No wonder they were impressed with Japanese restraint...

[cstaylor]

"Four people were taken to hospital and a glass door smashed as a near-riot broke out at Beijing's top Apple store among crowds rushing to snap up the popular iPad 2 tablet computer, state press said Sunday.

Angry consumers began rushing the store on Saturday afternoon after a 'foreign' Apple employee allegedly stepped into the crowd to push and beat people suspected of queue jumping, the Beijing News said."

Wonder if that was T4L working at the Genius Bar...



http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/05/08/1152207/Idle-Four-Injured-In-iPad-Fight-At-Beijing-Apple-Store

[gaijinpunch]

Wow, China blames all their crime on foreigners, too.

*OR*

Wal-Mart!

[Socratesabroad]

This account sounds far more accurate...

The day descended even further into PR hell as store security moved to bar a man they believed to be a scalper after spotting him trying to dodge the long line and sneak into the store for the third time that day. After a scuffle between store security and the man, Apple staff decided to shut the store, leading several in line to shake the glass door until it shattered. Four people were reportedly injured in the melee.