| -New meaning of Black Friday. Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Frid |
no_hypocrisy |
Nov-28-08 09:12 AM |
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Jeesus, how stupid. |
tekisui |
Nov-28-08 09:13 AM |
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WalMart Takes Life Insurance Out On Many Workers Where WalMart Is The Beneficiary |
rcsl1998 |
Nov-28-08 02:58 PM |
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I remember reading that was one of their "better business " practices. |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 04:03 PM |
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A lot of companies do that |
proud2Blib |
Nov-29-08 12:07 PM |
#268 |
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I was thinking the same thing until I saw their prices on XBoxes |
TheEuclideanOne |
Nov-28-08 05:04 PM |
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Name removed |
Nov-28-08 07:43 PM |
#236 |
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Good God... Dying a horrendous death on behalf of Walmart! |
hlthe2b |
Nov-28-08 09:13 AM |
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Wal*Mart better pay up to the families who suffered losses. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 09:14 AM |
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More likely WalMart had a life insurance policy on the employee |
rurallib |
Nov-28-08 09:20 AM |
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Yeah, no surprise there. Can the families bring a wrongful death suit against them? It's not |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 09:23 AM |
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Something tells me they have probably already started intimidating |
rurallib |
Nov-28-08 09:28 AM |
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My bet is they offer a small amount of money in exchange for not being sued. Probably give them |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 09:33 AM |
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That does happen. A very successful business woman, whose huband's business |
1monster |
Nov-28-08 11:42 AM |
#86 |
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Excellent post. More people need to be aware of this information. There must be groups out there |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 12:43 PM |
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A small amount in the form of |
Sherman A1 |
Nov-28-08 12:10 PM |
#106 |
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Here's how Wal-Crook will get out of any litigation... |
Prag |
Nov-28-08 11:41 AM |
#83 |
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Bingo. Wal-Mart won't pay a dime. They hire temps for this very reason. |
yardwork |
Nov-28-08 01:56 PM |
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it says here he was a temp. maintenance worker |
CountAllVotes |
Nov-28-08 02:33 PM |
#162 |
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a maintenence employee is not a security officer, which is who they needed |
SemperEadem |
Nov-28-08 03:54 PM |
#182 |
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I hope not. Wal-Mart created the unsafe situation and put everyone at risk. |
yardwork |
Nov-28-08 06:18 PM |
#222 |
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one thing is for sure |
CountAllVotes |
Nov-28-08 08:14 PM |
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No, they should sue the SHOPPERS they are the ones that did it. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:05 PM |
#99 |
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Bullshit. Wal-Pigs created the situation where this happened |
ItsTheMediaStupid |
Nov-28-08 12:21 PM |
#112 |
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It happened on Wal*Mart property under conditions they provided. They could easily have |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 12:51 PM |
#131 |
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Exactly. |
Window |
Nov-28-08 05:04 PM |
#215 |
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Wrong! |
minnesota_liberal |
Nov-28-08 02:05 PM |
#156 |
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I happen to agree with you. |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-29-08 08:13 AM |
#259 |
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"Dead Peasant's Insurance" .... |
understandinglife |
Nov-28-08 10:55 AM |
#61 |
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I heard that they keep it going |
arikara |
Nov-28-08 01:29 PM |
#142 |
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Supposedly, Dead Peasant Insurance is illegal in Florida, but some |
1monster |
Nov-28-08 02:35 PM |
#164 |
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This needs to become illegal nationwide. |
Bette Noir |
Nov-28-08 04:01 PM |
#184 |
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It's Wal-Mart; they'll bill the victim's family for cleanup, probably (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-28-08 02:25 PM |
#161 |
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I blame the unruly mob not the store. |
emilyg |
Nov-28-08 07:15 PM |
