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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (120623)	12/24/2011 12:38:40 PM
From: joefromspringfield	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224718

In Ken's state things are going quit well. It looks like even some of the Po folks can afford to spend $180 for a pair of shoes. "In suburban Seattle, police used pepper spray on about 20 customers who started fighting at the Westfield Southcenter mall. The crowd started gathering at four stores in the mall around midnight and had grown to more than 1,000 people by 4 a.m., when the stores opened, Tukwila Officer Mike Murphy said. He said it started as fighting and pushing among people in line and escalated over the next hour. Murphy said no injuries were reported, although some people suffered cuts or scrapes from fights. Shoppers also broke two doors, and 18-year-old man was arrested for assault after authorities say he punched an officer. "He did not get his shoes; he went to jail," Murphy said. The mayhem was reminiscent of the violence that broke out 20 years ago in many cities as the shoes became popular targets for thieves. It also had a decidedly Black Friday feel as huge crowds of shoppers overwhelmed stores for a must-have item. In some areas, lines began forming several hours before businesses opened for the $180 shoes that were selling in a limited release."