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Friday, November 25, 2011

Occupy Shopper Pepper-Sprays Shoppers

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 8:46 AM

It was an act of "competitive shopping"....

Black Friday got off to a dark start in the U.S. as several shootings, a bomb scare and a pepper-spraying shopper marred the annual post-Thanksgiving buying blitz.

The mayhem began late Thursday, as 15 people, including children, were injured after a woman reportedly pepper-sprayed other shoppers at a Los Angeles-area Walmart store.

A fire captain described Thursday night's incident as an act of "competitive shopping," according to the Los Angeles Times.

L.A. Fire Capt. James Carson told the newspaper the woman had armed herself with pepper spray to get the edge on her fellow shoppers at the store in the Porter Ranch neighbourhood.

People pepper-spray people.

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Who brings children to that?

Posted by Matt from Denver on November 25, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Do parents with children, but without babysitters not have the right to shop in the middle of the night?

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on November 25, 2011 at 9:09 AM

The kind of people whose parents let them play with dry cleaning bags when they were wee?

Posted by TVDinner

on November 25, 2011 at 9:10 AM

Black Friday is bad enough, but this overnight shopping idea is just loutish and stupid, attracting exactly the sort of low-brow cheapskate that would engage in brutish tactics like this.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on November 25, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Catalina @ 4: I thought Wal-Mart stayed opened all night so they didn't have people trampled to death...I think the problem is Wal-Mart in general.

Posted by Teslick on November 25, 2011 at 9:35 AM

It's not just Wal-Mart. Macy's, and something called Kohl's opened at midnight also. Doubtless there were others. But Wal-Mart seems to be the worst in terms of violent crimes. A bomb in a break room? They must have some real satisfied employees. I'm surprised they let them have a refrigerator.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on November 25, 2011 at 9:40 AM

@ 2, no one has the right to endanger their children, especially for such an ignoble cause.

Posted by Matt from Denver on November 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM

7, I was joking.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on November 25, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Relax, pepper spray is just a condiment....sort of like PAM for your taco....

Posted by pupuguru on November 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM

People's priorities are really fucked up.

Posted by Weekilter on November 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM

@ 7, coulda fooled me. Your serious arguments are written in the exact same tone.

Posted by Matt from Denver on November 25, 2011 at 10:46 AM

11, Sure Matt, I really meant that parents should drag their children out at midnight to fight over a $25 Blu-ray player. I will be sure to put a "Matt I'm joking" footnote on my next sarcastic post, just to be sure you get it.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on November 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM

People pepper-spray people....

But guns shoot people. Hunh.

It's a good thing that those pepper-spray canisters don't have the same autonomy as those terrible shootin' irons!!!

/sarcasm

Posted by merry on November 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM

@ 12, you should, but do it for everyone. I'm sure no one thought Mr. Stick in the Ass from Baltimore was being sarcastic.

Posted by Matt from Denver on November 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM

Ahhh Black Friday, when we get to see America's po' acting at their best.

Posted by Asian1981 on November 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM

"Wal-Mart seems to be the worst in terms of violent crimes"

One word: blacks.

Posted by Asian1981 on November 25, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Everybody who shops at Walmart should be pepper sprayed....that's a given!

Posted by sgt_doom on November 25, 2011 at 3:22 PM

It's about time we got rid of the old "You snooze, you lose" mentality. Snoozers should not be punished! Just get there early enough to pepper spray your competition to smithereens and you're fine. May the biggest canister win!

(Ugh)

Posted by tabathalphabet on November 26, 2011 at 9:41 AM