No, I was the faggot who was accidentally ruining a bad trolls dreams.

It's not a Federally enforced thing, the blood's on the retail stores, and what your seeing is sadly a loud majority of ignorance, but there's a lot of people who are very good people, dragged down in the eyes of the world.

It's not the government who does it. It's retail chains. They do this sale once a year so that people will flood in and buy all their shit because it's cheaper.

Black Friday is actually lasting all weekend now because of how violent these things get. or at least in Kansas they are

They let it happen because in the United States the important question is always "Why didn't the government let this happen", not vice versa. The idea of government intervention in commercialism is preposterous in the US, and while in Europe many would like it and feel safer if the government stepped in those in the US would feel it was an infringement of their rights and that the administration was overstepping its boundaries.

Also, how exactly would the government enforce it if they put a ban on Black Friday sales? Would they send cops to every single Wallmart and Target in the country? That would spread their police force extremely thin and even then, what are four or five cops(assuming they don't send more) going to do against a wall of people?

To understand why the US allows it, you have to understand that the populace in general believes that the government should, as a general rule, stay out of everyone's business. They'd call the government intervening "babysitting" and be infuriated by it.

I understand that, but what my question really meant was why they let people BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF EACHOTHER AND RANSACK PEOPLE FOR A TOASTER.

But thanks for the insight

They let it happen because corporations are greedy.

I second this question, as I too am not from the US.

www.funnyjunk.com/Black+Friday+Emergency+Procedures/funny-pictures/4908772/57#57

That's one good answer.

its not the governments place to say no sales because its dangerous. if they were to do anything it would be to ensure police are available to respond but that only goes so far since they have to be ready to respond to important stuff