Walmart Clerk dies as crowds rush in.

[elprincipe]

HappySqurriel said:

elprincipe said:
A lot of people really are savages, you know. I'm not talking about everyone, especially those who were pushed into the store by people behind them, but more of the quotes at the end of the article.

 

It's not being a savage ...

The people in the front of the mob will see the clerk and try to do everything in their power not to hurt him but the people behind them will be forcing them forward; the people in the middle of the crowd might know something is happening in front of them but they (probably) won't know what it is and they will be pushed forward by the people behind them; and the people at the back won't have any clue that anything is happening in front of them.

Situations like this have happened many times before (there have been some famous soccer stadium "accidents" that were caused by rush-seating) and the crowd behavior is very well understood.

 

I think you  need to read what I wrote again, as I'm agreeing with you for the most part.