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Hey guys, I used to work in the same area as this Walmart. (I worked in the Radioshack in the mall that is next to this Walmart actually) It's a horrible Walmart. It's hugely overcrowded with people on Saturdays, and takes forever just to buy even one item. It's usually a mess in there too with products misplaced in different areas.
Not to be controversial or anything, but it's in a mostly black neighborhood. For some, the normal stereotypes about blacks come to mind. What's interesting though is that many of the blacks who live here are educated and affluent (wealthy) ------- many owning houses, cars, and usually buy hundreds/thousands of dollars worth of stuff from me on commission. They're usually very friendly, speak proper English (no ebonics), and what not. I'm referring to many people who live in this area, not everyone is like this.
You would think that a trampling incident would occur in probably an impoverished area where people are poor and uneducated, but yet, the opposite is true for the people of Valley Stream, Long Island, NY. Just wanted to point that out.
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Yeah, really and truly, the people who live in Valley Stream and some points to the East have nice homes and are educated enough, but the people who shop at the Valley Stream Walmart are terrible. They are under educated and poor. Many come from Jamaica and South Ozone Park, Queens, the projects, Rosedale and the surrounding areas and are very low class. Of course I'm over generalizing, but there is an overwhelming contingent of ghetto people who shop at the Valley Stream Walmart as there is no Walmart in New York City proper.
I hear people blaming the lack of Walmart security, and honestly, in an area where even the movie theaters have metal detectors (which I find disgusting), you can say it's a valid argument. But in Walmart's defense, this was wholly not foreseeable. They broke down the door. I went there about 7pm on Black Friday and saw the crumpled door jam and the broken glass. I also didn't wait in line, found exactly what I wanted and was in and out in about 3 minutes. Moot point! Crowds of tactless people is what ruined that mans family. Not Walmart's lack of clairvoyance. They'd need 100 security guards to deal with those ignorant, overzealots. The police that showed up before 4am should never have left. But... shoulda, coulda, woulda right? Let's hope the police can prosecute a few of the people responsible.