WalMart worker killed by Black Friday Stampede - Blu-ray Forum

bhampton · 11-28-2008, 04:20 PM

Wow,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/...wal_mart_death

Sussudio · 11-28-2008, 04:23 PM

what........the.............

stockstar1138 · 11-28-2008, 04:25 PM

completely ridiculous. those who caused this should be held responsible and prosecuted.

bhampton · 11-28-2008, 04:26 PM

Walmart in my town seems a little rough any day. I wasn't going to go there today. (This isn't my town but WalMart can attract some stressed out people.)

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bhampton · 11-28-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote "completely ridiculous. those who caused this should be held responsible and prosecuted."

Not likely, or at least difficult. Though I'm sure it was captured on video.

stockstar1138 · 11-28-2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhampton

Quote "completely ridiculous. those who caused this should be held responsible and prosecuted."

Not likely, or at least difficult. Though I'm sure it was captured on video.

thats what i was thinking. if somebody used a credit card or a check, you could find out fairly easily who the person was.

Nerdkiller likes BD · 11-28-2008, 04:34 PM

Wow. Thats even worse that what happened at the US PS3 launch. I can't believe someone got killed in the incident. All because nowadays, we're too cheap.

Heh, if I didn't know better, he probably would've lived had Wal Mart provided health care, like they should.

Rob71 · 11-28-2008, 04:37 PM

All I can say is thank God for the internet. Got up at 3 am for the Amazon sale, then went to Walmart.com, Sears.com, Bestbuy.com and JCPenneys.com and got almost all of my Christmas shopping done. Didn't have to deal with any of that nonsense, and was back in bed by 4:30.

DrinkMore · 11-28-2008, 04:41 PM

Walmart should be held liable for putting its employees at risk. Everyone knows that during BF, people are stupid and act like animals. What makes them think they are the exception?

Crap like this should be banned. There is NO excuse for any human being to act like an ass on BF. Period. You would think we as the higher life form on the planet would behave a little different. I guess in the end, we are nothing more than domesticated animals with a wallet.

Sussudio · 11-28-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

You would think we as the higher life form on the planet would behave a little different. I guess in the end, we are nothing more than domesticated animals with a wallet.

it's terrible yet true. to think someone who got up one morning and came in early to work ended up dead as a result of society's desire to buy discounted merchandise is appalling.

Moefiz · 11-28-2008, 04:49 PM

I know the store that this happen at out in Valley Stream Long Island and its a pretty big store so I can imagine the amount of people that was there.
Wal-mart should have at least used some sort of system instead of just have people crowding the door.

Clark Kent · 11-28-2008, 05:55 PM

This is a tragedy.

I imagine that what happened was the people rushed the doors or entrance and knocked over something very heavy like the plate glass doors (which weigh in the hundreds of pounds) on top of the worker. I hope he died quickly.

mikejet · 11-28-2008, 05:55 PM

I feel a wrongful death lawsuit coming and manslaughter charges too.

tommyboy81 · 11-28-2008, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikejet

I feel a wrongful death lawsuit coming and manslaughter charges too.

The family sueing Wal-Mart is my guess

Forrestandjen07 · 11-28-2008, 06:25 PM

glad my gf was not working at walmart today

instead she was @ walmart buying herself a new HDTV

Forrestandjen07 · 11-28-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

The family sueing Wal-Mart is my guess

i would find the tramplers that stomped him to death, and sue them

Forrestandjen07 · 11-28-2008, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

This is a tragedy.

I imagine that what happened was the people rushed the doors or entrance and knocked over something very heavy like the plate glass doors (which weigh in the hundreds of pounds) on top of the worker. I hope he died quickly.

i read that the shopers had busted the doors down

mikejet · 11-28-2008, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

i read that the shopers had busted the doors down

Yeah an article reported that they removed the doors from the hinges. The worker was trying to hold the crowd back.

Isn't that breaking and entering?

Forrestandjen07 · 11-28-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikejet

Yeah an article reported that they removed the doors from the hinges. The worker was trying to hold the crowd back.

