Comments on: Trampling the holiday spirit

By: t.Schuller

t.Schuller — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:57:41 +0000

I Could not agree more. but i feel we boycott black friday for companies. They need to stretch out there sales so people do not need to get so worked up over items that will not be available to all.

By: A.Callender

A.Callender — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:19 +0000

T. Ahmad> I agree with you whole heartedly, they should be help accountable for their actions, an innocent man, doing his job is now dead, over what? a sale....they should have locked down wal-mart and took all names and filed involuntary manslaughter on them all, this would maybe curb this kind of behavior, but NO, we lable it and make excuses...not only are they to blame for that mans death but so are their excuses.

My prayers to the Family of this man. God bleess you all.

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:54:35 +0000

What is really sad about this is that there are always other sales during the year. So what if the prices aren't slashed as much as on Black Friday, just go to another sale some other time. There is really no need to act barbaric just to get something that is not a necessity.

By: meka......ky

meka......ky — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:51:00 +0000

First of all YES i belive that people are to blame for this mans death. But i also belive that wal- mart knew that something like this can happen and yes they should have been perpared for this.And yes i belive that some people do sue for anything .
Sometime you have to make an example out of people to get people to do the right thing.and if sueing them works than that is just what it is. I do not go after thanksgiving shopping because i saw it coming. But lets not hold the ones to blame that could have took better measures to ensure that not only their employees but also their customers are safe.

By: Val

Val — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:10:05 +0000

The appropriate thing to do for every single person who entered that store at opening time is to turn themselves in to the police on charges of involuntary manslaughter and suffer the consequence. Sadly, the same economic pressures that caused this incident will prevent anyone from wanting to take the blame. However, if just one person-one humane being- will step forward and say, "I did this. I was in the mob, and therefore I am RESPONSIBLE" it would shed so much light at the end of this tunnel of despair that our economy has gotten us into this year.

By: T. Ahmad

T. Ahmad — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:48:13 +0000

Last night while watching the report about the trampling incident, there were questions about Wal-Mart possibly being sued for not having enough security and for setting the perfect recipe for this disaster. I am so sick of everyone blaming someone else for his or her actions and choices. When will we stand up and take responsibility for our own decisions, choices and actions? Why do we search for someone or something else to blame?

This mob of people trampled this poor man to death; each individual should stand up and take responsibility for their own actions. We are human beings. Where is our regard for others and for life itself? Where is our conscience? Why is Wal-Mart to blame for people acting like raging lunatics? No sale or material item is more important than precious life itself.