Black Friday: Pushing, pandemonium and stun guns at Wal-Mart
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At least no one can say that Black Friday shopping at Wal-Mart is boring.
The retail behemoth has had a long 12 hours since it opened its doors to bargain-hunters at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night.
First came news that a woman had squirted pepper spray at fellow shoppers in an attempt to snatch a discounted Xbox in what one official called a display of ‘competitive shopping.’ Then, police in San Leandro said a customer had been shot in an attempted robbery at a Wal-Mart there.
Reports of more shootings and brawls began trickling in from across the country.
Witnesses in Buckeye, Ariz., told Phoenix television station KSAZ that police officers slammed a grandfather onto a concrete floor after he tucked a video game into his waistband while lifting his grandson out of the way of surging crowds. A video purporting to show the incident, along with onlookers using strong language at officers, is here.
In Florence, Ala., news channel WAFF said police used a stun gun to twice shock an unruly Wal-Mart shopper. The 22-year-old was then arrested and charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Twitter user HurrAKAneCam19 tweeted a video (below) of Wal-Mart customers shoving each other to get at merchandise and then wrote ‘my sis almost lost her life for a $2 waffle maker!!!!’
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-- Tiffany Hsu
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