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Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down
OK, time to end this Black Friday farce. No more doorbuster sales, no more limited time specials. And anyone who lines up hours before opening should be ticketed for loitering.
A worker died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers when a suburban Wal-Mart opened for the holiday sales rush Friday, authorities said.
At least three other people were injured.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in Bentonville, Ark., would not confirm the reports of a stampede but said a "medical emergency" had caused the company to close the store, which is in Valley Stream on Long Island.
Nassau County police said the 34-year-old worker was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m., an hour after the store opened. The cause of death was not immediately known.
A police statement said shortly after 5 a.m., a throng of shoppers "physically broke down the doors, knocking (the worker) to the ground." Police also said a 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital for observation and three other shoppers suffered minor injuries and were also taken to hospitals.
OK, time to end this Black Friday farce. No more doorbuster sales, no more limited time specials. And anyone who lines up hours before opening should be ticketed for loitering.
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I believe that A) the store should have done more for security/crowd control. I've also been in a Circuit City who just had poor organization that really made soo and I leave because if there was a fire we all would have died. the exits were clogged...
B) I believe they should have cameras at the front of the store, and they need to press charges on those people who broke the glass AND stampeded that guy to death.
Soo and I were at JCPennies' at 3:55AM, and at Best Buy at 4:30, waiting for it to open. All was in control, and we got our stuff, I snagged 3 of the door busters, and were out of there in 20 minutes. It was good.
I don't think they should modify black friday activities or sales gimmicks especially in this economy. That said, stores need to be responsible for the safety of their employees, and their shoppers.
Soo and I don't do Wal*Mart on Black Friday because it's always TOO crowded... I don't think they should ban it, just enforce applied un-common sense to stores and patrons and employees.