Black Friday

Once a year, people get up at the wee hours of the morning and head out to the stores to get the best deals of the year. Black Friday. Last night I drove by Best Buy at 10 p.m. and people were wrapped around the building in tents waiting for the store to open at 5 a.m. Toys R Us opened at midnight and had three squad cars on the scene. Fifteen extra police officers were placed in high traffic areas around Augusta, Ga. Tighter security was placed at Wal-Marts across the country, and police were earging people to be safe and patient. Black Friday is the day for mad consumerism. What led to all of the chaos and frenzy? Women will knock over other women to get to the toy aisle, and I have even seen men pushing their way around the store. I have been keeping an eye on the news websites, and hopefully all of the extra security has paid off today. I haven't seen any stories on Black Friday fights yet on my local sight and nothing has occured as tragic as the fatal shooting last year at a Southern California Toys R Us. The lines were long and traffic was in a jam, but I think peace prevailed. "'Tis the season to be happy and safe," said Lt. Pearson in an article for the Augusta Chronicle.