Damour's

Is there any reason to think that Bubba Walton and his hayseed family are going to come out of their Bentonville, Ark., bunker long enough to pay for Damour's funeral or burial?

Jason Notte: How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer 2009

Coupled with the killings of two men in Palm Desert, Calif., who thought it would be a great idea to shoot each other to death on the busiest shopping day of the year in the middle of a Toys R Us, Damour's death is a reminder of what a country told to shop its way through the tough times can do to a holiday.

Jason Notte: How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer 2009

But what about the frenzied folks who left their sweatshop sneaker track marks on Damour's back?

Kerry Trueman: Shopacoplypse Now 2009

When it was announced that the store was closing because of Damour's death, people literally stepped over him and kept shopping.

Jason Notte: How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer 2009

The Protecting America's Workers Act is legislation currently before the House of Representatives that would strengthen a range of protections for workers on the job -- including raising the minimum fine in cases like Damour's to $20,000, with a potential maximum of $50,000.

Art Levine: Red Cross, Wal-Mart Agree: Life is Cheap for Workers, Public 2009

Six months after Damour's death, the corporate trampling is still going on.

Al Norman: Wal-Mart Fined Only $7,000 For Negligence in Black Friday Trampling Death 2009

Damour's body was rendered lifeless, in a matter of minutes, after the legion of buyers broke down the door he stood before, stampeding their way through the store.

The Power of Suggestion: Where Do WE Go From Here? 2009

Tune in this Friday to honor Damour's memory by learning what we can do to pull our people back from the maw of the malls and restore sanity and humanity to the holiday season.

Kerry Trueman: If It's Friday, It's Meet the Bloggers 2009

Damour's family must be wondering if Wal-Mart can buy justice like any other commodity on the retailer's shelf.

Al Norman: Wal-Mart Fined Only $7,000 For Negligence in Black Friday Trampling Death 2009

Witnesses reported that Damour, 34-years-old, had gasped for air as shoppers continued to surge over him, and when police instructed shoppers to leave the store after Damour's death, many refused, some yelling back, "I've been on line since yesterday morning!"

Bruce E. Levine: "Fundamentalist Consumerism" Kills Us Quickly and Slowly 2009