Overreaction Regarding Death at Wal-Mart

The death of one Wal-Mart worker on Black Friday has created quite a bit of outrage everywhere. May be the media is depicting the reaction as worse than it really is. May be the current economic struggles all over the U.S. (and the world) make the story resonate more strongly with everyone. What I want to say is that people are overreacting to this incident. They are creating storylines that are not there.

This is not the first time someone has been trampled to death by crowds. Hundreds of Muslims die each year during their annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Many Hindus die under similar circumstances (even though I can't produce links right this moment). I would guess quite a few sports fans die in sports stadiums. Quite conceivably, more than a handful of people die worldwide trying to compete for bargain deals in stores. So, why people (perhaps just the media) attribute so much symbolism and significance to the death of one Black Friday shopper is beyond me.

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