IMHO #2

Black Friday headlines left me speechless this holiday weekend.

I read several articles including one published by the Associated Press.

The article stated that two suspects allegedly shot a shopper in the neck in a Walmart parking lot.

This shopper was walking back to his vehicle from Walmart with his purchases and was harassed by the two men before being shot.

Another article, written by John Rogers of the Associated Press, highlighted an incident involving a woman who pepper sprayed fellow customers in a store.

While I don't mind a little shopping myself, I'm extremely upset by the horrible incidents that occurred over merchandise.

These Black Friday customers, who are already insane enough to get up that early, bombard stores and shopping centers to grab the best deals.

However, many of these sales are available all week long after Thanksgiving.

Still, the holiday rush leads shoppers to do literally anything to get their hands on something as simple as an X-Box.

Guns should definitely not be included in these events and it's unfortunate to see people revert to such animal behavior over materialistic items.

Fortunately, the woman who pepper sprayed customers turned herself in a few days later.

I certainly hope that she has some shame along with the charges she'll be getting within the next few weeks.





Sources:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19439377?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19416983?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com