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Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
nydailynews.com ^ | Friday, November 28th 2008, 9:30 AM | JOE GOULD

Posted on 11/28/2008 7:02:13 AM PST by GQuagmire

A worker died after being trampled and a woman miscarried when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island Wal-Mart Friday morning, witnesses said.

The unidentified worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: barbarians; blackfriday; greed; itsjustasalefolks; moralabsolutes; retail; sin; urbansavages
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To: Kirkwood

“I have to agree with the kids here. It WAS their stuff if it was given to them. Parents have no right to give away things that don’t belong to them. Instead of the parents stealing, they should have asked the kids to sit down and pick out 5 things to give away. Then repeat that again every 2 weeks. When parents simply take things that don’t belong to them, it makes the kids more selfish, not less. This was very bad parenting.”

Are you kidding me? You must be. If I buy my kids something, I have a right to take it away whether it be due to behavioral issues or non use issues. Its my house, not my childrens.


181 posted on 11/28/2008 9:34:55 AM PST by Bruinator (It's the Media.............Stupid)
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To: netmilsmom

Good for you.

We just put the kibash on a “friendship” our 10yo has had with another 10yo down the road. We finally realized it was damaging our child and doing nothing in the way of good for the other child. The girls still see and speak with each other as they ride the same bus, are in the same grade, in the same GS troop, and same Sunday school, but they no longer are at each others’ house and the other mom is no longer speaking to me.


182 posted on 11/28/2008 9:38:47 AM PST by Gabz (Is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
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To: Kirkwood

They were taught a lesson. You don’t use it anymore, so it’s needs to go.


183 posted on 11/28/2008 9:40:05 AM PST by Bruinator (It's the Media.............Stupid)
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To: BenLurkin
Mob psychology — scary stuff.

Looter mentality...the stuffs almost free..."I gots to get mine before it's all gone!"

Wait till there's a crisis interruption of J.I.T. delivery of food and basics...maybe a currency crisis...you'll be purposely killed by these types of folks should you get in their way.
184 posted on 11/28/2008 9:47:07 AM PST by CaptSkip
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To: GQuagmire

You’d be safer standing in front of a herd of stampeding water buffalo than a crowd of overexcited Wal-Mart shoppers.


185 posted on 11/28/2008 9:48:31 AM PST by E. Cartman (If Citigroup is too big to let fail, then break it up.)
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To: Gabz

Sometimes we have to that.

(How are ya Lady?)


186 posted on 11/28/2008 9:48:50 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: GQuagmire

"They're savages," said shopper Kimberly Cribbs, 27. "It's sad. It's terrible."

Obviously the remarks of a Obama hating racist...

187 posted on 11/28/2008 9:51:40 AM PST by streetpreacher (Arminian by birth, Calvinist by the grace of God)
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To: panaxanax

I like to save a buck, but I choose to do it with dignity.


188 posted on 11/28/2008 9:57:13 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: Kirkwood

Yes, I imagine that is true. The crush from behind. But if someone was screaming, you’d think the people would all get the message.

Oh and one more thing.... people should not be pushing to begin with.

A way to stop these tragedies would be to give out numbers to people waiting in the lines and make them come in one at a time. Ridiculous I know, but what price is a life?


189 posted on 11/28/2008 9:58:48 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: netmilsmom

It wasn’t an easy decision and it wasn’t pretty at first, but we have seen a marked difference in our daughter in the past 4 weeks (the entire situation blew up Halloween weekend.)

There have been a few awkward moments for me at Church over it, as both families are parishioners, but I’m a big girl and I can deal with it.

Hope you and yours had a lovely Thanksgiving.


190 posted on 11/28/2008 10:03:41 AM PST by Gabz (Is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
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To: Gabz

>>Hope you and yours had a lovely Thanksgiving.<<

You too!
We’re seeing “Bolt” in 3-D today.


191 posted on 11/28/2008 10:05:59 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: GQuagmire

You could always shop online.

http://astore.amazon.com/obama_gifts-20

Just kidding.


192 posted on 11/28/2008 10:06:40 AM PST by Mojave (http://barackobamajokes.googlepages.com/obama_funny)
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To: Paved Paradise

And announce ahead of time that the merchandise is NOT on the floor.

Office Depot did this and it ran very smoothly. The first five people were let in. Each went to a register, stated what he/she wanted, stock person retrieved it from the back, purchased it then out of the store.

It was great.


193 posted on 11/28/2008 10:08:56 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: netmilsmom

Oh how fun!

The one disadvantage of living in the middle of nowhere is no such thing as first run movies, unless we wish to drive for an hour to a mall. Thanks, but no thanks.

The last time I sat in a movie theater to see a movie was for ET. The 10yo I took is now a 36yo father of 3, 2 of which are older than my own 10yo :)


194 posted on 11/28/2008 10:09:15 AM PST by Gabz (Is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
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To: netmilsmom

My granddaughter is 7. She’s upset with me today. She wants to come over but she was sassing her mother, in front of me, yesterday. I’m not putting up with it.


195 posted on 11/28/2008 10:11:10 AM PST by CindyDawg (Lord, please bless America)
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To: Gabz

Thanksgiving tradition to see one movie.
We even got Dad to go.

That’s a miracle!


196 posted on 11/28/2008 10:11:36 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Paved Paradise

Our weekends are horrible here. I like to shop after midnight. Not as many school age kids out! I just have to negotiate around the stockers.


197 posted on 11/28/2008 10:14:00 AM PST by CindyDawg (Lord, please bless America)
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To: netmilsmom

ROFL!

Dad does the movie going in this house, it has become mom’s evening of peace during Christmas vacation!


198 posted on 11/28/2008 10:16:50 AM PST by Gabz (Is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
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To: Deo volente

I’ve been in some really frightening mobs at concerts also. I actually chipped a vertebrae in my neck at one. But the worst was the free Smashing Pumpkins show in downtown Minneapolis - almost 100,000 people showed up. I had a panic attack and was practically swimming through the crowd to get out of there. Have avoided crowds ever since.


199 posted on 11/28/2008 10:19:28 AM PST by ponygirl
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To: CindyDawg

I don’t blame you one bit. I’ve talked to other people who like to grocery shop late at night too for the same reason.


200 posted on 11/28/2008 10:25:54 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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