You can call it "Brown Friday"!  

-- Modified on 11/28/2008 3:13:45 PM

and this is driven by the changing values of people. As a semi-old guy, who was raised by the Greatest Generation, I look at America today, and I do not recognize it. There has been a lot of *good* change, especially in civil rights, but the consumption oriented culture is driving this country into economic oblivion, and a lot of lives are being ruined by this mindset. A tragedy like this puts paints an all too absurd picture of what our culture is becoming.

Maybe this will make people stop and think.

I hope stores do a better job at crowd control after this.

Thank Goddess I did not go to the mall today!

Although I love shopping and enjoy people watching, instead of hitting the mall like the masses, I stayed in and have been catching up on work at home. My idea of enjoying shopping does not involve having to navigate my way through the huge crowds, so I think I will just wait to get my holiday shopping done one of the weekdays when there is more time and less madness at the mall!
--Sitara Devi

...but it does not surprise me at all that this happened.

This is sad beyond words.  It is frightening to me that the holidays can make people this rabid & mindless. :/

Re: Why you should be mindful on Black Friday

When I heard the news about that poor Wal-mart employee, I was shocked and saddened. I'm not shocked that others don't show any concern for another person's safety or welfare. Mob( mob of people, not the mom ^_^) mentality isn't new. People in large groups in those situations, for example can turn into an ugly scene.

It just goes to further show you that some humans can be brutish and uncivilized.
Just awful.

Mackenzi