I was sad to read about the Walmart employee, Jdimytai Damour, who was trampled to death yesterday as an out-of-control crowd of shoppers rushed into the store at 5 a.m.
I doubt any of the shoppers went to Walmart thinking the bargain they sought was more important than a Walmart employee’s life. I certainly hope not. But it does seem like some of them at least didn’t think beyond their desire to get to an item before others got there. Also that people in the crowd seem to have incited each other to a level of impatience that contributed to the fatal outcome.
Crowds have scary amounts of power. Read the rest of this entry »
11-29-2008 |
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