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Wal-Mart employee trampled to death on Black Friday

by Mark R in Miscellaneous Gadgets

This next article is not about a gadget per se, but more about people’s greedy tendency to rush for cheap gadgets. I’m sure all of you are aware of the unofficial holiday of Black Friday. This is the day after Thanksgiving, where Americans discover that they are not as thankful as the previous day and must crowd retail outlets in order to get “doorbuster” items at rock-bottom prices. This is so they can give them away as gifts, of course.

Unfortunately, this tradition has gone too far. I have recently learned that a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death as several shoppers burst through the doors. The scene of this crime is in Valley Stream on Long Island, where four other people were injured, including a pregnant woman.

This is one of those stories where I could make some easy cracks, but I simply can’t in the face of someone’s needless death, especially when the shoppers physically broke down the doors to get in.

This should definitely be one of those events that should be a wake-up call to consumers. Do we really need to storm a retail outlet to get the latest toy? Can’t we just grow up and learn to wait in line? It appears that Black Friday is living up to its name.

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8 Comments on “Wal-Mart employee trampled to death on Black Friday”

GoingLikeSixty Says:

November 28th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

Retailers need to share responsibility for this Blackest Friday. 1. low inventory, 2. low prices, 3. high demand is recipe for disaster. Just hope the gummit doesn’t get involved…

Billy Mayes Says:

November 28th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

This happens every year. I think this is the first year an employee was killed. Usually it is a customer or someone’s child. It’s sad really.. The roads are even worse.. packed full of cars and accidents…. why? So someone can save $20 on a TV that they didn’t need. A lot of us stay home on black friday because of the crowds, traffic and Zombies. ….brains.errr TVs!!. must have more TVs!

Keron Calame Says:

November 29th, 2008 at 6:30 am

That’s so sad, That is one of the reason i never go out on black friday i really can’t take the rushing and pushing. I am an easy going guy.

jerome Says:

November 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pm

Sad, really sad. I’m not a fan of the “rush” of Black Friday. But those who enjoy this yearly tradition should at keep safety first..both on the road and at the store’s doors…

Keron Calame Says:

November 29th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

Thats True

Ruzanna Says:

December 1st, 2008 at 10:20 am

i watched the video, it was disgusting. people can stay so calm and indifferent to someone lying on the floor and dying. does his death worth buying bargain products? of course not, but who cares.

Ruzanna2 Says:

December 1st, 2008 at 3:26 pm

Wunder what he was there for.

Really2 Says:

December 3rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm

“Black Friday” is an appropriate description as to what occured at Walmart. Those who did it should be truly ashamed.

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