Isn't that breaking and entering?

it should be

DrinkMore · 11-28-2008, 07:20 PM

Not sure who to blame in this honestly. The more I think about it, the more I would like to go after some of the idiots that caused the problem to start with. It's called decency and decorum. Both were lacking in this instance by ANYONE who was in that crowd. Then I blame WM second for NOT taking precautions to start with. ESPECIALLY knowing FULL WELL what could happen. It's all over youtube from years past. So, you can't sit there and say WE DIDN'T KNOW! Don't think so.

I would love to get my hands on some of those idiots that were at the front gate. Beat the sh!t out of them. Would not come close to what they actually deserve.

ALL for the sake of saving MAYBE $20 bux. If that.

11-28-2008, 04:20 PM	#1
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	WalMart worker killed by Black Friday Stampede Wow, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/...wal_mart_death

11-28-2008, 04:34 PM	#7
Nerdkiller likes BD Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Wrestling in Ireland. PSNetwork: Nerdkiller316PSN Nerds beaten up: Loads 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:880 Trading Score:1	Wow. Thats even worse that what happened at the US PS3 launch. I can't believe someone got killed in the incident. All because nowadays, we're too cheap. Heh, if I didn't know better, he probably would've lived had Wal Mart provided health care, like they should. Last edited by Nerdkiller likes BD; 11-28-2008 at 04:46 PM.

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11-28-2008, 04:23 PM	#2
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	what........the.............

11-28-2008, 04:25 PM	#3
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	completely ridiculous. those who caused this should be held responsible and prosecuted.

11-28-2008, 04:26 PM	#4
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Walmart in my town seems a little rough any day. I wasn't going to go there today. (This isn't my town but WalMart can attract some stressed out people.) -

11-28-2008, 04:27 PM	#5
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Quote "completely ridiculous. those who caused this should be held responsible and prosecuted." Not likely, or at least difficult. Though I'm sure it was captured on video.

11-28-2008, 04:37 PM	#8
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	All I can say is thank God for the internet. Got up at 3 am for the Amazon sale, then went to Walmart.com, Sears.com, Bestbuy.com and JCPenneys.com and got almost all of my Christmas shopping done. Didn't have to deal with any of that nonsense, and was back in bed by 4:30.

11-28-2008, 04:41 PM	#9
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Walmart should be held liable for putting its employees at risk. Everyone knows that during BF, people are stupid and act like animals. What makes them think they are the exception? Crap like this should be banned. There is NO excuse for any human being to act like an ass on BF. Period. You would think we as the higher life form on the planet would behave a little different. I guess in the end, we are nothing more than domesticated animals with a wallet.

11-28-2008, 04:49 PM	#11
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	I know the store that this happen at out in Valley Stream Long Island and its a pretty big store so I can imagine the amount of people that was there. Wal-mart should have at least used some sort of system instead of just have people crowding the door.

11-28-2008, 05:55 PM	#12
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	This is a tragedy. I imagine that what happened was the people rushed the doors or entrance and knocked over something very heavy like the plate glass doors (which weigh in the hundreds of pounds) on top of the worker. I hope he died quickly.

11-28-2008, 05:55 PM	#13
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	I feel a wrongful death lawsuit coming and manslaughter charges too.

11-28-2008, 06:25 PM	#15
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	glad my gf was not working at walmart today instead she was @ walmart buying herself a new HDTV

11-28-2008, 07:20 PM	#20
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Not sure who to blame in this honestly. The more I think about it, the more I would like to go after some of the idiots that caused the problem to start with. It's called decency and decorum. Both were lacking in this instance by ANYONE who was in that crowd. Then I blame WM second for NOT taking precautions to start with. ESPECIALLY knowing FULL WELL what could happen. It's all over youtube from years past. So, you can't sit there and say WE DIDN'T KNOW! Don't think so. I would love to get my hands on some of those idiots that were at the front gate. Beat the sh!t out of them. Would not come close to what they actually deserve. ALL for the sake of saving MAYBE $20 bux. If that.

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