Wallmart employee killed!

[SpiritAlight 1]

Forgive me for not reading the entire thread.

I just need to express:

Madness?

Desperation?

Violence?

Aggression?

Disregard?

Unconscious.

This story is but one that reveals us to ourselves.

It simply mirrors how unraveled we have allowed ourselves to become.

"If the human race is like one body, then when one part of it is ill, the rest is uncomfortable."

Shame.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Forgive me for not reading the entire thread.

I would, but I have no forgiveness left.

[rocks 494]

What puzzles me is how so many disgusting creatures are all located in the same geographical area ?

greedy selfish people are everywhere, sadly. i encountered a bunch here (in the uk) when i went to the mall earlier. i encounter them every time i go there, without fail.

I don't know where you are in the UK Rocks, but I used to frequent Brent Cross Shopping Centre on occasion and honestly, I hear ya.

bristol. the home of chavs like vicky pollard.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Forgive me for not reading the entire thread.

I would, but I have no forgiveness left.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

[britty 1]

What puzzles me is how so many disgusting creatures are all located in the same geographical area ?

greedy selfish people are everywhere, sadly. i encountered a bunch here (in the uk) when i went to the mall earlier. i encounter them every time i go there, without fail.

I don't know where you are in the UK Rocks, but I used to frequent Brent Cross Shopping Centre on occasion and honestly, I hear ya.

bristol. the home of chavs like vicky pollard.

OMG !! yer but no but yer but no but yer but no but shut up !! Anyway it woz this fing that you no nuffin about coz you wernt even there and you can't prove nuffin so you dont even know what you are talking about, and anyway it was all shelley's fault cause she was round the back of the yoof centre doin well bad stuff with kyle coz he gave her a bite of his curly wurly, and anyway its all about this fing you no nuffin about so shut up !

[rocks 494]

What puzzles me is how so many disgusting creatures are all located in the same geographical area ?

greedy selfish people are everywhere, sadly. i encountered a bunch here (in the uk) when i went to the mall earlier. i encounter them every time i go there, without fail.

I don't know where you are in the UK Rocks, but I used to frequent Brent Cross Shopping Centre on occasion and honestly, I hear ya.

bristol. the home of chavs like vicky pollard.

OMG !! yer but no but yer but no but yer but no but shut up !! Anyway it woz this fing that you no nuffin about coz you wernt even there and you can't prove nuffin so you dont even know what you are talking about, and anyway it was all shelley's fault cause she was round the back of the yoof centre doin well bad stuff with kyle coz he gave her a bite of his curly wurly, and anyway its all about this fing you no nuffin about so shut up !

just like that, only with violent tendencies!

[Amby 490]

another reason to put walmart on my list of places to never work

[britty 1]

What puzzles me is how so many disgusting creatures are all located in the same geographical area ?

greedy selfish people are everywhere, sadly. i encountered a bunch here (in the uk) when i went to the mall earlier. i encounter them every time i go there, without fail.

I don't know where you are in the UK Rocks, but I used to frequent Brent Cross Shopping Centre on occasion and honestly, I hear ya.

bristol. the home of chavs like vicky pollard.

OMG !! yer but no but yer but no but yer but no but shut up !! Anyway it woz this fing that you no nuffin about coz you wernt even there and you can't prove nuffin so you dont even know what you are talking about, and anyway it was all shelley's fault cause she was round the back of the yoof centre doin well bad stuff with kyle coz he gave her a bite of his curly wurly, and anyway its all about this fing you no nuffin about so shut up !

just like that, only with violent tendencies!

After loving the Bristolians for a while following the antics of Vicky, I have since moved on to the Welsh. Now that BBC America is showing Gavin & Stacey, Barry Island is officially cool.

[rebeccajo 14]

Wal-Mart death preventable, union says

LONG ISLAND, New York (CNN) -- The death of a temporary Wal-Mart worker trampled by customers amid frantic Black Friday shopping could have been avoided, the union that represents retail workers said Saturday.

