Rope lines, numbered tickets and walkie-talkies for store employees could help control frenzied bargain-hunters, police said in a report issued after a Wal-Mart worker was killed in a Black Friday stampede.Nassau County police released recommendations Wednesday, two weeks after meeting with 75 Long Island retailers about how to stage major sales events safely.
Retailers and police had debated who should take the lead on securing discount-hungry crowds after temporary Wal-Mart worker Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving in Valley Stream.
The report said that while county police would respond if needed, "the responsibility for the security and control of these sales events rests with the store. Store administrators should never market a sales event without having a plan, and the proper resources to manage it."
Link.
- Dec. 11, 2008, Hearing on Wal-Mart Death Yields Proposals
- Dec. 2, 2008, Who Killed Jdimytai Damour?
- Dec. 1, 2008, More on Jdimytai Damour
- Dec. 1, 2008 Queens Lawmakers Propose "Doorbuster Bill"
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