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Unbelievable. I hate our consumer mindset in this country. I used to buy into it but |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 09:14 AM |
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I did too............ |
rucognizant |
Nov-28-08 01:44 PM |
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How desperate does a group have to be to trample someone to death? |
OhioBlues |
Nov-28-08 09:14 AM |
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What's even more sickening....the store stayed open and customers saved $$$!!!! |
file83 |
Nov-28-08 11:12 AM |
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No. they closed the store down. It's in the article. n/t |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:06 PM |
#100 |
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Will they sue the dead woman's family |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-28-08 02:33 PM |
#163 |
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They closed the store. |
emilyg |
Nov-28-08 07:15 PM |
#227 |
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Only for a few hours. |
kath |
Nov-28-08 11:33 PM |
#245 |
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More like "insane" than "desperate" |
jmowreader |
Nov-28-08 11:14 AM |
#69 |
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True, and no one NEEDS a job in retail sales |
MicaelS |
Nov-28-08 11:30 AM |
#80 |
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A job is a need; an HDTV is a want |
jmowreader |
Nov-28-08 12:40 PM |
#124 |
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Imagine what all that phrenetic human energy could accomplish if it was aimed |
bushmeister0 |
Nov-28-08 02:14 PM |
#157 |
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"Amazing how so many people in this country just "know" what other people "need"." |
eShirl |
Nov-28-08 12:45 PM |
#129 |
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It really doesn't take a lot of imagination my friend! |
Butch350 |
Nov-28-08 07:55 PM |
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Bullshit |
ekwhite |
Nov-29-08 12:20 AM |
#247 |
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Amazing how some people are so addicted to stuff that they truly |
clear eye |
Nov-28-08 03:49 PM |
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It's those "Quantities strictly limited" sales that need to stop. |
Bette Noir |
Nov-28-08 04:05 PM |
#186 |
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they do this every year, last year they knocked some woman unconcious. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:03 PM |
#97 |
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A perfect punchline on the joke that is Christmas in this country. |
cliffordu |
Nov-28-08 09:15 AM |
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they should let few people in at a time. |
JI7 |
Nov-28-08 09:15 AM |
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They want the chaos... Suggests big demand on TV.... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-28-08 09:18 AM |
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Apparently, that's what happened |
BattyDem |
Nov-28-08 11:29 AM |
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It is a mob/herd mentality. People revert to their instinctual monkey nature |
MUAD_DIB |
Nov-28-08 11:42 AM |
#85 |
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Right. That's why I avoid sports arenas, too. nt |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 11:59 AM |
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And the constant fighting. I was tricked into going on Black Friday once |
DeepBlueDem |
Nov-28-08 12:45 PM |
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what a bunch of thugs , fucking disgusting |
JI7 |
Nov-28-08 05:57 PM |
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The guy who was killed was trying to do just that-- |
clear eye |
Nov-28-08 03:53 PM |
#181 |
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How is this possible with the economy they way it is? |
Xenotime |
Nov-28-08 09:23 AM |
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Wal*Mart is pretty cheap compared to a lot of places. Perhaps there were |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-28-08 09:25 AM |
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It is called working |
bamalib |
Nov-28-08 11:16 AM |
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Stories? Drama? Is that you, Phil Gramm.. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Nov-28-08 07:29 PM |
#232 |
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who's going to jail? |
harmonicon |
Nov-28-08 09:27 AM |
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My question is who punches his time clock? |
file83 |
Nov-28-08 11:17 AM |
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The SHOPPERS who did this should go to jail. n/t |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:06 PM |
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them and others too, I would think |
harmonicon |
Nov-28-08 01:33 PM |
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How horrific.. |
gypsymuse |
