(People camping outside Best Buy for the 5am opening on "Black Friday. Richfield, MN, USA at 7:00pm on Thanksgiving 2008) Creative Commons section of Flickr.com
YPSILANTI , Mich.—As the shopping season falls upon us and the most chaotic shopping day of the year draws near, many shoppers plan on acting responsible and keeping their cool when the stores open early on Nov 27.
The day after Thanksgiving, known in this country as Black Friday, is one of the year’s biggest shopping days and marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Many retail stores, such as Target, K-Mart, and Best Buy offer a number of different discounts and sales on items. Many eager costumes camp out and line up at the doors as early as 12 a.m. to be the first to take advantage of the deals
Although this is a day for any smart shopper to look forward to, recently shoppers have been losing control. Many injuries and even deaths have occurred.
Published reports say that on Black Friday 2008 a Walmart employee was trampled to death by a stamped of eager shoppers in Long Island, New York. In Palms Desert, Calif, two young men, Alex Moreno and Juan Meza, killed each other over a dispute in a Toys "R" Us. Many other injuries took place that day which draws nervousness to many stores and future costumers.
