When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling 'I've been on line since yesterday morning,'" she said. "They kept shopping."
What the hell is wrong with people? Will Wal-Mart be held liable for putting their employees in harms' way, for whipping customers up into a frothing rage at the prospect of getting an $800 plasma TV, and then not having safeguards in place to protect their underpaid associates? Will the customers themselves be held liable? Or is this just the requisite blood offering for the God of Always Low Prices™?
Just remember: He is a cruel and vengeful God.
ADDED: Our friends at Get Off The Internet have a selection of thoughtful and appropriate responses to the tragedy from the NY Daily News website. It gave me a lot to consider; for instance, did you know that it's all Obama's fault that this happened?
It's shit like this that has me welcoming the Apocalypse of 2012 with open arms.
