Wal-Mart worker dies after Black Friday crowd rushes store

Clean up on Aisle 3!
Sorry, this is so sad and stupid, I felt a need to inject a little (dark) humor.
So who's fault is this?
The stores for creating a "feeding frenzy" with all their ads leading up to Black Friday?
The shoppers for letting themselves buy into it all?
Store security for not taking control of the situation?

Personally, I think the stores should be responsible to have security present and keep shoppers that are waiting for the store to open in an orderly line.
And anyone in the back that starts pushing forward should have the snot beaten out of them!

Bill, the security guards the stores provide are completely incapable of handling these mobs, a tactical squad in riot gear would have their hands full. The day I tried it the second store I tried, a Target outlet, had what appeared to be an orderly line, with security and store employees trying to keep order, but about 5 min. before the doors were to open a fringe crowd began milling around the doors. Tempers began to flair and you guessed it the doors opened and all hell broke loose. All I'm doing today is watching college football and munching leftovers.

                                                                                                              J Dawg

Unbelievable...people can be real animals. And that poor guy was probably getting minimum wage for that.

I went shopping last year Black Friday and swore NEVER AGAIN.  People are insane.  I'm halfway done with my shopping already, and it's all been done via the internet.  I can't deal with retail stores this time of year anymore.

This is so sad. That poor guy's family. Happy Holidays, indeed. I guess they will have to add "Walmart Greeter" to the list of "The most dangerous jobs", and give them combat pay.
  I HATE shopping to begin with, but the thought of waiting in line overnight for anything other than great tickets is foreign to me. I do believe that this year, in particular, there will be bargains to be found through the season. Way too much stock for the current economic climate.
  I say, stay home, save gas, order on-line, and consider the gift of music..LFNIP comes to mind:)     Cathy

Some traditions are just ridiculous.  People overstuffed on a previous day's feast with plenty of calories to burn off up too damn early to spend too much or is it too little and start the annual OVERSPENDING b.s.??? Bah! I just don't get it! There's 300+ other days of the year to get out and think about someone else if you really want to put some thought and effort into it and maybe spend a little more (well, are they worth it, or not?-asked seriously!), but just as likely a little less.  My sisters are inveterate shoppers deluxe, any item up for sale has the same meaning as ON SALE, yet the tradition a younger one started is to go to a movie, whether geographically located together that day or not, with kids or without! Many times the theater is OURS philosophy usually holds up (even if shared with others in attendance) because of, uh, most people in stores (one may have to avoid mall theaters).   All I can do is sigh... and

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