Man trampled to death at Wal-Mart

[elbales]

WTF, people? No, seriously, WTF?

Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down

By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer
Friday, November 28, 2008

A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an "out of control" throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said.

At least four other people, including a woman eight months pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries, and the store in Valley Stream on Long Island closed for several hours before reopening.

Nassau police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the store doors at the mall about 20 miles east of Manhattan. The impatient crowd knocked the man to the ground as he opened the doors, leaving a metal portion of the frame crumpled like an accordion.

The worst part?

Kimberly Cribbs, who witnessed the stampede, said shoppers were acting like "savages."

"When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling 'I've been on line since yesterday morning,'" she said. "They kept shopping."

JESUS CHRIST. A man is dead and people are screaming about being on line? Get a grip. I really hope they're able to identify some of the people responsible from the surveillance tapes, because the people responsible for this kind of behavior need to be held accountable, where by "held accountable" I mean "thrown in jail to contemplate life for a while." I mean, I know about mobs, okay? But this is disgusting.

I really feel sorry for the poor man's family.
 

Comments

[roshismomma.livejournal.com]

Its quite disturbing. Also um. Can I ask this? WHO SPENDS THEIR ENTIRE THANSGIVING IN LINE AT WALMART FOR A DEAL THE NEXT DAY?

Those are some fucked priorities.

[elbales]

Srsly. Why would you even want to spend all of a family holiday standing in the cold? People.

[allronix1.livejournal.com]

Hence the reason I will not shop on Black Friday or spend a dime in WalMart.

I'm not sure what it is about those, but they seem to encourage bad behavior like shopping cart road rage, people acting like feral dogs, clothing thrown everywhere, and fistfights in the asiles.

Thing is, my mother never misses Black Friday. She is one of those who line up at 4am. No thanks.

[poetinthemaking.livejournal.com]

ugh. I just read this to Craig and we were both nauseated. People are so gross.

[elbales]

They really can be. Luckily most people are not like that. (See my entry on the Advent Conspiracy.)