Decius wrote:
] ] You may recall our post on Monday about a Florida woman
] ] who was trampled in a mad stampede of people scrambling
] ] to buy a $30 DVD player at the local Wal-Mart. It was one
] ] of those stories that perfectly symbolized our nation's
] ] unhealthy obsession with shopping, right? Well, we might
] ] be unheathily obsessed with shopping, but there is
] ] growing evidence that the woman, who is a "frequent
] ] faller" who has managed to injure herself nine times
] ] before at various Wal-Marts around Florida, is faking it.
] ] Over the years she's also filed injury claims against six
] ] other businesses, as well
]
] Not only are we unheathily obsessed with shopping, we are also
] unheathily obsessed with liability!!

Yes, Americans are bred to consume. I think Patricia Vanlester took a tumble durring the great Cabbage Patch phenomenon in the early 80s. Excuse me while I go covet my housemate's Play Station.

RE: Gizmodo : Woman injured in Wal-Mart $30 DVD player stampede might have faked it