Friday, November 28, 2008

Black Friday: Death at Wal-Mart


Photo from source, Daily News

Black Friday has always been something of an enigma to me. I'm simply not into the Christmas spirit yet on the day after Thanksgiving. In fact, I'm dreading getting started on the Christmas shopping. But Black Friday is a religion in itself for some folks, with strategic plans on which stores to hit when.

Still, who would think that a deal on any particular thing could lead to death? I mean, what would possess a mob of people to storm the doors at Wal-Mart of all places, in the wee hours of the morning, causing mayhem and destruction, even death? But they did. Merry Christmas everybody.

[Excerpt]

Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede

Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said. . .

Read more at: Daily News

1 comment:

  1. This is really pathetic. How can Wal-Mart not know how to handle holiday shopping crowds in 2008?

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