have to wait in line or deal with misguided selfish people having shoppers rage.