Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers

[rowyn]

What bothers me most about this story is the section at the end. Where the police talk about pressing charges against Wal-Mart for not hiring more security, and Wal-Mart faults the police for not having more patrols out.

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Shouldn't someone be blaming the people that actually trampled this poor man to death? The ones who tore the doors of the hinges? The ones who stomped on him, ignored him, didn't try to help him up, shoved the people in front of them so that they would have no choice but to rush forward heedlessly as well?

American need to learn how to queue. :(

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[wildcard-47.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't someone be blaming the people that actually trampled this poor man to death?
I did hear that police are analyzing tapes of the security footage so they can attempt to press charges against some (or all?) of the stampeders. But yeah, the oversight of personal responsibility here is astounding. Being overzealous about shopping to the point of mindless stampedes, when all that's at stake is a discount on a new TV -- I weep for society's future.

[rowyn]

I did hear that police are analyzing tapes of the security footage so they can attempt to press charges against some (or all?) of the stampeders.

Oh, that's good to hear. I was looking for more information earlier today on it and couldn't find anything.