Is Wal-Mart’s Lack Of Security To Blame For What Could Have Ended Up A Mass-Killing?
May 7th, 2008 (Visited 3,233 times)
Wal-Mart never ceases to amaze. It’s a curse and a blessing depending on who you ask. It’s a place that matches prices of competitors - even without coupons, a company that employs the elderly, while also providing one of the worst employment opportunities around. At least if you ask the Wal-Mart employees who work there.
As a result of the “Low, Low Prices” offered there, it’s not surprising to hear that the security system at Wal-Mart, enforced by senior citizens, can sometimes allow rampant theft to take place, and even more serious crime like the instance below.
If nothing else, it makes you think about where you go and who else is there. Standing in line for lunch, about to get onto the freeway with your windows down, or even in your cube at work. Crazy is everywhere, it seems.
And while most places of work are not immune to workplace violence, most also don’t stock alcohol, guns, and bullets either. Not that that’s a bad thing - but it does seem to merit some additional thought to security. When something like this happens - should the store share some of the blame?
Elijah Payne - The 18 Year Old Man In Black
Elijah Payne… He became upset with some of his co-workers at the local Wal-Mart and decided that it would be a good idea to go out to his car at 2am… paint his face black… and stroll back into the employee lounge and start shooting up the place.
