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sheshe2

(97,937 posts)
43. I remember that too!
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:24 AM
Nov 2012

Here are More That I found.....Link will provide more info.
I wish you luck on friday...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Peace



If you thought any Black Friday experience you had was beyond ridiculous, just consider yourself lucky no one died (though many people find themselves dying on the inside.)

Alas, that is exactly what happened back in 2008 at a Long Island Wal-Mart. A few facts to convey this incident: over 2,000 people trampled into the store five minutes before scheduled to open. The store never in fact opened. The crowds opened it themselves, chanting push the doors in. And they did, knocking the doors off their hinges and literally basting it apart. If you're wondering what's wrong with these people? Just check out this Walmart people video and it'll all make perfect sense.

It was rumored that the employees all of sudden had to make a human chain to slow down the crowds that kept pouring. Not effective. Turned out the crowds ended up being a lethal Red Rover and they trampled a 34 year old temporary employee.

As other Wal-Mart employees tried to help the man, the crowds knocked them over as well all the while pummeling the downed man to death. When police and paramedics arrived, people kept pushing past them. When police forced the store to close, people kept pushing past them. Their excuse? I was in line since Friday morning! For 20 dollars off a PS3.

You can’t get more cold-hearted than that.




Pregnant Woman Miscarried


Well, you can expect this type of violence if the crowds on Black Friday had been historically so bad they killed a man. This particular takedown occurred at the same place where the Wal-Mart worker was killed, making the 2008 shopping season a historical war zone in that area, which will remain unnamed in this article.

The eighth-month old pregnant woman was probably waiting to buy stuff for her soon to be newborn baby. Instead, she miscarried. The same group of people that knocked the doors off their hinges also managed to create the most brutal abortion imaginable.

Source and video that provide a full explanation.





Old Woman Trampled


It seems like the saga of the madness trying to get into the store will never end. On Black Friday in 2005, all the people who waited in lines for hours at a Florida BrandSmart instinctively formed a mob mentality once the store opened and once again used the force of a hundred people to push themselves into the store. There was no mercy shown, especially towards senior citizens. One 73 year old woman was knocked down and back-stepped on again and again and there was nothing her poor daughter could do to help. One wonders if she was so slow when going in people tossed her aside like a rag doll.




Paralyzed


A woman who was second in line to get into a Wal-Mart (note to self: never go to a Wal-Mart again) ended up getting trampled over in the rush to save 100 dollars on a laptop.

The woman herself puts it best, "I saved 100 dollars on that computer. I’ve probably spent 100,000 dollars on medical bills." In the rush to get to that computer, the woman sustained a concussion, and back and neck pain.

Now, she walks with a cane, is hooked on prescriptions drugs and has memory problems. The husband called the chaos "America’s Running of the Bulls", except instead of goring, the damage comes from being attacked whilst in a fetal position.

Source.


Read more at http://www.ranker.com/list/13-most-brutal-black-friday-injuries-and-deaths/john-barryman#AUPYjm2UUtQ2TvQF.99

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Wow. That would be MAJOR. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #1
First time I am looking forwards to Black Friday nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #2
Seriously, this is award-winning documentary material. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #3
I will be there, nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #4
That would be huge. More, I want more. seabeyond Nov 2012 #6
1000 locations is across the nation. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #7
ah. i had a little dinky cell phone. i read san diego. thanks. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #19
It's in the story nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #23
They are very brave. femmocrat Nov 2012 #5
Back and forth at the NLBR already nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #8
Is there a link to find out which of our areas' Walmarts will have walk-outs? pacalo Nov 2012 #9
In the article, at the bottom there are two nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #10
Thanks! pacalo Nov 2012 #11
You welcome nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #12
This page has a list of areas participating... pacalo Nov 2012 #14
Great, I am not either nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #15
Thanks for the link. femmocrat Nov 2012 #16
You're most welcome! pacalo Nov 2012 #20
None of those are near me but I'm contemplating showing up at my local store with signs. RiverSong Nov 2012 #51
Their evil overlords will not tolerate this act of personhood. lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #13
Word is getting out - my conservative friend surprised the heck out of me AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2012 #17
And this year I am doing Black Friday nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #18
Wonderful! K&R snappyturtle Nov 2012 #21
LMSP kicking...n/t littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #24
LMSP kicking... littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #25
I posted this on another link about Wal-mart sheshe2 Nov 2012 #26
Even as a reporter nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #27
Sadly this was 2008.... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #32
We had another a year ago, iirc nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #36
I remember that too! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #43
Just in case nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #44
Let me know how it goes for you. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #45
The OP is my story nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #46
+1 Go Vols Nov 2012 #28
A union successfully organizing the majority of Wal-Mart stores would be one of the most important rDigital Nov 2012 #29
Modern American History nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #30
WalMart on CNN Hat Tip to geefloyd46 littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #31
This afternoon, I stopped at Walmart on the way home from work. raging moderate Nov 2012 #33
I know. I avoid Wally World nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #38
It's all Liz Warren's fault MannyGoldstein Nov 2012 #34
Third way manny nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #39
Third Party Manny strikes again...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #54
I need to find out if our Walmart people in Clarkston, Washington are brewens Nov 2012 #35
Here nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #37
I'll have to see it to believe it. Kablooie Nov 2012 #40
This is nation wide nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #41
Thanks for sharing! K&R octoberlib Nov 2012 #42
This would be incredible. I am tempted to stand in the parking lot AllyCat Nov 2012 #47
The link to the national search tool is posted a few times nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #49
Socialism for the wealthiest as taxpayers pick up the health costs for WalMart workers. Scuba Nov 2012 #48
I am not sure anyone from the Walton family littlewolf Nov 2012 #53
Sponsor a Striker! athena Nov 2012 #50
Great idea! pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #55
kick! eShirl Nov 2012 #56
I don't usually shop Black Friday Sheepshank Nov 2012 #52
10:15 on the east coast. Any Walmarts shut down? B2G Nov 2012 #57
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