Nov-28-08 09:27 AM |
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Wal-Mart kills and supports Chinese atrocities. |
onehandle |
Nov-28-08 09:32 AM |
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fucking animals |
DS1 |
Nov-28-08 09:34 AM |
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On behalf of animals I respectfully request that you withdraw that |
Peregrine Took |
Nov-28-08 07:33 PM |
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that's horribly sad |
AusDem |
Nov-28-08 09:36 AM |
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Bet this becomes the plotline for a Law & Order episode |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Nov-28-08 09:36 AM |
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Actually, there was an episode of Law and Order recently |
Pharlo |
Nov-28-08 02:17 PM |
#158 |
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Oh yeah, I saw that |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Nov-28-08 02:46 PM |
#168 |
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That was a good one... |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 04:09 PM |
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I love your sig line! |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-28-08 02:38 PM |
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I'm thinking _Boston Legal_, with Alan Shore doing the rant. nt |
tblue37 |
Nov-28-08 05:48 PM |
#219 |
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there's something terribly wrong with this country when people |
UpInArms |
Nov-28-08 09:37 AM |
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Agreed. There is blood on EVERY FUCKING ONEs hands who.. |
Xenotime |
Nov-28-08 09:39 AM |
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so what are you saying? |
skepticscott |
Nov-28-08 12:59 PM |
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Yes! I never shop on Black Friday. And rarely go into Wal Mart. |
Acadia Blue |
Nov-28-08 05:00 PM |
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Sometimes I think we've peaked as a species and are now in steep decline. NT |
NRaleighLiberal |
Nov-28-08 09:39 AM |
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We are DEVO n/t |
drmeow |
Nov-28-08 03:04 PM |
#172 |
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Amazing to go and buy even cheaper Chinese crap...its not worth it. |
Historic NY |
Nov-28-08 09:40 AM |
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May be it's time to ban limited supply loss-leaders |
TrogL |
Nov-28-08 09:45 AM |
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Exactly. |
Hansel |
Nov-28-08 12:25 PM |
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Everyone in those crowds should be arrested and put in jail. |
Meldread |
Nov-28-08 09:46 AM |
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I'll ascribe some of the fault to WM |
wtmusic |
Nov-28-08 09:54 AM |
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Wal-Mart created the setting - allowing a few things to be sold at really |
higher class |
Nov-28-08 10:12 AM |
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Until we see a video |
BecauseBushSaysSo |
Nov-28-08 01:04 PM |
#133 |
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Considering that Riot Control Police arrest peaceful people at peace rallies... |
file83 |
Nov-28-08 11:21 AM |
#72 |
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yes! |
dana_b |
Nov-28-08 12:18 PM |
#111 |
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That's a very good point! |
Raksha |
Nov-28-08 04:53 PM |
#208 |
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Truer words were never spoken |
Downtown Hound |
Nov-28-08 07:41 PM |
#235 |
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We are speaking of Wall Mart |
quakerboy |
Nov-29-08 01:31 AM |
#250 |
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It is Wal-Mart's fault for creating the dangerous situation. They didn't protect people. |
yardwork |
Nov-28-08 11:22 AM |
#73 |
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Penny pinching Wal Mart. No security, and no planning. |
Acadia Blue |
Nov-28-08 05:01 PM |
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abso-fucking-lutely!! I wouldn't behave like that, regardless of the "deal" |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:08 PM |
#102 |
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see my post 132 above |
skepticscott |
Nov-28-08 01:09 PM |
#137 |
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Make them all work as temps at Wal-Muck for the rest of their lives! |
bushmeister0 |
Nov-28-08 02:22 PM |
#159 |
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As a farmer I object to that remark |
English Lady |
Nov-28-08 03:39 PM |
#178 |
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What a culture. I wonder if the people responsible for killing this poor worker learned |
harun |
Nov-28-08 09:59 AM |
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Thge news said that people kept rushing in after the guy fell down, was crushed, and |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 04:11 PM |
#190 |
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Not surprised. We live in a society of the "I" not the "We". |
