[CNN.com] 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 to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line… 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.

More pictures of the chaos here.

Here’s the question: WTF? Was it for a cheap computer? Was it for a cheap Mac? Both? Neither? I’m not really sure what happened, but this is just plain sad.



2 Comments

    joat (August 17, 2005 @ 8:13 am)

    Actually, the car had legitimate access to the grounds. The crowd was blocking normal vehicle access.


    Gina (August 21, 2005 @ 3:39 pm)

    This might be a result of a techno savy society that has a lot of the populous still unable to afford what is current.


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