i'm too lazy to compile all the articles, but there were several instances of violence in several Wal-Marts across the country...some amongst shoppers themselves, and some against the shoppers by hired security involving...you guessed it...pepper spray.
on a side note....i find the moving up of Black Friday by retail stores to be tacky. i think that both the moving of these sales to be earlier (encroaching on family holidays) and the violence that happened all over the country to get to these deals is indicative of a really glaringly obvious turn of priorites we have actively been engaged in this country, even if we aren't aware of it.
as a mom, i'm tired of holidays that mean nothing more than buying candy and presents. let's look at them:
halloween~bags of candy, candy, candy
christmas~candy and presents
valentines~candy and presents
easter~baskets of candy and possibly small presents
it gets old. i'm not saying that there aren't traditions and such. i'm saying that i'm tired of the barrage of pressure to buy candy and presents to feel warm fuzzies around these holidays.
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