A Black, Black Friday

I just read the news where a Walmart employee was trampled to death, and to go along with it, a shooting in a Toys-R-Us store.

I understand people are always looking for a bargain, but it makes me wonder how many of those involved feel it was worth taking someone's life? I'm sure most don't really care, they may feel slightly guilty for a short while after it happens, but honestly I don't think they care.

When one of these morons is stomped to death as a shopper, I don't usually feel too sorry for them. Anyone partaking in such behavior puts their own neck on the line and if its worth their own life, then that is a choice they make. They know the dangers of large crowds. They know the dangers of getting in front of other knuckleheads ready to stampede into a store. They make the decision to do something foolish, so they must accept the consequences.

But this poor guy was doing nothing more than trying to earn a living. And its doubtful that a temporary worker at Walmart could possibly earn enough to make the job worth giving his life. Firemen, policemen, and soldiers sign up for duty against hostile enemies. The clerk at Walmart doesn't. But unfortunately the Taliban isn't quite as dangerous as a bunch of bargain hunting crazed maniacs.

Its sad when you work at a retail establishment and you have to worry more about shoppers than you do robbers, carjackers, and drugged crazed maniacs trying to steal drugs.

And the best part is you know his family is going to sue, and Walmart will end up paying millions of dollars because it will be "their" fault, since you can't blame idiots in a crowd for their behavior. Which in turn will eat away at their profits which in turn will make everyone's prices go up. Even the smart people who stayed away today. Actually, we will be hurt more, since we didn't even get in on the bargain hunting.

Enjoy your TVs, idiots.