Black Friday Violence Continues

The Black Friday violence over Wal-Mart laptops continues in Renton, WA and in suburban Cleveland.

And at the entrance to a BrandsMart in Sunrise, Florida a 72 year-old woman was injured when she was caught in a stampede of shoppers. "She got trampled, basically," said Hoffman's daughter, Lisa Radcliffe, of Boca Raton. "They stepped on her back."

UPDATE:
Josephine Hoffman, the injured shopper from above says "I was trying to get out of the way, but they knocked me down. I hit my head on the floor, and people stepped on me," she said. "I don't understand why people do these things." To save a buck darling, to save a buck.

Also, the cause for some of the Wal-Mart laptop chaos comes into focus as it becomes clear Wal-Mart is practicing the old bait-and-switch:

Wal-Mart advertised laptops for $398 in the newspaper ads," Jorge Santana of Murfreesboro, Tenn., told WorldNetDaily. "My wife and I of course were there at 4:15 a.m. and were told that they were sold out! They only had 17 laptops for thousands of people lured by the ad."

Bastards!

Police called to break up Wal-Mart shoppers in Washington state [WISTV]
72-year-old woman injured at Sawgrass Brandsmart [Herald.com]
'Black and Blue Friday': Americans in stampede [WorldNetDaily]

Comments

[aganakis]

Compare Wal Mart to a Concentration Camp.
They offer deals for Black Friday When we got to Wal Mart the camera's were gone in two minuets. So we decided to try for a laptop computer alas gone too the quanities were 15 per store. Bait and switch? Who do they think they are fooling?
In the store we were in when asked do you have a large bag. no becaus our manager refused to order any so he can get his bonus. An employee related the story she attempted to purchase a laptop at the reduced rate and the store manager said no these are for customers. Her feelings were hurt because she said her money looked just like customer money. Wal Mart requires its employees to work but not partake of the pleasure of getting a deal. The store manager was the only Black Friday thing going on he only provided meat and said if you need anything else get it yourself. How Stingy, I know he is earning his bonus. What is it with these Folks they have in Management does this stuff ever reach Bentonville? If not why not? Come on Corporate put a leash on your dogs I think even in county jails they give water and food to the criminals what did your associates do to be treated so bad. Do some investigation as to which bad managers need to be switched out.

[Dave]

Hey republicans! want to know what's wrong with capitalism?

At Wal-Mart, a human life is worth less than a flat-screen TV!