harun |
Nov-29-08 11:29 AM |
#266 |
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and some red state moran |
CitizenPatriot |
Nov-28-08 10:00 AM |
#28 |
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Sadly, this happens every single year |
strategery blunder |
Nov-28-08 10:04 AM |
#29 |
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absolutely walmart has some responsibility in this - crowd control is |
brandnewlaptop |
Nov-28-08 10:05 AM |
#30 |
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this happened in Dec. '05 at WalMart: they took the last DVD player |
MisterP |
Nov-28-08 04:51 PM |
#204 |
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That gives me images of Dawn of the Dead for some reason |
slackmaster |
Nov-28-08 10:05 AM |
#31 |
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my first thought |
d_b |
Nov-28-08 10:27 AM |
#47 |
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OMG. You're sooooo right. nt |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 12:00 PM |
#92 |
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It's time we made a serious effort to de-escalate the Christmas shopping / giving feedback loop |
stubtoe |
Nov-28-08 10:09 AM |
#32 |
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Doubt if very many of those shoppers were looking for gifts to give |
Wednesdays |
Nov-28-08 10:17 AM |
#38 |
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Bingo! They sell this stuff on EBAY. You always see it the next day after Black Friday. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:16 PM |
#110 |
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Amen!! |
dana_b |
Nov-28-08 12:21 PM |
#114 |
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It's not like it hasn't been tried .... |
GOTV |
Nov-28-08 12:33 PM |
#121 |
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I bought nothing today myself. |
ekwhite |
Nov-29-08 12:33 AM |
#248 |
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Are all those eager shoppers going to tell the recipients of their gifts |
shadowknows69 |
Nov-28-08 10:11 AM |
#33 |
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Who do you blame, Wal-Mart or the morons going after the deals? |
liberal N proud |
Nov-28-08 10:12 AM |
#35 |
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Wal-Mart! This happened last year. They could have set up plans |
whutgives |
Nov-28-08 10:16 AM |
#36 |
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Exactly |
liberal N proud |
Nov-28-08 10:17 AM |
#39 |
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BOTH! But the mob is more to blame. I know of no one that would act that way.. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:13 PM |
#107 |
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Mob mentality |
liberal N proud |
Nov-28-08 01:10 PM |
#138 |
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What was on sale that would cause such a commotion? |
The Backlash Cometh |
Nov-28-08 10:17 AM |
#37 |
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$400 Laptops, $600 Flat Screen TV's |
liberal N proud |
Nov-28-08 10:19 AM |
#41 |
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Fry's Electronics has a laptop on sale for $299. |
file83 |
Nov-28-08 11:22 AM |
#74 |
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I saw that advertised last night |
dana_b |
Nov-28-08 12:23 PM |
#116 |
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Remember Cabbage Patch Dolls? |
slackmaster |
Nov-28-08 10:32 AM |
#49 |
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yeah, like Teddy Ruxpin |
704wipes |
Nov-28-08 07:22 PM |
#228 |
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I Worked |
RobinA |
Nov-28-08 10:48 PM |
#244 |
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I do hope,..... |
JimboBillyBubbaBob |
Nov-28-08 10:18 AM |
#40 |
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You really think the surveillance tape will see the light of day? |
Wednesdays |
Nov-28-08 10:22 AM |
#43 |
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Obviously greed and materialism is more important than life. nt |
jwirr |
Nov-28-08 10:21 AM |
#42 |
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P.E.T.W.W. |
NOW tense |
Nov-28-08 10:23 AM |
#44 |
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what a buncha fucking freaks |
d_b |
Nov-28-08 10:23 AM |
#45 |
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i'm surprised that hasn't happened more often in these stampedes |
Blue_Tires |
Nov-28-08 10:25 AM |
#46 |
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Good God, that is so senseless. |
liberalmuse |
Nov-28-08 10:30 AM |
#48 |
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The article says that the shopping continued. |
yardwork |
Nov-28-08 11:25 AM |
#77 |
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They used to have the bridal dress sales at Filenes Basement in Boston. |
MUAD_DIB |
Nov-28-08 12:04 PM |
#98 |
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christmas zombies unleashed!!! |
scarface2004 |
Nov-28-08 10:37 AM |
#50 |
