What do get when you combine a mob of over 1,000 people and a sale for $50 Apple iBooks? An iStampede!
Last Tuesday, a rush to purchase cheap laptops from the school system in Richmond, VA, turned into a violent stampede. CNN states:
People threw themselves forward, screaming and pushing each other. A little girl’s stroller was crushed in the stampede. Witnesses said an elderly man was thrown to the pavement, and someone in a car tried to drive his way through the crowd.
Next time anyone says Apple users are more sensible or intelligent than PC users…
Check out the video here.