Disgraceful! Shoppers Who Participated in Stampede Should Be Ashamed!

This is disgraceful! A senior citizen was knocked down and trampled by a mob attempting to get into a South Florida mall, and others were pushed around and down, as seen in this photo.

The current way that stores open needs to be changed for this one day. Instead of closing down the night before and opening the doors up at 5am the next morning, they should instead stay open and have their stock people bring stuff out gradually throughout the early morning hours.

For that matter, the way that discounts are done should change as well. If retailers are serious about keeping people safe, then they should have enough stock on hand to eliminate the rush for people to grab whatever they see before everything is gone.

Retailers are to blame for the violence. They create the environment that allows the violence to take place, therefore they are the only ones who can change the rules of the game.

First-come, first serve should be abolished, as well as long lines in the winter cold that feed into peoples' tempers and impatience.

Those who read this post who did a "Jingle All the Way" this morning ought to be ashamed of themselves.