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This is surreal. Apparently the humanity in a lot of humans is nonexistant. |
acmavm |
Nov-28-08 10:38 AM |
#51 |
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Images of the French Revolution come to mind |
CitizenPatriot |
Nov-28-08 10:38 AM |
#52 |
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Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede |
DogPoundPup |
Nov-28-08 10:40 AM |
#53 |
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What a sick society this is! What will it take, armed guards!?! n.t |
BridgeTheGap |
Nov-28-08 10:40 AM |
#54 |
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WTF is WRONG with people???? |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-28-08 10:40 AM |
#55 |
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Cops should have shut everyone in the crime scene (store) IN, and held them all responsible... |
demodonkey |
Nov-28-08 10:40 AM |
#56 |
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Hell yes they should have |
shadowknows69 |
Nov-28-08 12:03 PM |
#96 |
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Lots of things can incite a riot or a stampede. The sad part of this story is |
gristy |
Nov-28-08 10:40 AM |
#57 |
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Great way to celebrate Christ's birthday. Just great.... |
demodonkey |
Nov-28-08 10:44 AM |
#58 |
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and 200 people just kept rushing past and over this man . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Nov-28-08 10:47 AM |
#59 |
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I can believe it . . . |
DollyM |
Nov-28-08 11:01 AM |
#65 |
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Hugs to your mother and your family. |
yardwork |
Nov-28-08 11:27 AM |
#78 |
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And the majority of these "doorbuster shoppers" SELL the shit on EBAY the next day!!! |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:10 PM |
#104 |
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all for some cheap crap that will wind up in the trash by feburary |
Serge A Storms |
Nov-28-08 10:54 AM |
#60 |
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Try Buy Nothing Day today... |
RoccoR5955 |
Nov-28-08 10:55 AM |
#62 |
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THE OUTRAGE SHOULD ALSO BE the store stayed open with a dead person lying in the door! |
DogPoundPup |
Nov-28-08 10:58 AM |
#63 |
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No, they closed the store. |
cryingshame |
Nov-28-08 11:43 AM |
#87 |
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Probably only because it was the scene of a murder. nt |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 12:01 PM |
#93 |
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No, I'm sure they were HORRIFIED that their fellow employee was killed by those assholes. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:14 PM |
#108 |
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If headquarters said to keep it open, it would stay open. Coworkers feelings play no role in these |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 12:36 PM |
#123 |
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So, this is what the world falling apart looks like. |
Liberal_Lurker |
Nov-28-08 10:59 AM |
#64 |
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I lay the blame with the store manager |
Gargoyle |
Nov-28-08 11:12 AM |
#67 |
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I blame the frenzied greedy shitheads who can't control themselves |
DS1 |
Nov-28-08 11:23 AM |
#75 |
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disgusting |
Skittles |
Nov-28-08 11:13 AM |
#68 |
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The End of Consumer Capitalism |
iamahaingttta |
Nov-28-08 11:25 AM |
#76 |
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Yet another reason I don't shop at Walmart. |
kmlewis |
Nov-28-08 11:35 AM |
#81 |
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The news said the baby was fine.--no miscarriage nt |
eilen |
Nov-29-08 01:23 PM |
#273 |
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This is what happens when people's status is so dependent on STUFF |
Danmel |
Nov-28-08 11:38 AM |
#82 |
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Baby Jesus would weep... |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-28-08 11:42 AM |
#84 |
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I embrace your past paragraph whole heartedly. This fellow's death must not be in vain. |
cryingshame |
Nov-28-08 11:46 AM |
#88 |
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Very well said |
tilsammans |
Nov-28-08 12:35 PM |
#122 |
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A movement. That's what we need. |
Bette Noir |
Nov-28-08 04:28 PM |
#198 |
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Oddly enough I'm giving a sermon about that Sunday |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-28-08 04:51 PM |
#205 |
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People would be liable in Germany for this |
lebkuchen |
Nov-28-08 11:48 AM |
#89 |
