Tis' the Season...?

Ah, Christmas is in the air once again. The smell of egg nog, the sounds of children laughing and playing, and the sight of...armed robbers SHOOTING somebody in line for the new Playstation 3? Society has progressed (or regressed?) a long way from the 1st century cradle to the 21st century criminal. Read the frightening, yet very telling, story about the American pursuit of materialism here. How does the song go again? "Tis the season to be...?"