Oprah's Causing Riots

Remember those free chicken coupons Oprah gave out on her website? Because of that, all hell broke loose. source

"I just returned from my lunch break hoping to use the attached couponto score some free KFC grilled chicken at the mid town location 47 E.42nd Street. Well I guess around 200 people also had the same ideawith coupons in hand....When I finally gave up (after 30 minutes of aguing with othercustomers) a small RIOT started going on outside the store with peoplescreaming at the manager while he wont let them use their free KFCcoupons (issued by OPRAH)"

A race war almost insued too:

"I went over to our nearest KFC a few minutes ago (this was around 42nd and Park)and chaos ensued. Despite the very visible grilled chicken behind the register, the manager told everyone with coupons to leave and that the promotion was over for the day. The people there are currently holding a sit-in and refusing to leave until they get their free chicken...or the cops are called. Racial epithets were being spewed, people who actually wanted to pay for chicken were facing a potential beatdown, and the manager ran from the screaming horde. Oprah, what have ye wrought?"

WTFiles!?!? Jacked For Fried Chicken

A Jacksonville, Florida woman was closing up after finishing her shift at a Popeye’s Chicken and Waffles, when she says she was followed home by four men in a car who wanted her box of chicken she was bringing home from work. The men allegedly yelled, “Give us the chicken!” but the victim and her boyfriend continued walking and ignoring them. The suspects then reportedly turned off their lights and pulled over and the couple became alarmed. One of the men then reportedly jumped out of the car with a shotgun and yelled, “You know what time it is! Give it up!” He then said that they should “put down the chicken or he would shoot them.” The suspect then pointed the shotgun at the woman and her boyfriend pleaded with the gunman to spare her because she was two months pregnant. The suspects then took her purse and her chicken.

Damn, I knew things were rough in this recession, but is it that bad?