Lines grow, tempers flare at pumps as gas shortage grows after Sandy

[ultraman69er]

Motorists in New York and New Jersey exchanged words – and reportedly even shoves and punches – as they faced a second day of stressful, sometimes miles-long lines Thursday at the gas stations that...

[numen]

people need to calm down

[Anubis]

people need to calm down
It's the inbreed "fight or flight" taking over combined with panic or fear of the unknown circumstances.