We at Independent Sources have to admit, we live for stories like the iBook riot. Stupidity on steroids. It also allows us to make snarky comments like this one that we lifed from the Cookie Jar:

• Losing a contract to Dell: $4 million
• Medical treatment for a few injured: $2,000
• Cost of extra riot police: $3,000
• Publicity from this event: Priceless

Here is a roundup of some other folks that like to do the same thing:

• “Department of Really Bad Ideas” Dave Barry
• “Get me One” Freespeech
• “iBook Riot: It Was Dell’s Fault” On.The.Nite.Like.This
• “The Riot Was Caused By Morons” Mixed Nuts
• “Do you want a riot?” Whoar.co.nz
• “Mac Attack” Planet Dan
• “Gimme My iBook, Dammit!” I’m Just Wiating For the Robot Invasion
• “Virginia School Surplus Mac Sale Goes Wrong!” Buzz Grinder
• “Apple’s Halo Hides a Pitchfork” Nathan’s Blog
• “The Great iBook Riot Of 2005″ Garfield Ridge
• $50 iBook stampede! engadget
• File Under Society Gone To Pieces

Have you “herd” of any others we missed? Let us know.
Now some interprising person has one-upped us and besides making fun of everyone involved has figured out a way to make money at the same time. The funniest thing about it is that they are doing it on eBay which is what the school district should have done in the first place.
Last minute story addition: The post-riot iBooks are already starting to show up on eBay. This story just keeps getting better. (Here is another one).

Read the original riot story here.

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Update: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has info on what the riot cost the county in manpower, plus photos.

Update: See the Aftermath of “Sale of Destruction”

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