Shop at Wal-Mart, Get Maced

Cross-posted at the Writing on the Wal

When it comes to shopping on Black Friday, it's hard to tell who's worse: Wal-Mart or Wal-Mart's customers.  Wal-Mart Watch has a nice little round-up of the mayhem around the country, but they missed the one that I think is most symbolic of what Wal-Mart really thinks of the people who shop there:

Shoppers in Beaumont [TX] are demanding answers after an off duty police officer allegedly sprayed mace into a crowd of 200 inside a Wal-Mart.

It happened in the predawn hours Friday in the electronics area inside the Wal-Mart.

Witnesses say 200 people were pushing into the area hoping to grab one of 19 laptop computers that had been marked down from $800 to $200....Witnesses say the off duty officer then fired mace in the air as the shoving continued. Several people left the store coughing and gasping for air in the parking lot.

Who's worse?  I'll vote Wal-Mart, but I'm willing to entertain the case for the other side of this question.

JR