Pepper spray sends 3 from toy store to hospital
Are you tired of those crowds you have to fight in order to get your holiday shopping done? Tired of rubbing elbows with the unwashed masses? Sick of having to push people out of your way to get that treasured SpongeBob Squarepants Lava Lamp? Well, now there is a way for you to clear your path, though if you’re not careful, it may just leave you with a felony conviction on your record:
NEW YORK (AP) — Pepper spray was released inside an elevator at Toys R Us’ crowded flagship store Saturday, sending at least three people to the hospital and leaving others with irritated eyes, fire and police spokesmen said.
Police were reviewing video camera footage to find out who discharged the spray at the toy chain’s Times Square store during the busy shopping weekend….
It was unclear how many shoppers were affected. Firefighter Kevin Nolan said five people were taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital and 17 others were treated at the scene or refused medical attention.
Police said three people were taken to St. Vincent’s and nine refused medical attention.
Sometimes, if you want to get things done, you just have to take matters into your own hands. While I would never condone nor endorse this method, you do have to admit that it is an effective means of winnowing out the competition. Of course, to effectively employ this method, you’d have to wear a gas mask, which would hardly allow you to blend into the crowd. I never said that it was a perfect method, but if it takes laying down a smokescreen of pepper spray to get your Christmas shopping done, well, sometimes a person has to take extreme measures.
Ho freakin’ ho and a Merry f——-g Christmas to all….
