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Originally Posted by truble2301  I agree. I blame WalMart for encouraging this kind of behavior with their limited-time sales and their well-known habit of not having enough stock to satisfy the crowds they know they'll draw. They have insufficient security and insufficient plans for dealing with the crowds they whip into a frenzy.
The crowds acted like animals -- which is exactly WalMart's goal. |
Seriously?
You honestly believe that Wal-Mart's goal was to whip the crowd into frenzy and have them act like animals?
Do you also believe that it's Smith and Wesson or Ruger's goal to promote vigilante justice?
Do you also believe that it's distilleries goal to have a man/woman drink until they are blotto, drive and kill a family of 5?
Honestly, I'm not saying that Wal-Mart may not have some culpability, but to place the blame for this death squarely on WM shoulders is a cop out.
What about the incident @ ToysRus? Does that retailer bear any responsibility for the two deaths that occurred in their store? I mean, they should have known in this day and age, there are people who are carrying concealed weapons, and should have had metal detectors at the entrance--Especially, if the store was in a high-crime area.
While the retailer could have done things differently, who's to say that if they had handed out vouchers there wouldn't have been a rush at the door? Who's to say that if they had staggered the entrance, you wouldn't have seen the crowd surge forward to be "first in line"?
There's plenty of blame to go around: The media hypes black friday--just look at the numerous threads and/or entire mssg boards dedicated to black friday deals! The retailer (whether it's WalMart or Target or some other) could have done things different: They could have hired private security to maintain order or requested to have local law enforcement on scene. But ultimately, if the crowd had used their common sense, and behaved in even a somewhat civilized manner, this wouldn't have happened.
Furthermore--until all information/facts are known, blame (guilt) shouldn't be assigned! What if the door was defective? And everybody involved did what they were suppose to do? What if the door truly did fail to perform as intended or expected?