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Has Bush been prosecuted for his war crimes yet? No, it's an anything-goes crime culture here. nt |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 12:02 PM |
#95 |
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until consequence is established.... |
lebkuchen |
Nov-28-08 12:32 PM |
#120 |
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Hear hear! |
mvd |
Nov-28-08 01:05 PM |
#134 |
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That is what we need in the US,Lebkuchen, |
Kajsa |
Nov-28-08 06:08 PM |
#221 |
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I think Americans are concerned about lawsuits/bureacratic hassle if they do help |
lebkuchen |
Nov-29-08 12:17 PM |
#269 |
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Excellent point, Lebkuchen. |
Kajsa |
Nov-29-08 05:40 PM |
#278 |
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free market capitalism at it's worst. |
HEyHEY |
Nov-28-08 11:55 AM |
#90 |
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More like mob behavior at its worst |
Psephos |
Nov-28-08 03:05 PM |
# |
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How awful. People are pigs. I don't blame Walmart entirely, I blame the shoppers. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:02 PM |
#94 |
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Walmart could have done more, but I agree.. |
mvd |
Nov-28-08 01:07 PM |
#136 |
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I heard that the pregnant woman miscarried |
lebkuchen |
Nov-28-08 01:14 PM |
#139 |
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A woman at Kay Bee Toys got crushed trying buy a Mutant Ninja Turtle for her kid |
bushmeister0 |
Nov-28-08 02:37 PM |
#165 |
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I was there for Super Mario 4 or Super Metroid or something. |
Touchdown |
Nov-29-08 03:44 AM |
#253 |
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That's sad. These people are adults? |
Wetzelbill |
Nov-28-08 12:09 PM |
#103 |
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they've posted some pics prior to the door opening |
ksimons |
Nov-28-08 12:10 PM |
#105 |
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The people BROKE down the door ahead of opening time. All to sell that shit on EBAY. |
progressivebydesign |
Nov-28-08 12:14 PM |
#109 |
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they broke it down? |
DS1 |
Nov-28-08 12:23 PM |
#115 |
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No doubt. Walmart is the guilty party for willfully setting up conditions for this stampede. |
gristy |
Nov-28-08 12:31 PM |
#119 |
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Nah... |
bush still has to go |
Nov-28-08 01:35 PM |
#147 |
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Could it be called criminallly negligent homicide on the part of Wal-Mart?? |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 04:15 PM |
#192 |
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I hope they all said "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" |
jberryhill |
Nov-28-08 12:21 PM |
#113 |
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one worker at the door to control order.... |
lebkuchen |
Nov-28-08 12:41 PM |
#126 |
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NYT says 6 - 10 workers were trying to hold crowd back |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 06:20 AM |
#256 |
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How tragic... |
OhioChick |
Nov-28-08 12:31 PM |
#118 |
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Sick. Disgusting. Horrifying. I can't think of a word strong enough to describe this. |
quiet.american |
Nov-28-08 12:41 PM |
#125 |
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it's not the first time, and it won't be the last |
eShirl |
Nov-28-08 12:47 PM |
#130 |
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How tragic and unnecessary. |
Chorophyll |
Nov-28-08 01:06 PM |
#135 |
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Wow, Mery Christmas to you, Morons. |
bklyncowgirl |
Nov-28-08 01:19 PM |
#140 |
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This article says the shoppers were escorted from the store with their |
28erl |
Nov-28-08 01:24 PM |
#141 |
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But think about the ECONOMY!!!!!!! |
bush still has to go |
Nov-28-08 01:33 PM |
#144 |
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Another death to make The Waltons richer |
mntleo2 |
Nov-28-08 01:32 PM |
#143 |
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Muslims get trampled in Mecca by religious fervor. We get trampled by consumer greed. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-28-08 01:33 PM |
#146 |
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Even Hindus get trampled in riots of religious fervor |
slackmaster |
Nov-29-08 09:07 AM |
#262 |
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Disgusting... |
Libertas1776 |
Nov-28-08 01:38 PM |
#148 |
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There's Bush's 23% Support |
fascisthunter |
Nov-28-08 01:47 PM |
#150 |
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Will this break the hold consumerism has on people? |
