Tragic Black Friday

I rarely go out on Black Friday. I don’t like crowds and I’m usually basically done with my shopping by then, anyway. However, if I did want to go, I should be able to do so without fearing for my life. I am heartbroken to hear that people were so intent on getting deals that they caused the death of a Walmart employee. Someone caught the attempt to revive the trampled employee on camera phone. I couldn’t watch it. Too sad. How can people care so much about some deals that frankly weren’t that spectacular that they’d push and shove each other around?

Someone needs to corral a bunch of deal hungry numbskulls who have somehow completely missed that Christmas isn’t about a big bunch of gifts under the tree and read them the Christmas story a million or so times. I’m really upset. Wanna make me feel better? Hug your kids and then tell them all about peace, good will toward men and how to stand in line waiting their turn.

As if that wasn’t enough, two men died in Toys “R” Us when they opened fire on each other. In a toy store filled with children and moms, somehow only the two shooters were hit. I’m glad they were good marksmen and took out their intended targets instead of wounding innocent people, but the kids and parents had to be terrified. Who takes a loaded gun to a toy store?

This year, Black Friday couldn’t be more aptly named.

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