Customers rushing to get into a Valley Stream, New York, Wal-Mart damaged doors and trampled a worker.

Jdimytai Damour, 34, was crushed as he and other employees attempted to unlock the doors of a Long Island, New York, store at 5 a.m. Friday, police said.

"This incident was avoidable," said Bruce Both, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, the state of New York's largest grocery worker's union. "Where were the safety barriers? Where was security? How did store management not see dangerous numbers of customers barreling down on the store in such an unsafe manner?

"This is not just tragic; it rises to a level of blatant irresponsibility by Wal-Mart," he said.

Wal-Mart spokesman Dave Tovar said Saturday that the company had no response to the union's comments, referring CNN to a written statement the retailer released Friday.

The statement said the store added internal security, brought in outside security, erected barricades and worked with Nassau County police in anticipation of heavy crowds.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased," Wal-Mart Senior Vice President Hank Mullany said in the statement. "We are continuing to work closely with local law enforcement, and we are reaching out to those involved."

Damour's death was one of two high-profile violent incidents on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally one of the year's busiest shopping days.

At the Wal-Mart, police say that a line began forming at 9 p.m. Thursday and that, by 5 a.m. Friday, there were as many as 2,000 customers outside. A video showed about a dozen people knocked to the ground as the doors were opened and the crowd surged, breaking the doors.

Minutes later, police trying to give Damour first aid were jostled by customers still running into the store, authorities said.

The union is calling for an investigation "by all levels of government" to ensure justice for Damour's family and make sure that such an incident never happens at Wal-Mart again.

"If the safety of their customers and workers was a top priority, then this never would have happened," said Patrick Purcell, a projects director for the local UFCW. "Wal-Mart must step up to the plate and ensure that all those injured, as well as the family of the deceased, be financially compensated for their injuries and their losses. Their words are weak."

The UFCW has long been a harsh critic of Wal-Mart's, arguing that the world's largest retailer offers low wages and poor health care for its workers and pushes competitors and suppliers to do the same or go out of business.

The group has had only marginal success in organizing Wal-Mart workers in the United States and Canada, citing aggressive anti-union efforts by Wal-Mart.

The UFCW has 1.3 million members working largely in the retail, food and food-processing industries.

CNN's Leslie Tripp contributed to this report.

[Reba 2]

Minutes later, police trying to give Damour first aid were jostled by customers still running into the store, authorities said

Makes me want to puke.

If I had a rocket launcher...

[rebeccajo 14]

Minutes later, police trying to give Damour first aid were jostled by customers still running into the store, authorities said

Makes me want to puke.

If I had a rocket launcher...

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[Heracles 417]

Walmart will be sued. As they should be. Just proves the adage:

A person is smart. People are stupid.

Of course they will be sued. This is America.

How pathetic are people to trample over others to save a few bucks.

[Heracles 417]

The other thing about lawsuits is that much like theft, we all end up paying for them through higher prices. When someone frivolously sues the county, a retailer, a hospital or an insurance company etc it ends up costing us since the payout is passed on in the form of higher prices. So I wouldn't be too happy about such lawsuits.

Now if the victims family sued the losers who killed this person to save a buck. That is a different story all together.

Edited November 30, 2008 by Aficionado

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The other thing about lawsuits is that much like theft, we all end up paying for them through higher prices. When someone frivolously sues the county, a retailer, a hospital or an insurance company etc it ends up costing us since the payout is passed on in the form of higher prices. So I wouldn't be too happy about such lawsuits.

Now if the victims family sued the losers who killed this person to save a buck. That is a different story all together.

So what? Walmart created the conditions that caused the death.It makes sense that they foot the bill to prevent future occurrences. The employee was subjected to an unsafe work condition, that's really all there is to it.

The people can't easily be prosecuted - its not exactly easy to see who was specifically responsible. All the store had to do was plan the event better.