Black Friday Fatalities: The Same Old Sad Story

Unfortunately this seems to happen just about every year on Black Friday – overzealous shoppers either hurt themselves or someone else in the process of trying to secure the best deals.  From Fox News:

“Black Friday took a grim turn when a Walmart employee in New York died after bargain hunters broke down the doors to the store.

The 34-year-old male employee was pronounced dead one hour after shoppers broke down the doors to the shopping center in Valley Stream, N.Y., and knocked him down at around 5 a.m. Friday, police said.

A 28-year-old pregnant woman was also taken in for observation and three other shoppers suffered minor injuries during the incident, police said.”

It’s not clear what if any security presence might have been on the scene, but this seems to be the same old story.  Since people can’t seem to help themselves, perhaps it’s time to make sure there is some sort of law enforcement presence at these Black Friday events to keep everyone orderly?