wtf?!!
"Virgina Laptop Sale Turns Into a Stampede; RICHMOND, Va. - A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over. One woman went so far as to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line. An estimated 5,500 people turned out at the Richmond International Raceway in hopes of getting their hands on one of the 4-year-old Apple iBooks. The Henrico County school system was selling 1,000 of the computers to county residents. New iBooks cost between $999 and $1,299. Officials opened the gates at 7 a.m., but some already had been waiting since 1:30 a.m. When the gates opened, it became a terrifying mob scene. People threw themselves forward, screaming and pushing each other. A little girl's stroller was crushed in the stampede. Witnesses said an elderly man was thrown to the pavement, and someone in a car tried to drive his way through the crowd. Seventeen people suffered minor injuries, with four requiring hospital treatment, Henrico County Battalion Chief Steve Wood said. There were no arrests and the iBooks sold out by 1 p.m. Blandine Alexander, 33, said one woman standing in front of her was so desperate to retain her place in line that she urinated on herself."
what the hell is wrong with people today??
is our world so focused on material goods that we lose sight of reality altogether? one could say i'm a little bit of a hypocrite seeing as i work for one of the largest computer and electronic companies in north america.. however i'm certainly not pissing myself or hurting people so that i can acquire something so absurd!!
this further supports my desire to be a hermit in the north carolina mountains dubbing myself mountain cal.
ridiculous .... this world has seriously gone mad.