Woman who pepper sprayed shoppers may sue Walmart after kids trampled on Black Friday
A woman who pepper sprayed at least 20 shoppers who attacked her two teenage children as she picked out X-Box video game consoles at a California Walmart on Black Friday might sue the store for not providing enough security.
Her son and daughter were punched, kicked and beaten, the attorney for the woman, Elizabeth Macias said, in a report from ABC News.
Earlier, Los Angeles County prosecutors decided there wasn’t enough evidence to indict her on felony charges. She could still face misdemeanor charges. The melee was videotaped.
“[The victims'] faces were red,” shopper John Lopez told ABC News Radio after the incident. “This one guy was coming up to my wife going, ‘Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance!’”
Macias turned herself in to police but wouldn’t answer questions.
Mike Fesperman of the Los Angeles Police Department told the Los Angeles Times, “I’m not saying it was right. It could have been a situation that she was in fear for her safety, that she would be crushed.”
Police said in the videos people could be heard saying, “I’m being trampled.”
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6 comments Add your comment
BobbyP
December 12th, 2011
9:01 am
It is always someone else’s fault!
Normally....
December 12th, 2011
2:02 pm
I scoff at people suing for stubbing their toe, but I support anyone who wants to waste WalMarts time and money in court.
Fantasia
December 12th, 2011
5:29 pm
Wonder if they’ll bother to check her immigration status. Based on the surname and the fact that it’s LA whaddya wanna bet she’s an illegal.
payola
December 13th, 2011
7:45 am
time for walmart to pay up some big money!! She’ll cash in big with a few hundred thousand in settlement cash.
CHRIS
December 16th, 2011
9:57 pm
5 bucks says her skin doesn’t reflect the light of day!!!!!!!
Allen
December 16th, 2011
11:24 pm
It is sad that this useless piece of trash will so easily find an unethical, scumbag attorney who is willing to take her case. Maybe the best argument yet for a loser pays system. This moron Macias is SOLELY responsible for any and all injuries to anyone in that mess. Hopefully, WalMart’s platoon of attorneys will counter sue this miserable hag. It is unfortunate that the other people injured will go for the deep pockets and probably sue WalMart as well. Why a merchant should be expected to have sufficient security to control a mob incited by this idiot’s pepper spray is beyond me. If she sues and they they settle, the real victims should immediately sue her to take her settlement. What a biatch.