in search of sanity |
Nov-28-08 01:53 PM |
#151 |
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It's all forgiven as long as they keep the Christ in Christmas |
AllyCat |
Nov-28-08 02:03 PM |
#153 |
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Black Fridays at ALL stores |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Nov-28-08 02:03 PM |
#154 |
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that store should be shut down |
MATTMAN |
Nov-28-08 02:04 PM |
#155 |
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I despise Wal-Mart, but this time they are not to blame. |
El Fuego |
Nov-28-08 02:25 PM |
#160 |
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What Walmart did was incite a riot. That is against the law. |
gristy |
Nov-28-08 03:18 PM |
#176 |
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By having a SALE??? |
El Fuego |
Nov-28-08 04:20 PM |
#195 |
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Heck, didn't they call it a "Door Buster"? |
Bette Noir |
Nov-28-08 04:34 PM |
#202 |
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Well, there ya go! Can't blame them for following directions well. |
El Fuego |
Nov-28-08 04:53 PM |
#207 |
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accomplice to murder |
PatrynXX |
Nov-28-08 02:37 PM |
#166 |
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A wild-eyed man from the Middle East |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-28-08 02:56 PM |
#169 |
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god bless us, everyone |
frylock |
Nov-28-08 03:01 PM |
#171 |
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Just yeserday I saw a bumper sticker that said, |
Roon |
Nov-28-08 04:13 PM |
#191 |
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Two people killed in Toys R Us in California |
liberal N proud |
Nov-28-08 03:05 PM |
#173 |
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At Least One Person Shot at Toys-R-Us in Palm Desert |
no_hypocrisy |
Nov-28-08 03:14 PM |
#174 |
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Wonder if any of them noticed the blood on their shoes later? |
MetaTrope |
Nov-28-08 03:16 PM |
#175 |
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This is a horrible tragedy, he should NOT |
Kajsa |
Nov-28-08 03:37 PM |
#177 |
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There was at least one other worker with him. |
lizzy |
Nov-28-08 03:47 PM |
#179 |
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I'm glad he wasn't alone, |
Kajsa |
Nov-28-08 04:05 PM |
#187 |
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Dear God. |
Bette Noir |
Nov-28-08 03:55 PM |
#183 |
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This was a tragedy..a real tragedy...but if it had to happen, it could not have happened to a more |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 04:08 PM |
#188 |
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It didn't happen to Wal-mart. |
clear eye |
Nov-28-08 04:27 PM |
#197 |
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I absolutely disagree. This did happen to Walmart, and they will pay a price in many ways |
gristy |
Nov-28-08 05:35 PM |
#218 |
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Riiiiiiight. ;-( |
clear eye |
Nov-29-08 08:51 AM |
#260 |
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IT would have been alright If |
Optimistic |
Nov-28-08 04:32 PM |
#201 |
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Welcome to DU. Point well taken. |
no_hypocrisy |
Nov-28-08 04:52 PM |
#206 |
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The tragedy was the death of the employee. What WalMart deserves is the horrific PR that they will |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 05:12 PM |
#216 |
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Geez.. Don't these people realize Wal-Mart will have the same sale in a few weeks? |
gatorboy |
Nov-28-08 04:15 PM |
#193 |
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This is horrific-just think how people will behave if this country sinks into the Great Depression 2 |
TheGoldenRule |
Nov-28-08 04:20 PM |
#194 |
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There is no feeling of togetherness anymore |
cushla_machree |
Nov-28-08 04:32 PM |
#200 |
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Yep-it will be just like the Wild West. |
TheGoldenRule |
Nov-28-08 04:56 PM |
#209 |
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Time has come to ban Black Friday,Unless |
Optimistic |
Nov-28-08 04:26 PM |
#196 |
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How idiotic |
bamalib |
Nov-28-08 04:40 PM |
#203 |
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I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner |
Moosepoop |
Nov-28-08 04:31 PM |
#199 |
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I hope the family sues Wal Mart and wins. I hate those bloate parasites |
Acadia Blue |
Nov-28-08 04:59 PM |
#210 |
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SAFETY IS OUR 2ND PRIORITY----- PROFIT IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY.... GET OVER IT ! ! ! |
happygoluckytoyou |
