[Anyone] should have stayed home:

[anubis at laplaza.org]

Tragic and reprehensible. I hope Wall-Eyed gets sued for millions.


totem at laplaza.org said:

> 
> Wal-Mart Worker Dies After Shoppers Knock Him Down
> By COLLEEN LONG
> The Associated Press
> Friday, November 28, 2008; 11:37 AM
> 
> NEW YORK -- 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.
> 
> The dead worker's name was not released.
> 
> "Local authorities are looking into the situation," said Wal-Mart representative Dan Fogleman. But 
he 
> said it would be "inappropriate for me to share any additional information" until authorities 
> investigate further.
> 
> Shoppers around the country lined up early outside stores in the annual bargain hunting ritual 
> known as Black Friday. Many stores open early and stay open late. The Valley Stream Wal-Mart 
> usually opens at 9 a.m.
> 
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