Wal Mart Tragedy. Who's to blame?

By now everyone probably knows that a man was trampled to death by a bargain hungry mob at a Wal Mart on Long Island yesterday. How can it be possible that the allure of a cheap flat screen can transform a human being in to an animal? The fact of the matter is, the makeup of the mob was clearly from a poor section of society. Most of the people had been standing outside for many hours. They knew the bargain items were going to sell out quickly. For them, saving $50 bucks was worth standing out in the freezing cold for hours. Personally, I would have gladly paid $500 to be nowhere near a Wal Mart yesterday given the choice.

Who's to blame? Lets's start with ourselves. What kind of a society have we created here? With this big economic crisis going on, economic pundits lament the decrease in consumer spending. This trend is viewed as negative. Remember when W mailed us all a $600.00 check with the hopes we would all go out and spend? Our leaders consistently deliver the message that buying tvs and other crap is essential to being a good American. Apparently that message has gotten through to those Wal Mart shoppers who chose a bargain over a man's life.

Who are the criminals and guilty parties here? I guarantee the Wal Mart legal team is working this weekend in advance of the soon to be filed law suit. I'm available and willing to take this case by the way. Hey, I'll even cut you a break on the fee! Wal Mart was clearly negligent. What did they think would happen when they allowed a mob to form outside the double doors? Did they expect people to be patient? The security problem was foreseeable from any marginally reasonable point of view. Where was the security? There are times when a human act is so negligent it can rise to the level of a crime. Is Wal Mart criminally negligent in this situation?

Finally, the animals that trampled the man- You cannot tell me those people did not realize they were stepping on someone. That man was a victim of murder.

I hope that community on Long Island takes a long hard look at themselves and does everything in its power to explain to their children what went so wrong on the day the animals slaughtered the Wal Mart worker. Oh, and I almost forgot. Apparently, people refused to stop shopping even after they were informed of the murder. Christ Almighty!