Hey, ColbertWatcher, Does This Square(Mal-Wart)?

[tekisui]

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in a statement Friday, called the incident a "tragic situation" and said it had tried to prepare for the crowd by adding staffers and outside security workers, putting up barricades and consulting police.

"Despite all of our precautions, this unfortunate event occurred," senior Vice President Hank Mullany said in the statement.

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Mulvey said while investigators are still piecing together details, it is apparent that the Wal-Mart store lacked adequate security to handle the crowds of shoppers that converged on Friday morning.

"In fact, security was inside the store and not outside organizing, arranging and planning for this anticipated opening," Mulvey said.

Police officers had been called to the scene at about 3 a.m. but left after about a half-hour, he said. The crowd — then estimated at about 400 — was not unruly at that time.

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Photographic evidence says they didn't have the proper security outside, right?

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. bullshit statement by walmart

their idea of security is a glorified door greeter in a security uniform, whose main job is to check receipts, not crowd control.

their idea of barricades are pallots stacked one on top of another, inside the store.

Nassau County police said they WERE NOT consulted. In fact, they said the blame for this incidents rests ENTIRELY WITH WALMART.

[TomInTib]

2. Total bullshit

Anyone who has ever been involved in any type of crowd-control (like Yours Truly) could see through this like a window.

[aquart]

3. The crowd was unruly that early. That's why the cops were called.

A woman had her wrist broken on the line.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Hmm. I'd feel better if Wal-Mart had capitalized "tragic."

As it is lowercase, I am appalled.

Photographic evidence says they didn't have the proper security outside, right?

Photos show there was no outside security. But, then again, I'm not an expert, so I could have missed the ninjas.