Posted on 11/25/2011 2:16:50 PM PST by traumer
BUCKEYE, Ariz. - Black Friday kicked off Thursday night at about 9 p.m.
Toys “R” Us was the first store to open its doors, but it was the Walmart in Buckeye that ended up getting police involved.
Some witnesses told Fox 10 that the actions taken by a police officer during a fight at that Walmart were wrong, but Buckeye police have a different story.
Witnesses told Fox 10 Friday morning that a grandfather was with his grandson and wife looking at video games. They said that people were tearing the box of games apart, trying to get to the videos, and a woman ended up getting punched.
Then the grandson was trampled on in all the mayhem -- even cutting his lip. His grandpa put the game in his waistband so that he could lift the boy out of the crowd, according to some witnesses.
Witnesses said that's when a police officer grabbed the man and slammed him to the ground – possibly thinking he was stealing the game.
On a cell phone video taken at the Walmart, blood can be seen streaming from the grandfather's face. But witnesses said police didn't believe anything was wrong until they turned the man over.
One man said he saw the whole thing and that it was uncalled for.
“You would have thought there was a cure for cancer in this box,” said shopper Skyler Stone. “I mean people were literally going insane.
“They grabbed the guy, body planted him into the ground -- face shatters on concrete. That's a hard concrete floor inside Walmart.
“All of a sudden, you see this little boy run up and wailing and yelling, ‘Grandpa, Grandpa,’ and crying his eyes out,” Stone said.
Witnesses said the man had about $600 worth of electronics that he
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Brawl?
When did the guy fight back?
Just another nail in the coffin of the precious Christmas season cheer and good will.
I find it real interesting that Fox10 managed to work in a little mention of Toy Are Us. Probably a pretty big sponsor.
Now I see why it took awhile for the police to make a statement about the incident. They had to find out if the security cameras would refute the lies they'd make up.
A leg sweep was used on Newman, who hit his head when he fell and began bleeding, police said.
This all sounds very reasonable. *rolling eyes*
I know the boy didn’t get injured, but adults need to keep children away from these places.
Grandpa's everywhere should know better too.
You mean places where the police are around looking for the opportunity to put a boot in somebody's face?
No, where people in general go ape over crap.
Even blurring face you could see how bloody the guy was. Cops even broke out their gloves.
How is it shop lifting when the guy hadn’t left the store? When he got body slammed in was holding something in his waste band, he hadn’t lifted anything yet.
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When I used to work retail, we were told a potential shoplifter could NOT be confronted until they left the store WITHOUT paying for the item.
So how is this shoplifting if the man never LEFT the store?
When I used to work retail, we were told a potential shoplifter could NOT be confronted until they left the store WITHOUT paying for the item.
So how is this shoplifting if the man never LEFT the store?
Good thing it was only his grandson with him and not his dog.
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