Knowing full and well that I may be admonished due to this post's not necessarily being on point as regards our usual topic -- vacuums. I could not overlook its seriousness.
Black Friday has come here and Jdimypai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary worker at Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, NY, was trampled to death by eager shoppers at about five o'clock this morning. Per news articles that I've browsed, even as police officers attempted to perform CPR on Mr. Damour, customers continued to stream into the store, some not noticing, some not caring that they were obstructing his chances for help.
A woman who was eight months pregnant was also caught in the crush and is now under medical observation.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/28/news/economy/blackfriday_walmart/index.htm?section=money_latestSome of our big box stores and department stores have been whipping prospective holiday shoppers into a frenzy all week with ads claiming miracle pricing on items of very limited quantity.
There will be an outcry that Wal-Mart should have better planned for this. However, I can't quite say I'll agree. It's thoughtless, greedy people who did this disgusting thing.
Venson
This message was modified Nov 28, 2008 by Venson
