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Hollylane · 11-28-2011, 03:20 PM

Black Friday Death Spurs Outrage
Posted: Nov 28, 2011 9:15 AM PST Updated: Nov 28, 2011 9:15 AM PST

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - A Black Friday shopper who collapsed while shopping at a Target store in West Virginia went almost unnoticed as customers continued to hunt for bargain deals.

Walter Vance, the 61-year-old pharmacist, who reportedly suffered from a prior heart condition, later died in hospital, reports MSNBC.

Witnesses say some shoppers ignored and even walked over the man's body as they continued to shop, reports the New York Daily News.

Friends and co-workers saddened to learn of his death, expressed outrage over the way he was treated by shoppers.

"Where is the good Samaritan side of people?" Vance's co-worker Sue Compton told WSAZ-TV.

"How could you not notice someone was in trouble? I just don't understand if people didn't help what their reason was, other than greed because of a sale."

Gawker points out there is no legal obligation to come to someone's rescue, only a moral one.

While some news organizations say that no one helped the collapsed man, his wife refuted this report.

Lynne Vance said six nurses shopping in the store came to her husband's rescue and performed CPR until paramedics arrived, notes the Sunday Gazette Mail.

This wasn't the only incident to taint America's biggest shopping day.

While one customer sprayed fellow shoppers with pepper spray so she could snag a video game, another scenario involved an exhausted Target worker accidentally driving her car into a canal after working the Black Friday midnight shift.
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Some of the comments:

Laura

This is a prime example of today's me, me attitude. Shame on all those people and they know who they are, that saw - yet ignored, that walked over - without a pause, that thought that shopping for a holiday based on the life and teachings of Jesus was so much more important than a man's life at their feet. Shame, shame... this I'm sure will be in the ledgers of their life at their final judgement.

crikey

That's what America's come to ~ a pack of souless zombies out for themselves. And they wonder why we revere the 2nd Amendment....

Jessica

wonder what the shoppers were thinking, "hmm, what an odd place to take a nap..." or "jeez old people are always so slow!" people are naturally self centered, thank goodness for the wierdos like nurses who find service to e natural to them. really?

http://www.khq.com/story/16135793/black-friday-death-spurs-outrage

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Wow. WTF Humanity??

11-28-2011, 03:20 PM	#9
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,361 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	I was directed to this by SNH via email.... Black Friday Death Spurs Outrage Posted: Nov 28, 2011 9:15 AM PST Updated: Nov 28, 2011 9:15 AM PST HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - A Black Friday shopper who collapsed while shopping at a Target store in West Virginia went almost unnoticed as customers continued to hunt for bargain deals. Walter Vance, the 61-year-old pharmacist, who reportedly suffered from a prior heart condition, later died in hospital, reports MSNBC. Witnesses say some shoppers ignored and even walked over the man's body as they continued to shop, reports the New York Daily News. Friends and co-workers saddened to learn of his death, expressed outrage over the way he was treated by shoppers. "Where is the good Samaritan side of people?" Vance's co-worker Sue Compton told WSAZ-TV. "How could you not notice someone was in trouble? I just don't understand if people didn't help what their reason was, other than greed because of a sale." Gawker points out there is no legal obligation to come to someone's rescue, only a moral one. While some news organizations say that no one helped the collapsed man, his wife refuted this report. Lynne Vance said six nurses shopping in the store came to her husband's rescue and performed CPR until paramedics arrived, notes the Sunday Gazette Mail. This wasn't the only incident to taint America's biggest shopping day. While one customer sprayed fellow shoppers with pepper spray so she could snag a video game, another scenario involved an exhausted Target worker accidentally driving her car into a canal after working the Black Friday midnight shift. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of the comments: Laura This is a prime example of today's me, me attitude. Shame on all those people and they know who they are, that saw - yet ignored, that walked over - without a pause, that thought that shopping for a holiday based on the life and teachings of Jesus was so much more important than a man's life at their feet. Shame, shame... this I'm sure will be in the ledgers of their life at their final judgement. crikey That's what America's come to ~ a pack of souless zombies out for themselves. And they wonder why we revere the 2nd Amendment.... Jessica wonder what the shoppers were thinking, "hmm, what an odd place to take a nap..." or "jeez old people are always so slow!" people are naturally self centered, thank goodness for the wierdos like nurses who find service to e natural to them. really? http://www.khq.com/story/16135793/black-friday-death-spurs-outrage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow. WTF Humanity??