Trampled Walmart shoppers say lack of security is to blame for injuries (Michigan)

WOOD-TV Grand Rapids ^ | November 25, 2005

[MizSterious]

Fer cryin' out loud--if you shop on Black Friday, you'd better be prepared for this kind of nonsense. Personally, I avoid shopping on this day, unless it's online. There is nothing I want bad enough to make it worth putting up with Black Friday madness.

[2111USMC]

"Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe"

"Huxter, Finnagle, and Gouge"

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"My dad used to say it was the same type of chaos at Gimbel's in Milwaukee when there was a sale on housecoats about 50 years ago."

You should've seen it back when it was Gimbels-Schusters! Crikey!

I survived Black Friday today. We were even joking around at 5am in line to get into Kohl's (digital cameras for $80!) about how calm and orderly we were all being, LOL!

But then, there weren't any pregnant women or old Grannies to push around. We probably would've gone for the easy prey had they been there. *Rolleyes*

[Fawn]

Actually....I went to Walmart this morning and unbeknownst to me.....this other woman shopper had just picked up the last sewing machine I WANTED on sale for $55.00.....and when the sales lady told me that this lady here (pointing to the witch standing next to me) took the LAST ONE...this witch gave me a "HA HA TOO BAD FOR YOU" look....and I almost tackled her. There was no need for that kind of look. Witch.

;)

[joesnuffy]

Season's Beatings

Black n Blue light special

[cbkaty]

Jackie Chiles is already on the case....The ravenous, voracious, gluttonous, capitalists.....will pay.

[Kirkwood]

The xboxes are all going to be recalled anyway. Heh!

[cbkaty]

I wonder how many of the 42 HDTVs they sold.... Not a bad price for under $1,000.

[varon]

Go figure the mentality of these greedy ba*tards. They knowingly stay up most of the night for the privilege of participating in a mob activity and then complain when they suffer the consequences. Judging from the pictures, some of these 'victims' were such because they couldn't move their fat a**es out of the way fast enough. That was probably the only exercise they got all year.

[Hildy]

I cannot understand the mentality of waiting in line to go shopping. But I will not stand in line for anything. Stand in line to eat? NEVER...stand in line to see a movie? If it's longer than a two minute wait, I'm out of there. There was only one time I waited on line to get something...and that was the Cast recording of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE ...signed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and, the most brilliant songwriter ever, STEPHEN SONDHEIM. He even talked to me....I told him I try to do the crossword puzzles he writes for the Sunday London Times. (Have you ever tried one of his puzzles?). I knew I would get his attention if I brought up his puzzles, not many people know he writes them.

[GSlob]

Per Madison, people are not angels [and cannot behave themselves], thus the need for the government [and for security]. Are you spouting heresy and doubting the Founder?

[BossLady]

In a Related Story:

"EMTs were called to Wal-Mart as Security personnel were found in their office dying of laughter watching idiots fight over a $1.82 item (original price $3.67) !!!"

LOL!

[cbkaty]

The video being shown in Houston is of a rather rotund "shopper" tripping and her "RED" wigs falls off and slides across the floor.....

She'll sue for humiliation...on top of the disabling injuries.....

[Farmer Dean]

You are so right-it's not a lack of security,it's a lack of civility.Somebody throws an elbow then someboby throws a punch and presto-instant Jerry Springer show in the parking lot.

[edcoil]

""They didn't have no security at all," said McHerron's sister, Sierra."

McHerron and her neighbors did not have any common courtesy

[dfwgator]

I wonder how many of the 42 HDTVs they sold.... Not a bad price for under $1,000.

They'll be under that price within a year anyway, I'll wait until I can get it at that price without having to wait in line.

[Not A Snowbird]

Are you spouting heresy and doubting the Founder?

I suppose I am. I shall go stand in the corner. :-)

[Kirkwood]

They weren't HDTVs... they were EDTVs with an ATSC HDTV tuner. But I suppose some people don't know the diff and just buy it because it seemed like a bargain. Heh!

[cbkaty]

They'll be under that price within a year anyway, I'll wait until I can get it at that price without having to wait in line.

I gotta admit that the price of HDTVs tweaked my interest...but not enough to fight the rotundos for entry position at the doors of the local store. I'd likely get pushed through the glass....

[StoneColdTaxHater]

This kind of crap ruins the CHRISTmas spirit