Nov-28-08 05:04 PM |
#214 |
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Imagine how the food lines will be when the time comes. |
Career Prole |
Nov-28-08 05:34 PM |
#217 |
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But LI is wealthy, isn't it? And what's worse, the man was a temp to boot. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Nov-28-08 06:30 PM |
#223 |
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This store is on the NYC border, 90%+++ of the customers are from Queens |
nedbal |
Nov-28-08 07:29 PM |
#231 |
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Wow, that's more depressing. And thanks though. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Nov-29-08 01:08 AM |
#249 |
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There are fairly sizeable poor areas in L.I., |
clear eye |
Nov-29-08 01:05 PM |
#271 |
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A post from someone who used to work at Wal-Marts and opened the doors |
BrklynLiberal |
Nov-28-08 06:31 PM |
#224 |
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Wal-Mart gave me a great price on pajamas for my three boys-- |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 07:14 PM |
#225 |
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Here's what's going to happen |
Nasprin |
Nov-28-08 07:23 PM |
#229 |
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That is EXACTLY what will happen. |
Jamastiene |
Nov-29-08 10:12 AM |
#264 |
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Talk about the dark side of humanity - Absolutely no reason in the f-ing world |
Hawaii Hiker |
Nov-28-08 07:28 PM |
#230 |
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Dies for a minimum wage job |
Downtown Hound |
Nov-28-08 07:37 PM |
#234 |
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Terrible. |
kenfrequed |
Nov-28-08 08:05 PM |
#238 |
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Now that we've vented, remember one thing... |
Butch350 |
Nov-28-08 08:13 PM |
#239 |
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DU was created to facilitate changing things for the better. n/t |
clear eye |
Nov-29-08 01:16 PM |
#272 |
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Have these tragedies happened at other stores? Or is this unique to Wal Mart? |
muntrv |
Nov-28-08 08:24 PM |
#241 |
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The more I read of this, the less I think Wal-Mart could've handled it |
silverojo |
Nov-28-08 09:50 PM |
#242 |
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Black Friday really sickens me as well. Consumerism at its worst. |
Jennicut |
Nov-28-08 10:19 PM |
#243 |
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Wrong. It could have been handled outside before the store opened. |
clear eye |
Nov-29-08 01:31 PM |
#275 |
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so FUCKING SICK!!!!!!!!!!!! |
jennied |
Nov-28-08 11:59 PM |
#246 |
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Jdimytai Damour - American-Born Son of Haitian immigrants |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 02:29 AM |
#251 |
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Photos of the Scene |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 03:42 AM |
#252 |
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More from NYT - the warnings of mob mentality and danger were there |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 03:46 AM |
#254 |
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The NYT published this story in THE BUSINESS SECTION. Not NY Region, not |
no_hypocrisy |
Nov-29-08 09:03 AM |
#261 |
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And human beings are different from animals in which way again?? |
ForeignSpectator |
Nov-29-08 04:53 AM |
#255 |
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Human beings are the most dangerous animals on the face of the planet. |
Jamastiene |
Nov-29-08 10:14 AM |
#265 |
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More info on the story from Newsday FWIW |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 06:45 AM |
#257 |
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The "additional security" was probably posted inside to stop shoplifting, |
clear eye |
Nov-29-08 01:54 PM |
#277 |
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Victim's Life a Struggle |
RamboLiberal |
Nov-29-08 07:01 AM |
#258 |
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As long as the workers remembered to say "Merry Christmas" not "Happy Holidays" |
nichomachus |
Nov-29-08 09:27 AM |
#263 |
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Yes. Hey, O'Lielly, here's your REAL war on Christmas. nt |
hvn_nbr_2 |
Nov-29-08 11:50 AM |
#267 |
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How long will it be before someone sells a Tee Shirt that |
alfredo |
Nov-29-08 01:04 PM |
#270 |
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everyone knows the risk n/t |
excess_3 |
Nov-29-08 01:25 PM |
#274 |
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What a waste. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Nov-29-08 01:53 PM |
#276 |
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