Journal #5- The Blackest Day of the Year

 Some of you may know what day I am talking about considering it was the day after Thanksgiving. Most know the Friday after Thanksgiving to be Black Friday, where everyone is going crazy over low prices and adrenalin rushing through their body. I personally have only gone Black Friday shopping only twice in my life. Everyone is rushing around trying to get everything they want. To be utterly serious going shopping on that Friday can be dangerous. Just this year a woman used pepper spray on shoppers Friday at a Los Angeles Wal-Mart super store. Pepper spray! Now this is definitely getting out of hand! This woman left nearly 20 shoppers with minor injuries, at 10:20 p.m. Thursday shortly after an Xbox display was unveiled at the store.  This woman has reportedly turned herself into authorities and the police confirmed. The woman was questioned and released. They are doing further investigation and after coming to a conclusion they will ask the victims if they would like to press charges or not.

Wal-Mart, along with other stores, is opening earlier each year. A few years back the normal earliest time stores would open was between 3 and 4 A.M. This is a big difference from opening at 10 P.M. the night BEFORE “Black Friday.”  Wal-Mart opened at 10 P.M.  on Thursday, Target opened at 12 A.M. Friday, and a few other stores moved their opening times up to compete with Wal-Mart and Target.  One mall was even offering a special seven shot espresso drink for those hard core shoppers to keep them going. Two-Three shots of espresso alone is equal amount of caffeine as one cup of coffee. Just think what seven shots of espresso in one drink is equal to! At another mall their metal detectors got trampled when initially opening. Luckily no one was hurt or even killed. I believe that in some aspects Black Friday shopping is getting too out of hand and something should be done about it.

If you would like to read the whole article and short video on the woman who pepper sprayed other shoppers go to: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57331853-504083/report-walmart-black-friday-shopper-suspected-in-pepper-spray-melee-surrenders/