Crucified at the crux of greed and envy.

Nov 30, 2008 20:06

Learned from level_head who learned it from rowyn that at a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, an employee was stampeded to death by a mob awaiting the store's early opening. Do read the story if it is not familiar to you ( Read more... )

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locakitty December 1 2008, 06:09:57 UTC
I read about that and was absolutely pissed off. Especially when I read that the customers continued to trample through while the EMTs were there trying to save the poor guy.

I think they should pull all the credit card slips and charge everyone of those people with manslaughter, if not murder.

I haven't done Black Friday shopping in a looooong time. Mostly either due to work or the fact that, really, that discount just isn't worth me getting out of bed in the morning when I can hang out with the family. Or watch bad television. Or read. Or so many other things.

The last black friday I worked in retail (read: not food service) was a B&N next to a Best Buy. People were mad at us for not being open at 5 a.m. or earlier (we opened at 8 that day, instead of 9) to sell them coffee. The employees at the Best Buy looked as if they had been through war. I felt bad for them.

That and I hate crowds. As wastrel pointed out, there's not always a full step. Especially when I hear tales from my employees about being out there and getting hit with shopping carts and what not. Ugh.

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richardf8 December 2 2008, 04:46:16 UTC
Can't say much more to this than "yup."

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deckardcanine December 2 2008, 17:33:09 UTC
Not murder if the killing was unintended. In truth, I'm disinclined to shame anyone but the people in front who deliberately broke the doors.

Here's the thing: If you're in a crowd and you see someone getting trampled, you may want to help the person, but you're also aware that the same thing could happen to you if you stop to do so. And then you'll have helped nobody. It's a reasonable fear of the frenzied, unknowingly violent people behind you that propels you forward.

The trick, then, is not to be in the crowd in the first place.

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