Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death by Black Friday Mob

[drakEP3]

How could there have been that many people wanting to get in one walmart? Im in a little town and theres five walmarts within 20 min of my house.

 

[IrishJedi]

This just ruins my weekend, hearing news like this. Are people that insane?

In short, yes. I was at a Wal-Mart at 5:30 Friday AM. Never Again.

 

[Shai]

 

[IrishJedi]

Another bit of "Wow" from the article:

A shopper at a Wal-Mart in Farmingdale, 15 miles east of Valley Stream, said she was trampled by a crowd of overeager customers, the Suffolk County police reported. The woman sustained a cut on her leg, but finished her shopping before filing the police report

 

[Bannister]

I heard that was a gang related shooting that really didn't have to do with shopping. Not that it makes it better but at least it didn't have to do with buying cheap stuff.

Plus they shot each other and at least didn't hurt anybody else.https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/28/national/main4637468.shtml

 

[915stag51]

WOW, they need to put an end to the Black Friday Bull^^^^!!!!

 

[pixletwin]

They should make it an on-line only thing.

 

[DarkArtist81]

That's horrible... People are freaking insane.

At my Wal-Mart yesterday, some guy punched a woman in the face (knocking her out) because they were fighting over the same Xbox. Really puts a distaste for the human race in one's mouth.

 

[IrishJedi]

At my Wal-Mart yesterday, some guy punched a woman in the face (knocking her out) because they were fighting over the same Xbox. Really puts a distaste for the human race in one's mouth.

Especially hers.

 

[Bannister]

Especially hers.

 

[Voorhees27]

thats is totally insane.
I was shocked when I heard the news last nite.
Are people that desparate to save a dollar.

No just truly lost!

They should make it an on-line only thing.

Or better yet hand out some ef'n tickets outside in the line so the a-holes pushing from behind know they've missed out. I remember Business Depot doing this here 14 years ago when they had door crashers.

That's horrible... People are freaking insane.

At my Wal-Mart yesterday, some guy punched a woman in the face (knocking her out) because they were fighting over the same Xbox. Really puts a distaste for the human race in one's mouth.

WTF???????? Unbelievable! K, K, he hit a woman in the mouth over a game system? Whats next a granny walker by shooting over stolen depends?

 

[hairlesswookiee]

this is ridiculous. the fact that they didn't even close the store??? sorry, but if i was the manager i would've closed all the registers had the police retain the people responsible, and the workers in the sporting goods bring some loaded shotguns up front.
~~honestly, i don't know why walmart didn't have security or police present this crap happens every year so why not try to prevent it.
~~and yes whoever suggested the on-line only black friday deals i completely agree with.

 

[tomandshell]

I have a feeling that if they had shut down the registers, the mob that had already broken down the doors (and taken a human life in the process) would have completely trashed and looted the store. The manager was probably wetting his pants at that point.

 

[pmtz2005]

i know at my walmart there were cops keeping the piece...it worked, people who had warrants had to keep it cool

 

[darthviper107]

Yeah, these things are ridiculous.

At the Best Buy last year the line probably had like 500 people in it, there were cops there along with employees all down the line.

Seems Walmart didn't really handle it correctly.

 

[Valfar]

Only in America lol.

 

[The Josh]

People get crazy with shopping sales. My folks said Wal-Mart had the stuff covered with black tarp but people where ripping at it so they could get their paws on it early. Its just sad that some people value getting a deal so much that they will give up their caring for other people.

 

[Malice]

Yep, I hope EVERY single person that was in that line gets sued for Wrongful Death. Hope they have to pay their life savings to that poor guy's family.

i hope they catch those bastards!

Especially hers.

 

[MaulFan]

That's horrible... People are freaking insane.

At my Wal-Mart yesterday, some guy punched a woman in the face (knocking her out) because they were fighting over the same Xbox. Really puts a distaste for the human race in one's mouth.

Exactly why Terminator 2 scares me "it's in your nature to destroy yourselves." Stuff like this disgusts me and makes me wonder what kind of future the world has. If society is willing to do ^^^^ like this for a flat screen TV, where is the line drawn. It's everyone's fault though, not just the shoppers, but the stores and the manufactures with their greed to, hiding stock, forcing supply and demand, well look at the demand you create, turns every shopper into a ravenous monster.

 

[Bannister]

Exactly why Terminator 2 scares me "it's in your nature to destroy yourselves." Stuff like this disgusts me and makes me wonder what kind of future the world has. If society is willing to do ^^^^ like this for a flat screen TV, where is the line drawn. It's everyone's fault though, not just the shoppers, but the stores and the manufactures with their greed to, hiding stock, forcing supply and demand, well look at the demand you create, turns every shopper into a ravenous monster.

The sad part is, for the electronics, you can pretty much find the same deals online.