What went down at the Apple Store in Beijing, China?

[Sitlay]

Update: we just got the following unverified account:

According to my friend who was at the Sanlitun Apple Store when the incident took place, there were dozens of resellers outside the store trying to get the white iPhone 4, they were told to wait in line and was not allowed to go inside. Resellers got pissed and smashed the glass door, which costs about 300,000RMB or 46,000USD, according to an apple employee at the store. Then a foreign(non-Chinese) employee came out from the store with a metal club and hit 4 people, including 2 young men and 2 middle age women. All 4 people are hospitalized right now and no money was paid by apple for medical purposes.

Pictures are just coming in but it appears that there was some sort of incident between “foreign Apple Store Employees” and some locals during the iPad 2 launch.

The afternoon of May 7, Beijing SanLiTun store Apple, crowds queued to buy the iPhone4 conflict with in-store staff. One stands more than 1.9 metres for expatriate staff armed with iron rods Brawl wounded four customers. A glass door of the store were hit and destroyed by excited crowds. Are 4-bit the injured have been admitted to hospital

Another account has another poorly translated view:

Sanlitun Apple Store bloodshed, because too many people queuing waiting suddenly closed shop, where the weather is so hot multi-line Burongyia, Apple stunned party to a foreigner and a Chinese man actually hands-on, people with the scene confirmed the man was wounded also the guests lined up to buy Apple products.We look at the quality of foreigners, but also that, to earn the money we have in China is also the name of our people.

We’re not sure exactly what went down but it doesn’t look too good.

In other Apple Store glass smashing news, the Westlake Cleveland Apple store was robbed. 24 MacBook and 1 iPod stolen. Perpetrators were last seen heading east (1999 Bone?)

THANKS

[unforgiven1337]

luks lyk ipad 2 jailbreak is expected frm china this tym!lol

[D3xus]

WTF. That's bullcrap. I can understand they were upset and smashed the window entirely, but the guy hitting them with a club? That's bullshit! Apple should fire the guy!

[BURNTHEPRIEST]

iClub

[Gawernator]

PROTIP: Don't attack Apple buildings

[Heist]

Fuck it. Be civilized or get your ass beat. That's how I was raised. That's the Brooklyn way.

The damn phones are made in China jackasses. What, did they think Apple wasn't going to make more?

[Papyrus]

This is......Apple China

In this Case i salute to the Apple Worker who had the Balls to protect his Co-Workers. If a Mob, doesn't matter what Nation it is from, would attack You, you would also re-act the same Way.

I did it already once when a white Guy thought he could steal my Car. The last thing he did remember was when i did break him 20 Bones with a Lever. Since then my Car was never again Touched.

Sorry but the World isn`t as Peaceful as some of you Kids are still believing and sometimes it is really you or someone else and you should be never be afraid of protecting yourself or your property...

[Gawernator]

Originally Posted by Papyrus

This is......Apple China

In this Case i salute to the Apple Worker who had the Balls to protect his Co-Workers. If a Mob, doesn't matter what Nation it is from, would attack You, you would also re-act the same Way.

I did it already once when a white Guy thought he could steal my Car. The last thing he did remember was when i did break him 20 Bones with a Lever. Since then my Car was never again Touched.

Sorry but the World isn`t as Peaceful as some of you Kids are still believing and sometimes it is really you or someone else and you should be never be afraid of protecting yourself or your property...

amen

[0x1de]

Originally Posted by Papyrus

This is......Apple China

In this Case i salute to the Apple Worker who had the Balls to protect his Co-Workers. If a Mob, doesn't matter what Nation it is from, would attack You, you would also re-act the same Way.

I did it already once when a white Guy thought he could steal my Car. The last thing he did remember was when i did break him 20 Bones with a Lever. Since then my Car was never again Touched.

Sorry but the World isn`t as Peaceful as some of you Kids are still believing and sometimes it is really you or someone else and you should be never be afraid of protecting yourself or your property...

i praise you

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Originally Posted by Heist

Fuck it. Be civilized or get your ass beat. That's how I was raised. That's the Brooklyn way.

The damn phones are made in China jackasses. What, did they think Apple wasn't going to make more?

BROOKLYN WE GO HARD

[GorgonSin]

lolol..... its funny how no one in the crown knw martial arts or had a gun.. i think most humans are just scared as hell of americans...lol

[Heist]

Originally Posted by GorgonSin

lolol..... its funny how no one in the crown knw martial arts or had a gun.. i think most humans are just scared as hell of americans...lol

Chinese gun controls laws are strict.

With over a Billion people, the last thing a socialist communist government wants is an armed civilian rebellion.

Keeping control of the people is the way they like things run.

Trying using Google or visiting certain websites while in Mainland China. No go. They control the message and flow of information.

[robitz76]

so ppl are mad the guy tried defending the store???

[Nismo]

Damn good shit

[kickrz]

That is just crazy!

[l0k0]

Thats crazy, beating people who are dumb enough to buy a product that can't be jailbroken, LMAO. Those people were already beating themselves. No sense in someone beating them any more.

[GorgonSin]

Originally Posted by robitz76

so ppl are mad the guy tried defending the store???

those chines were lame as hell