Update Brandworkers launches petition calling on Nassau Country District Attorney to Investigate Wal-Mart and its senior executives in the killing. Sign on now: http://www.brandworkers.org/node/45280
Rampant consumerism met corporate malfeasance today and an innocent Wal-Mart worker lost his life. Jdimytai Damour, 34, was trampled to death as customers stormed into Wal-Mart on Black Friday, the biggest retail sales day of the year in the United States. Wal-Mart and the rest of the big-brand retailers stoke consumers into a frenzy on Black Friday. Yet, Wal-Mart failed to take necessary safety precautions to deal with the foreseeable melee. A worker has lost his life and Wal-Mart must be held accountable. (New York Times)