Already in the mainstream news, but (proudly beams) did you know
this happened in my hometown?? Well, now you know.
Other than glaziers out front fixing the doors broken off their hinges by a throng of impatient shoppers, there were no outward signs Saturday at the Valley Stream Wal-Mart of the chaos that turned this year's Black Friday into a day of death and mayhem.
[...] But the specter of the stampede that killed Wal-Mart seasonal worker Jdimytai Damour, 34, Friday morning hung over the morning.
Shoppers echoed the sentiments of the Nassau County police detective supervising the investigation, who told reporters in the aftermath of Damour's death that the store could have and should have better prepared for the large crowds that camped out as early as 9 p.m. the night before for the post-Thanksgiving bargains.
Not a fan of Wal-Mart, but weird that everyone is blaming the store instead of blaming the barbaric rioting of mindless consumers gone amok:
In the melee, shoppers had pushed the doors to the ground, bending their aluminum frames like an accordion. The stampede resulted in the death of Damour, who was in the front vestibule helping to open the store for the morning. A cause of death is still pending an autopsy, police said.
That said, it's disgusting that it's business as usual the next day at Wal-Mart. I wonder if they'll at least do anything for his family, maybe help cover funeral costs.
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