stutters November 29, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni November 29, 2008 this is embarrassing. via AP Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal-Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down. Criminal charges were possible, but identifying individual shoppers in Friday's video may prove difficult, said Detective Lt. Michael Fleming, a Nassau County police spokesman. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers stepped over him and became irate when officials said the store was closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. At least four other people, including a woman who was eight months pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries. The store in Valley Stream on Long Island closed for several hours before reopening. Police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the Wal-Mart doors before its 5 a.m. opening at a mall about 20 miles east of Manhattan. The impatient crowd knocked the employee, identified by police as Jdimytai Damour, to the ground as he opened the doors, leaving a metal portion of the frame crumpled like an accordion. "This crowd was out of control," Fleming said. He described the scene as "utter chaos," and said the store didn't have enough security. Dozens of store employees trying to fight their way out to help Damour were also getting trampled by the crowd, Fleming said. Shoppers stepped over the man on the ground and streamed into the store. Damour, 34, of Queens, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 6 a.m., police said. The exact cause of death has not been determined. A 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital, where she and the baby were reported to be OK, said police Sgt. Anthony Repalone. Kimberly Cribbs, who witnessed the stampede, said shoppers were acting like "savages." "When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling I've been on line since yesterday morning" she said. "They kept shopping." Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., called the incident a "tragic situation" and said the employee came from a temporary agency and was doing maintenance work at the store. It said it tried to prepare for the crowd by adding staffers and outside security workers, putting up barricades and consulting police. "Despite all of our precautions, this unfortunate event occurred," senior Vice President Hank Mullany said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those impacted." A woman reported being trampled by overeager customers at a Wal-Mart opening Friday in Farmingdale, about 15 miles east of Valley Stream, Suffolk County police said. She suffered minor injuries, but finished shopping before filling the report, police said. Shoppers around the country line up early outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving in the annual bargain-hunting ritual known as Black Friday. It got that name because it has historically been the day when stores broke into profitability for the full year. Items on sale at the Valley Stream Wal-Mart included a Samsung 50-inch Plasma HDTV for $798, a Bissel Compact Upright Vacuum for $28, a Samsung 10.2 megapixel digital camera for $69 and DVDs such as "The Incredible Hulk" for $9. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national...ticleid=1135572 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly November 29, 2008 Share dragonfly Member November 29, 2008 People are crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 29, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 29, 2008 Sounds like typical New Yorkers, heh. This would be a perfect way to exterminate vermin from the planet... 1. Open doors at 5am 2. Shut doors at 5:02am 3. Release poison gas 4. Enjoy show from outside. People like that disgust me...a poor guy just trying to make a few bucks get killed because crazed shoppers had to get to that TV first.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFirstMonk November 29, 2008 Share TheFirstMonk Member November 29, 2008 That's awful. I bought only two things online on the Thursday BEFORE Black Friday just to avoid situations like that. Really unnecessary for someone to get hurt (or worse) shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten November 29, 2008 Share Kruten Member November 29, 2008 Ah, America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 29, 2008 Author Share stutters GC Alumni November 29, 2008 Sounds like typical New Yorkers, heh. This would be a perfect way to exterminate vermin from the planet... funny. when i first read it, i said "these guys are either from ohio or louisiana." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack November 29, 2008 Share bushwack Member November 29, 2008 Sounds like typical New Yorkers, heh. This would be a perfect way to exterminate vermin from the planet... 1. Open doors at 5am 2. Shut doors at 5:02am 3. Release poison gas 4. Enjoy show from outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazz November 29, 2008 Share Shazz Member November 29, 2008 thats why I shop amazon.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC November 29, 2008 Share VooDooPC Member November 29, 2008 "When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling I've been on line since yesterday morning" she said. "They kept shopping." *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 29, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 29, 2008 thats why I shop amazon.com Yeah..I saw those sweet Black Friday deals for 32" LCD Tv's and thought....damn, I need one of those for our bedroom, so I logged into Newegg.com, and behold, the same TV, same price, didn't even have to get up, and since sales tax here is 8.75%, the shipping was cheaper than paying tax, so I saved a few bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThEChEat November 29, 2008 Share ThEChEat Member November 29, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama, pregnant lady was punched in the stomach over Rock Band 2 at Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 November 29, 2008 Share akaM2 Member November 29, 2008 i fought the Grey Saturday crowds, was ok by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nut November 29, 2008 Share nut Member November 29, 2008 People are crazy. all for a good deal? People are insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher November 29, 2008 Share Preacher Member November 29, 2008 Prisoner 1: So what are you in for? Prisoner 2: I killed a man for the last Princess Barbie at the black Friday Walmart sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack November 29, 2008 Share bushwack Member November 29, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama, pregnant lady was punched in the stomach over Rock Band 2 at Wal-Mart. Oh man that's just right down the road for me. Bet she was sucker punched to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher November 29, 2008 Share Preacher Member November 29, 2008 Yeah she had to put down her beer it was so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThEChEat November 29, 2008 Share ThEChEat Member November 29, 2008 Oh man that's just right down the road for me. Bet she was sucker punched to boot. Right down the road... Where do you live!? Yeah she had to put down her beer it was so bad. HAR HAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXile November 29, 2008 Share eXile Member November 29, 2008 my sympathy to the paperboys. some of the inserts . like the tulsa world must have weighed 6 pounds or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather November 30, 2008 Share Fairweather Member November 30, 2008 getting trampled probably wasnt in his contract.. maybe in the fine print Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma November 30, 2008 Share YoMamma Member November 30, 2008 thats why I shop amazon.com Yeah..I saw those sweet Black Friday deals for 32" LCD Tv's and thought....damn, I need one of those for our bedroom, so I logged into Newegg.com, and behold, the same TV, same price, didn't even have to get up, and since sales tax here is 8.75%, the shipping was cheaper than paying tax, so I saved a few bucks I stayed up until 2am cst (midnight pst) for the Newegg.com Black Friday sales and the server crashed! I stayed up for a hour after that and the site was still not letting me use the checkout system, so I just went to bed since I had to work the next day. The next morning I woke up at 8am and Newegg was working again so I just bought my goodies in the morning. I was worried that they'd sell out, but I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infideL November 30, 2008 Share infideL Member November 30, 2008 its just sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator December 2, 2008 Share Xterminator Member December 2, 2008 I just happened to be in the states this past weekend during black friday (didn't go shopping) but when I drove by Grove city on I-79 it was packed to the teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo December 3, 2008 Share anonymo Member December 3, 2008 Wow you guys even mess up Darwinism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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