WTF Is Wrong With People?

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, New York State's largest grocery workers Union, has called for an immediate investigation by Federal, State and Local authorities into the "avoidable" death of a Wal-mart worker at the Valley Stream, Long Island Wal-mart.

Specifically, the Union has called on the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the New York State Department of Labor and the Nassau County Prosecutor to investigate Wal-mart's failure to provide a safe workplace.

"This incident was avoidable," said Bruce Both, President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500. "Where were the safety barriers? Where was security? How did store management not see dangerous numbers of customers barreling down on the store in such an unsafe manner?" asked President Both. "This is not just tragic; it rises to a level of blatant irresponsibility by Wal-mart.

The real tragedy is not only the blatant irresponsibility of the Wal-marts of the world. I blame people and what we have become as a society.

Have we become so materialistic that we salivate like Pavlov's dog everytime a retailer teases us with their low price bells? Have we become this savage and uncaring as a nation?

No wonder the world hates us.

No wonder they say that 9/11 was retribution.