November 30, 2008

Wal-mart Employee Killed Due to Black Friday Shoppers

In an earlier post I mentioned missing Black Friday. Now I am glad I did. I don't honestly know what has gotten over some idiotic people, but this really takes the cake. A man was trampled to death after insane shoppers couldn't wait anymore for Wal-mart's black Friday specials, according to a New York Times Article,

What's even worse is that the article quoted: “When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling, ‘I’ve been on line since yesterday morning,’ ” Ms. Cribbs told The Associated Press. “They kept shopping.”

My question is why? I mean I love bargains as much as the next person, but this is just beyond words.

5 comments:

  1. I was so sad to hear about this. Have people really become this callous and uncaring? What a sad statement about our society and the importance we place on things versus human life.

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  2. That is really disgusting. What are we in the west coming to. I don't think we have Black Friday in Canada but I am sure if we did we would be as guilty of avarice as our neighbour down south.

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  3. This is so incredibly insensitive. I can't believe a company would make a shirt like this....especially so soon after this tragedy occurred. http://prankplace.com/tshirts_trampled.htm Huh?

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  4. Yoga,

    Ohh WOW!! Now I wonder how they find that shirt funny???? So very sad how many idiots there are in this world.

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  5. Kristen,

    I just hope that this man's family was able to find some peace.

    Vic,

    I think Canada is smart not to have Black Friday.

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