Didn't say he SHOULD be dead. But when you put yourself in these situations, anything can happen. Lesson learned for all the potential thugs out there...
he should be in custody. and if the employees followed procedure, he would be in jail, not the morgue. all LPO's are trained (or should be) to know that once you subdue someone, you sit them upright. walmart will settle this for a lot of money and see to proper training of all employees.