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I'm so proud of this country - where greedy mobs will happily trample someone to death to save a few bucks

Posted by Guy (aka lostatlimbo) Nov 28 '08, 11:23

Witnesses told the Daily News that before the store was closed, eager shoppers streamed past emergency crews as they worked furiously to save the worker's life.

Stay classy Wal-Mart shoppers, stay classy.

Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down (several others injured) (news.yahoo.com)

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First of all, "buddy". Second, at least it wasn't over a stupid soccer game. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:29 9
- i don't really think this is a comparison thing. (and, also, i don't think a Walmart trampling is in any way morally superior - El Fandie Nov 28, 11:32 8
  - Agreed. My point was just that mob mentalities are not country-specific. - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:38 7
    - i believe there is a stark difference from a bunch of guys who just want to get drunk and fight and people who value sale prices over human life -- nm - Guy Nov 28, 11:49 4
      - You really imagine there were people in line intending to shed blood in order to get a deal? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:52 1
        
        not to take his side, but I'd bet you'd find at least one. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 11:54
      - You think the people involved in the crush aren't feeling sick about the man's death? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:50 1
        
        not the ones who were shoving their way past the emergency workers so they could still shop - Guy Nov 28, 11:54
    - nah - I know someone from Germany that *hates* Germans, for instance -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 11:43 1
      - Ah, okay. So Guy is neither prescient nor unique. - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:47
there are great immigrant worker programs in all the socialist countries. look into it! -- nm - pigby Nov 28, 11:25 3
- I would move to another country if England would let me in. It sucks you can't pick where you want to live. -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 11:28 2
  - Why would England not let you in? -- nm - Marcel Nov 28, 11:33 1
    - I couldn't get a work permit after college. They don't need/want me. -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 11:39
As I said on B2, the zombie apocalypse nears. Except instead of "brains", they will be hording over "stuff". -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:24 6
- the more i hear about these sorts of thing, the more i want to give everything away and become amish. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 28, 11:26 5
  - i like your thinking, but the Amish are a bit stuffy. we should find a quiet communal farm somewhere -- nm - Guy Nov 28, 11:52
  - But you'd have no stuff! -- nm - Loyola Nov 28, 11:38 2
    - i don't like too much stuff. i spend all my time thinking of ways to get rid of stuff. - El Fandie Nov 28, 11:41 1
      - I know what you mean. I need to de-clutter more often. -- nm - Loyola Nov 28, 11:48
  - ... the more I want to sail into the middle of nowhere ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:26

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