naked capitalism

Anonymous says:

Pavlov (news media) rang the bell (Black Friday news stories) last night and some people definitely responded…

Why shouldn’t the news media goose up Black Friday? After all, their revenues are tied to the fate of their sponsors, no?

Anonymous says:

Interestingly the article has been updated to eliminate the reference to the pregnant woman miscarrying. It now just says that she was knocked down and is hospitalized for observation.

John Haskell says:

doesn’t this happen ever Black Friday?

Doesn’t WM benefit from the free marketing as these reports echo about the MSM chanber?

Shouldn’t the relatives of the dead clerk sue and be awarded an eight figure settlement as punishment for WM’s ongoing neglect and endangerment of their employees?

artichoke says:

I live in the NYC area too. My wife is shocked by this, she thought this sort of thing only happens in “developing” countries.

mxq says:

omfg

doc holiday says:

I would sue the shit out of wal-mart for $10.5 Billion!

See: Foreseeability

The most common test of proximate cause is foreseeability. It determines if the harm resulting from an action was reasonably able to be predicted. The test is used in most cases only in respect to the type of harm. It is foreseeable that throwing a baseball at someone could cause them a blunt-force injury. But proximate cause is still met if a thrown baseball misses the target and knocks a heavy object off a shelf behind them, which causes a blunt-force injury.
This is also known as the “extraordinary in hindsight” rule.

Re: Shoppers around the country lined up early outside stores in the annual bargain hunting ritual known as Black Friday. Many stores open early and stay open late, and some of the most dramatic bargains are available in limited quantities.

The WMT Corp will not participate in another Black Friday Killing, trust me!

Also see: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has settled a wrongful death lawsuit claiming a pharmacist at a Frederick store sold a too-strong insulin drug to a diabetic man who died after taking it. Terms of the settlement reached during a mediation session in Baltimore were kept confidential.
The case was settled amicably, with no admission of liability or fault by anyone.

Anonymous says:

I knew that we had gotten past the enlightenment period is some way and I guess godless consumerism is the new paganism under the guise of fundamentalism. Hypocrisy knows no bounds for these people.

Anonymous says:

Shopping is now officially a blood sport. Like soccer
in the U.K.

eh says:

What kind of “shoppers” are we talking about here? Inquiring minds etc.

Anonymous says:

Just wondering, is anything going to be done about this? Shouldn’t people in that area contact their representatives? Are any national groups or local groups going to get involved? Or does this just disappear, and I’m naive for thinking that any positive changes could be made from a disgusting incident like this?

Anonymous says:

They should have arrested every single person who entered the store and charged them with manslaughter! I hate walmart, they only perpetuate this crap. They started it in the first place years ago and it’s time it is stopped!

Anonymous says:

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Rick says:

Suppose that next year we are in a real depression.

Suppose that folks in that crowd are VERY hungry. And they all suspect/believe that there is only enough food inside to feed one out of ten of them.

What happens then?

Korey.V says:

You fucking human waste motherfuckers that would trample another human being for a christmas deal should be shot in the fucken face and then burned at the stake, see you in hell motherfucker!

dearieme says:

“we are reaching out to those involved”: he’s not even got the decency to speak English rather than management burble.

Anonymous says:

I took the time to read each entry.
First, learn to spell.
Second, 99 percent of the people who responded need a lesson in simple understanding of human behavior. People who only care about themselves will do whatever needs to be done to satisfy their greatest love, themselves. Killing someone in order to get what they want is just the symptom to the problem. Wal Mart is NOT at fault. The citizens of Long Island should come together and demand justice in the finding and prosecution of the people who killed this man. Unfortunately, they won’t. They will look at the “evil” corporation and point blame for walmarts daring to exist to provide you with the things you buy. You know if you hate walmart so much, don’t shop there. The fact of the matter is that people only want to line their pockets and walmart is the vehicle they see to be able to this. THIS is the downfall of America, that its citizens behave in such a manner as to embarass the animals that also inhabit this planet. Those that are supposed to be lower in intelligence but have better social skills and are more socially concerned for their species. THIS is the true tragedy of America. Be ashamed. Be very ashamed.

Anonymous says:

Sorry above,
Its the “love” of money that is the root of all evil. Money in its self is just an object, it takes humans to assign it a value and react to it good or bad way.

Skippy