There seems to be a reoccurring theme every year the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday, or what Americans and some Europeans now call it, has allowed many people to save money on holiday spending. For some, however, those savings come at a ghastly cost. Black Friday is notorious for the gathering of stampedes of customers and even has led to deaths in some parts of the country. There have been seven deaths and 98 injuries reported on Black Friday since 2006, excluding this year.
Black Friday this year involved fights in Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, and New Jersey. Some of the fights were caught on video surveilliance, one including a food court mall in Louisville where Kentucky police had to break up a fight.
Exhausted custormers and cramped settings were also sited near Plainfield at the Louis Joliet Mall.
“There was a fight at the store next to the mall,” said senior Alondra Flores. “The fight was on Clark Street and the cops had to get involved because the guy tried to fight back with an employee,” Flores said.
Black Friday was less hectic in some areas of the mall, according to senior Kyle Lundsrud, who works at JCPenney. He only had one unpleasant experience.
“At 5 A. M. when I had come in, there was a lady who was yelling at another co-worker for having an attitude,” Lundsrud said.