So a school decides to unload one-thousand four-year-old iBooks at just $50 a pop. They think a riot won’t ensue?
One did, albeit not on the level of a drunken rock concert (can I sound anymore like a sixty-year-old out of touch codger?) Seventeen people were injured, and the photos describe clearly the disarray.
There’s a simple solution to this: they shouldn’t have given out the notebooks. If people want to act like four year olds, then treat them like four year olds. Have the police tell them, “If you can’t behave, then no reward,” and send everyone home. Try again a week later, and tell the people it’s first come, first serve, one per customer. If you arrive late, then tough. No cutting in line.