Walmart Death

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Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down
NEW YORK (AP) — 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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what a bunch of dumbasses
i hope their xmas/hanuukah/kwanza/solstice/etc is ruined by the memory of their part in the death of the employee
these sort of sales were stopped where i live (melb.aus) after a women lost a finger in the door

we stopped these sort of sales here (melbourne, austrlia) after a woman lost a finger when the doors opened

[Bikerpunk]

The woman miscarried. Two deaths.

In Long Island too. Fuck New Yorkers.

[Ajax Knucklebones]

The woman miscarried. Two deaths.

In Long Island too. Fuck New Yorkers.

Fuck you, Pally! Actually it is really fuckin' pathetic. Over sales that weren't that great to begin with.

[Rockwulf]

Haha, Dignified Death Fail.

[SyntheticShock]

Its happened before, just shows how greedy and vicious some people can be just to snag themselves a bargain.

[Buster Friendly]

Fuck you, Pally!.

Beat me to it.

[Rockwulf]

No but seriously though, Long Island is the polyp on the asshole of the universe.

[Ajax Knucklebones]

Yeah, because Philly is so much more of a classier place.

[Rockwulf]

In Philly, when we kill you, it's because we meant to.

[Bikerpunk]

Holy shit, me and Rockwulf agree on something.

[Morning Glory]

I can't totally blame the crowd. I think this has to be some kind of commentary about how the working class people of the nation are so screwed that they're willing to beat the hell out of each other so that they can afford to buy shit. why would people do that?

the poor doesn't do it because they can't afford anything ever and they've learned to live without it. the rich are so insulated from the rest of society that nothing has any value to them. the rest of the population are hyenas tearing each other apart for the scraps.