"They're Savages"

Obviously the economy isn't as bad as everyone thinks if 2,000 people can trample some temp employee to death trying to buy electronics. It's not like this was a rush for food.

Savages indeed.

This happens every year, although this is the first death that I recall. Why do stores do this? Is it really worth replacing your front doors, losing God-knows how much merchandise to breakage as mad hoards run through your store, and now paying a wrongful-death lawsuit?

Or maybe it's just another cost of doing business the Sam Walton way.

[Update: More information here including this little gem: "Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers stepped over him and became irate when officials said the store was closing because of the death, police and witnesses said."]