We have some craziness in the sates for black friday sales which is the day after thanksgiving, retailers have insanely discounted items to lure customers in and it creates a frenzied madness I thought was reserved exclusively for UK soccer game hooliganry.
There was a new article I think it was two years back at this point where a store employee at a walmart got trampled to death by shoppers when he opened the door to let them in, the people were in such a panicked rush they bowled him over and he got crushed to death under foot when some 2,000 people came pouring in like crazed cattle. Really shameful behavior.
Edit:
Found the article from 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/busin ... wanted=allVideo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiFnDTAt0IE