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Date Posted: 05:07:04 07/20/05 Wed
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James
's message, "The worst retailer for Loss Prevention" on 03:30:22 07/04/05 Mon
God! I've never seen a retailer hated more then Wal-Mart.
Post anything walmart in the thread .
Most new Wal-Marts come fully equipped with interior and exterior cameras trained on the shopping floors and on the parking lot. Although no retailer likes to talk about its "crime problem", the fact is, large parking lots and huge stores attract more than shoppers. The Associated Press headline today read: "1 DEAD, 3 HURT IN SHOOTING AT ILL. WAL-MART". A 33 year old woman, Laura Gassaway, was blown away by police officers inside a Wal-Mart. Gassaway had apparently tried to buy some bullets at Wal-Mart, but store clerks would not sell to her because she did not possess an Illinois firearm owner's ID. Gassaway then began shoplifting. Wal-Mart security guards escorted her to an office, where she reportedly drew a gun from her purse and started shooting at three Wal-Mart associates. The police entered the office, saw the shooting, and opened fire on Ms.Gassaway. When Gassaway refused to drop her gun,police say, they fired 21 shots, killing her on the spot. The Rockford Police chief told the media that Gassaway was pregnant.
You can find just about anything you want at Wal-Mart---and that includes crime as well. Whatever kind of heinous act you prefer, you can get it at Wal-Mart. The company likes to say it is a "retail magnet." Unfortunately, it seems to be a magnet for criminal activity too. Here are eight examples from last week's news. Murder, rape, sexual assault, assault and battery, bombs--you can find it any week at a Wal-Mart supercenter near you. It's the family place to shop:
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