Well. I never EVER have to go looking for a Walmart story to post. In my ordinary hunt for news they simply are there, ripe for the plucking, and I am even able to be picky about the stories I post. But since today is "Black Friday" I decided to do an odd thing; I went to Google News and entered "Walmart Wal-mart" into the search field, what I saw just on the first page was, well, not surprising.
And to think, the day has just begun really, it's not even noon yet. To be fair "Black Friday" technically started when they opened last night though, I see a few stories from then. Here are a few highlights so far:
"Defying the nation’s top employer and a business model that defines
the new U.S. economy, Wal-Mart employees and allies will try to oust
shopping headlines with strike stories, and throw a retail giant off its
heels on what should be its happiest day of the year. By day’s end,
organizers expect 1,500 total protests in cities ranging from Los
Angeles, Calif., to Wasilla, Alaska, including arrests in nine cities:
Seacaucus, New Jersey; Alexandria, Virginia; Dallas; Minneapolis;
Chicago; Seattle; and Ontario, San Leandro, and Sacramento, California.
“Like
my mom always said, ‘You see something that’s not right, it’s your turn
to fix it,” said 45-year-old Chicago Wal-Mart employee Myron Byrd, who
plans to be arrested in his first act of civil disobedience today. “And
you can’t do it by yourself — you have to do it with others.”
Read that fine story at
SALON
MAN ARGUES WITH WALMART MANAGER OVER TV, ATTACKS COP, GETS PEPPER SPRAYED
"charged with disorderly conduct, aggravated assault
on a police officer and resisting arrest, according to Garfield police.
It's not clear what the suspect and manager were arguing over at the
busy department store.
According to the
Star-Ledger,
the suspect became belligerent during the argument and started
attacking a Garfield police officer when the manager called for help. A
police department official told the paper that officers had to use
pepper spray to subdue the man."
POLICE SHOOT SHOPLIFTER THAT HAD A COP DRAGGING FROM HIS CAR
“As officers approached the front door, one of the two subjects ran
out the door into the parking lot” and the officer chased him to a
waiting car, Turvey said.
“The officer was struggling with the subject as he got into the car
and then the car started to move as the officer was partially inside the
car. The officer was dragged quite some distance. He couldn’t get out,”
Turvey said.
The wounded driver and the dragged officer were both taken for
hospital treatment of non-life-threatening shoulder injuries, and three
people were arrested, Turvey said.
SOURCE
POLICE OFFICER INJURED AFTER BLOODY BRAWLS ERUPT WHEN MANAGER OPENS WALMART EARLY
"The injured officer was transported to St. Bernardine Medical Center
in San Bernardino with a broken wrist, police officials said.
A
Walmart manager said the doors were originally scheduled to open at 8
p.m. but with the more than 3,000 people in line they made the decision
to open the doors early, which police said led to the melee.
Police
said there were three fights total shortly after 7 p.m. at the store at
1610 S. Riverside Ave., two of which were inside over merchandise and
the third outside that caused injury to the officer."
SOURCE
STABBING OVER WALMART PARKING SPOT
"In Virginia, two men were arrested after a stabbing in a fight over a parking space at a Walmart in Claypool, Va.
WVVA-TV reports Ronnie Sharp, 61, threatened Christopher Jackson, 35, with a rifle and then cut him in the arm with a knife.
Sharp is charged with malicious wounding and brandishing a firearm.
Jackson was treated at an area hospital and charged with disorderly
conduct and assault and battery, both misdemeanors."
SOURCE
And on and on. I'm sick of posting so I'll leave with you with some video. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)
