Here’s a riddle for ya: What’s completely intangible and believed to be capable of stopping two thousand crazed “Black Friday” bargain hunters?
…Give up?
Training. That’s the answer according to the lawyer for the family of the Mineola, Long Island Wal-mart employee trampled this past week amidst the rush of rabid consumers.
Jdimytai Damour was 6 feet 5 and 270 pounds, and was thus placed in front of the store, despite working there only a week and never having been trained in crowd control. Damour subsequently died from asphyxiation as the hopelessly greedy and unruly mob of consumers ran him over en route to getting the great deals and low, low prices on items ranging from Big Screen TVs to Wal-mart-exclusive apparel. While a little crowd handling ability may have aided the situation a tad more favorably, it’s a giant leap of faith to bet that any customers willing to break down electronic doors in pursuit of capitalistic bliss would really be quelled by a large body, a smiling face, not to mention a simple request to carry out their shopping in a more orderly fashion.
