Wal-Mart Riot Sparked by Placement of Spike Lee Documentary in Bargain Bin

The Tchoupitoulas Street Wal-Mart Supercenter will be closed for the foreseeable future, according to Local Manager, Israel Green, after a riot with subsequent looting erupted last Thursday.

Reports state the outburst of violence was related to the store’s placement of the HBO documentary, “When the Levees Broke” in the discount bin at the low price of $7.99.

The documentary directed by Spike Lee, which was initially met with skepticism by local residents, has become respected, locally and critically, since it’s airing during the first year anniversary of Katrina last fall.

Lamont Goings, a local customer on hand during the riot, told the C-T, “Hell yeah, I was mad! I was in the electronics section looking, when I found a copy of that Spike Lee thing in the ‘Junk Bin’ with crap like Pauly Shore and some claymation penguin!”

Mr. Goings reportedly showed the Katrina documentary to his friends, who then became equally enraged at its bargain bin placement.

Mr. Goings noted that if Wal-Mart felt so little value in the documentary, then the decision by him and his partners to take the DVDs, along side some other electronic merchandise, for free was justified.

Mr. Goings, who is currently out on $20,000 bail and awaiting trial, stated. “This city ain’t ready for the Junk Bin without a fight!”