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The Infamous Cabbage Patch Kid Riots of 1983

Everything 80s

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The Violence in Charleston, West Virginia

In Charleston, West Virginia, 5,000 people showed up at a Hills department store for only $120 and then the violence kicks in. There were stories of people carrying baseball bats to fight off other people. This wasn't even limited to the customers as store managers were arming themselves with baseball bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks,. Whatever they could for control, trying to control and then for their own protection. At this point, I don't think parents even cared about what it is they were brawling for. They just wanted one for their kid.

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