I have sent a few emails to the fatwallet.com staff asking them if they can start some kind of fund or charity where we can give our FatCash or regular cash to a fund to either help this guys family or do something positive in his name. I know that money is no answer to this, but if we can come together and do something positive I think it would be appreciated. We are a community that spends a lot of time helping each other save/make money and this guy unfortuantely died due to a related event... let's do what we can to make sure something positive happens.

If you support this idea please give this some green and reply... no harm in e-mailing the fatwallet folks as well.

For those who do not know, here is a link to the story.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/28/2008-11-28_worker_dies_at_long_island_walmart_after.html

What about establishing a fund that would donate to a Long Island food bank once a year, about a month before Thanksgiving (so that they have time to acquire/prepare Thanksgiving meal(s) for recipients)?

Or, we could just each pledge to donate to our local food bank(s) or other nonprofit/ministry groups that feed the hungry.

Are you all kidding me!? While this person's death was a senseless tragedy which demonstrated how Americans value a dollar over a life, his family has a "take a number" line of attorneys at their front door. Wal-Mart is going to pay and pay and pay for this incident. The last thing this family is going to need is money and what they do need, which is their loved one, we can even begin to provide.

This isn't the first time someone was trampled at WalMart. Don't know what that says about their clientele. Maybe nothing. Probably happen at Saks with a bunch of woman if they were giving away a free designer bag.

I agree with the other poster, WalMart will settle, the tramplee's family doesn't need any money. They are going to have to revamp their process for these killer deals.

EDIT: Let's not forget to see some people up on manslaughter charges.

danteshors said:This is so sad but they are going to have a hard time proving WalMart was at fault here and not the mob of deal shoppers.WalMart doesn't have an obligation to keep invitees safe from trample?

halbro said:Are you all kidding me!? While this person's death was a senseless tragedy which demonstrated how Americans value a dollar over a life, his family has a "take a number" line of attorneys at their front door. Wal-Mart is going to pay and pay and pay for this incident. The last thing this family is going to need is money and what they do need, which is their loved one, we can even begin to provide.

Obviously we cannot bring the guy back, but showing his family compassion and support certainly cannot hurt.

This wasn't Wal-Mart's fault. The crowd broke through the doors, taking them off their hinges! It was a group-mob mentality, the fault lying with the person or persons who started the push forward. Even then, it would probably be accidental manslaughter, as it's unlikely anyone involved intended (or even considered) harming anyone. It probably WILL be Wal-Mart who pays though, because they have the deep pockets, and the jury will feel bad for the family. Indeed, someone SHOULD pay -- the guilty party or parties, but there's no way to really ascertain who started the push.

I was once in a similar situation at a job fair. Someone in the rear started pushing, and those up front were shoved forward beyond their control by the pressing weight of everyone behind them. I was able to slip out of line to the side at the last moment before the chain holding the gate snapped, but many people were cut, bruised, and stepped-on.

I've seen the same situations at other stores in our area.. our WM was better then most of the other large companies in our area... unfortunately that this had to happen at WM... this could very well have been at one of the other places..

Last year we had that at Staples, and coupons (numbers) were given out for the big things, but there was still shoving-pushing to get in the door... that is why I wait till after the store opens to get out of my car and head in... if I get what I came for "GREAT!!" .. if not, then I'll find something else..

newtbos....If you support this idea please give this some green and reply... no harm in e-mailing the fatwallet folks as well.
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If you feel so strongly, why don't you organize something?

jwardl said:This wasn't Wal-Mart's fault. The crowd broke through the doors, taking them off their hinges! It was a group-mob mentality, the fault lying with the person or persons who started the push forward. Even then, it would probably be accidental manslaughter, as it's unlikely anyone involved intended (or even considered) harming anyone. It probably WILL be Wal-Mart who pays though, because they have the deep pockets, and the jury will feel bad for the family. Indeed, someone SHOULD pay -- the guilty party or parties, but there's no way to really ascertain who started the push.

I was once in a similar situation at a job fair. Someone in the rear started pushing, and those up front were shoved forward beyond their control by the pressing weight of everyone behind them. I was able to slip out of line to the side at the last moment before the chain holding the gate snapped, but many people were cut, bruised, and stepped-on.

Union Job?