Could it happen in Canada?

Quote: Originally Posted by CBC News

On Nov. 28, America's busiest shopping day, a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death in Long Island, N.Y., after an out-of-control throng of shoppers broke down doors in their rush to enter. Police are blaming inadequate security to contain the more than 2,000 people who had lined up for bargains hours before.

In a similar instance at another Wal-Mart five years ago almost to the day, a Florida shopper was trampled to death by a mob that had lined up for discounts.

CBC.ca's comment board was filled with expressions of shock, many blaming gluttony and consumer greed and Wal-Mart itself for encouraging this kind of frenzy.

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Are these instances of consumer mania a strictly American phenomenon? Could it happen in Canada?



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