One would think that the tragic death of temp worker Jdimytai Damour during a customer stampede at Wal-Mart's Valley Stream outlet in November would be bad for business. I mean, why go to Wal-Mart to buy Grand Theft Auto, when you can just run people over for free?
On Wednesday, some semblance of justice was served as Wal-Mart agreed to pay nearly $2 million USD (10 cents in Wal-Mart money) to improve safety at its New York stores and avoid third degree* trample-murder charges.
* Under current statutes in the United States, murder comes in four varieties: (1st degree) intentional murder (e.g., Menendez Bros); (2nd degree) a killing that resulted from the intent to do serious bodily injury (e.g., probably O.J. Simpson); (3rd degree) a killing that resulted from a depraved heart or extreme recklessness (e.g., Trample-Mart); and (4) murder committed by an accomplice during the commission of, attempt of, or flight from certain felonies (e.g., Rabbi Neulander's murder of his wife and South Jersey Pastry Chef Extraordinaire Carol Neulander).
* Under current statutes in the United States, murder comes in four varieties: (1st degree) intentional murder (e.g., Menendez Bros); (2nd degree) a killing that resulted from the intent to do serious bodily injury (e.g., probably O.J. Simpson); (3rd degree) a killing that resulted from a depraved heart or extreme recklessness (e.g., Trample-Mart); and (4) murder committed by an accomplice during the commission of, attempt of, or flight from certain felonies (e.g., Rabbi Neulander's murder of his wife and South Jersey Pastry Chef Extraordinaire Carol Neulander).
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