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Okay this is really sad....

mystie
mystie
I just read that a Walmart employee was killed today after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers physically broke down the doors, knocking (the worker) to the ground.

What is wrong with people???? I know it is "Black Friday" in the states but that is crazy. What overcomes people to act so out of control like this? Christmas is not about breaking down doors and stampeding people. Another pregnant woman was also injured and taken to hospital. People should just stay home and shop on another day. Or shop earlier.
repoman1
repoman1
OMG that is so sad people need to find the true meaning of Xmas I hate this day I just stay home . My thoughts are with the family.
mystie
mystie
I just can't imagine how people can get like that....to smash through a door to get into a store and storm through and trample over a person and end up killing them all to get to product on the shelves. Something is really wrong with some people in certain parts of our society.
Juice
Juice
I feel physically sick. Credit crunch my arse. Greed and stupidity still rule the roost.
firespinner
firespinner
crazy!
meandthebeast
meandthebeast
that is very very sad.. Im glad Im not into shopping like that..
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's why I always shop online. You get discounts online, but avoid all the craziness.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This isn't a joke then?
deleted_user
deleted_user
glad that i live in canada....we dont have a 'black friday'
deleted_user
deleted_user
No Susy it's not a joke it actually happened
deleted_user
deleted_user
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6529135
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's horrible!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Kin'ell it's not even December yet.I'm sorry,I thought you were joking x
deleted_user
deleted_user
it was probably one of the assholes who got into the store and was escorted out with their purchases
mystie
mystie
No it is not a joke. I live in Canada too and I'm sure we've had incident's similar. We had one year where a guy attacked another guy over a toy in a Toys R us. It is simply madness over materialistic products.
Nothing is worth the life of another human being.
People need to get a fucking grip.
mystie
mystie
Druid your link says he died of a heart attack but the news story I read from New York says he was trampled, so not sure which story is true, but either way the result was from the crowd of 2000 people charging the door and either freaking him out and causing the heart attack or running him to the ground.

http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/2008/11/28/7567186-ap.html