The Pitiful, Brainwashed American Consumer: Fighting, Shooting, Stabbing Over The 'Right'... To Buy Things

While many Americans shop for bargains, many retail workers
use the holiday season to remind buyers of low wages and poor
working conditions. (Wal-Mart Strike, Oct 2012: Photo -
Neon Tommy)

A quick scan of newspaper headlines reveals that American shoppers are losing their collective minds over material goods and getting into violent confrontations over their "right to buy stuff."  Most of the violence seems to be taking place at Wal-Mart locations throughout the US.

• In Las Vegas, a shopper is shot in the leg over a television set.
• In Claypool Hill, VA, one man pulls a rifle and gets stabbed over a Wal-Mart parking spot.
• At a Wal-Mart in Clinton, UT a woman was trampled by deal seekers.
• A man was peppered sprayed at a Wal-Mart in Garfield, NJ during an argument with a store a manager.
• In Realto, CA, a police officer was injured and two people arrested after a fight at Wal-Mart.
• A man was stabbed in the stomach at a mall in Carlsbad, CA.

The following videos accurately depict some of the goings on at stores throughout the US and Puerto Rico.