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summersnowflake

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Nov 28, 2008 11:17

Seems a Walmart worker in NY was killed (possibly trampled, no firm report other than it happened) by the crowd this morning, and a woman possibly miscarried during the same incident.

Come on people, it is just STUFF.

Yet another reason I don't want to leave my house.

*edited to fix spelling and add the last line.

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ceciliacarnage November 28 2008, 17:20:40 UTC

I was just reading that. I posted it on my Facebook. That is insane. It's Wal Mart for God sake.

summersnowflake November 28 2008, 17:25:38 UTC

"I saved $.37 on a big screen TV that I didn't really need."

"Did you hear that someone got killed in that store during the rush?"

"Really? I thought I felt something under my feet... oh well, just a Walmart worker..."

ceciliacarnage November 28 2008, 17:33:31 UTC

It is ridiculous. And I get to go out and about to go to work in a few hours with these psychos. =/

Never been a Black Friday shopper myself. It isn't worth the headache and the chance of getting trampled in a redneck rampage at Wal Mart.

summersnowflake November 28 2008, 17:35:19 UTC

The worker was an overnight stocker, which hits way too close to home.

Be safe.

It shouldn't be TOO bad now that the "initial rush" is over.

Idiots.

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hairlessgerbil November 28 2008, 20:30:01 UTC

I cannot even fathom such a thing. Fuck black Friday.

summersnowflake November 29 2008, 19:46:31 UTC

I think that might be painful, so I'll pass.

Yeah, it is impossible to believe while at the same time so very typical.

lostraven November 28 2008, 20:37:18 UTC

http://lostraven.livejournal.com/159979.html

What do we do? What CAN we do? *brain explodys*

-Shawn

summersnowflake November 29 2008, 19:37:02 UTC

I don't know what we can do as individuals, other than not participate in the madness. I'd say write to someone, but I know I'm not going to do that, and I don't know who to direct it to anyway.

I certainly hope that at the very least, this will cause the retailers to open their eyes and come up with a better way of tricking people into buying their junk for the holidays.

I think about the stuff I own that I could walk away from, and when it comes down to it, the only luxuries I'd really miss are my computer, my art supplies, a few books and a very small selection of music.

I'm still saddened and upset about it.