Greed, made in the U.S.A.

As New York Times reports, a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death this morning, as an 'overeager' crowd broke through the doors looking for 'deals'.

"Black Friday" is so-called, as I understand it, because for many retailers, it makes the difference in the financial year between being 'in the red' and being 'in the black'. But every year, people get hurt because everything about the day fuels greed, impatience, and selfishness. Instead of letting the people who genuinely can't afford the necessities of everyday life do their shopping in peace, people who already have too much throttle each other for the chance to pinch a few pennies.

It's greed, it's sin, it's an abomination.

A depressing day to be a citizen of this 'great' country.

God have mercy on us.