Hey Walmart, You Wronged A Friend Again

HEY WALMART, MY WIFE WAS MUGGED IN FRONT OF YOUR OAKLAND STORE TODAY, THANKS FOR CENSORING MY FACEBOOK COMMENT
Posted on August 19, 2012, 8:20 pm, by Thomas Hawk, under Censorship.

My Comment on Walmart’s Facebook Page


Walmart Deleting my Comment on Walmart’s Facebook Page

I came home from a wonderful day at the waterpark with my two boys earlier today to some terrible news. It turns out my wife was assaulted in front of the Oakland Walmart earlier today and had her iPhone stolen. My two girls ages 6 and 8 were in the car when it took place. My wife had her hair pulled out and tried to fight with her attacker — someone stepped in to try to help (who later said he didn’t want to get involved because you never know who her attacker’s friends were) but the woman took off in a car with a group of her friends with my wife’s phone.

“We’re never shopping at Walmart again,” my six year old daughter told me as I hugged her when I came in the house. She was still shaking even though all this had happened hours earlier. They never did end up getting the lunchbox they went there to buy for my 8 year old. My wife said Walmart was the cheapest place she could find the box my daughter wanted. School supplies for four kids are expensive these days.

I think what upset my wife the most about this whole ordeal was that this happened right in front of Walmart in broad daylight. She was within 50 feet of the store entrance. She told me that it took Walmart over 15 minutes to get involved. She said that they only got involved because someone came inside and went to the customer service area to tell the manager that there was a problem outside the store.

My wife said that the assistant manager told her that she didn’t know if the security cameras in front of the store even worked. The manager apparently didn’t want to involve the police and my wife said it was only after she insisted that the manager call the police that they were called. According to my wife the police viewed Walmart’s security camera footage, but the footage wasn’t clear enough to get a license plate number on the attacker’s car.

Apparently this Walmart has quite a reputation for being a bad place to shop. It’s review on Yelp has 2 stars with 178 ratings. Way more people have rated it 1 star (worst) than anything though. It’s reviews are littered with words like sketchy, seedy, scary. The reviews mention the problems in the parking lot over and over again. You’d think Walmart would consider putting a security guard in front a store with such problems.

I guess what especially bothers me though is that when I posted about this bad experience in a comment on Walmart’s Facebook page, how quickly it was censored away. It didn’t last more than about 10 minutes (see screenshots above) before they deleted it off the page. Did they try to contact me? No. Did they respond to my complaint in any way? No. Instead they just deleted it. They certainly had time to read it, delete it, but not the time nor care to even acknowledge that something terrible happened to one of their customers at one of their stores today.

Social media is supposed to be about having honest conversations. It’s supposed to be about customers and companies interacting in real and meaningful ways. Simply deleting comments by anyone who does not tell you how *AWESOME* Walmart is the opposite of this.

I guess maybe my six year old is right after all. Maybe we really aren’t ever shopping at Walmart ever again. Thanks for the censorship Walmart, it felt really great after today’s wonderful experience at your shitty Oakland store.

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY (7/26/12)**

..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION...THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THIS WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS OF AT LEAST 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL NOT OFFER ANY RELIEF.
* TIMING...HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM.
* IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER TO EVERYONE. THE ELDERLY... INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1

Weather Alert–June 20, 2012

.A PERIOD OF EARLY SEASON DANGEROUS HEAT WILL IMPACT OUR REGION.

.A STRENGTHENING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR REGION TODAY & THURSDAY.BRINGING A VERY HOT AIRMASS WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPS. THIS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT & HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON & EARLY EVENING HRS. THE URBAN CENTERS SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA WILL TEND TO HOLD THE HEAT THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT BUILT UP DURING THE DAY. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL GRADUALLY ARRIVE FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING FRI INTO SATURDAY.

NJZ001-202100-

/O.EXB.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.120620T1700Z-120622T0000Z/

SUSSEX-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF.NEWTON

340 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

.HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES.98 & 102 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND THUR AFTERNOON.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON & THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS.THE WORST WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN THE MORE URBAN AREAS & AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THOSE WHO ARE AT A GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE ELDERLY.

THE INFIRM & CHILDREN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPS IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN. & CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION & HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT & LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE & DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL & SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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/O.EXT.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.120620T1700Z-120622T0000Z/

WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.WA.MORRISTOWN.FLEMINGTON.

SOMERVILLE.NEW BRUNSWICK

340 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

.HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES.BETWEEN 98 & 102 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON & THUR AFTERNOON.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND THUR AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS.THE WORST WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN THE MORE URBAN AREAS & AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THOSE WHO ARE AT A GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE ELDERLY.

THE INFIRM & CHILDREN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPS IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN. & CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION & HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT & LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE & DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL & SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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NJZ013-016-020>023-027-202100-

/O.EXT.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.120621T1700Z-120622T0000Z/

WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.FREEHOLD.PENNSVILLE.JACKSON.

MILLVILLE.HAMMONTON.CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.

WHARTON STATE FOREST

340 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

.HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES.BETWEEN 100 & 103 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THUR AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS.THE WORST WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN THE MORE URBAN AREAS & AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THOSE WHO ARE AT A GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE ELDERLY.

THE INFIRM & CHILDREN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPS IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN. & CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION & HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT & LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE & DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL & SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION.

LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE NO. CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY & TRACK UP THE COAST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY WET.AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING.SNOW TO A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED PULL AWAY LATE THIS EVENING & TONIGHT.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS & ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. SNOW COULD COVER ALL COLD SURFACES IF THE SNOW FALLS HEAVILY ENOUGH.ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY & THIS EVENING.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-291630-

/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/

SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.NEWTON.JIM THORPE.STROUDSBURG

407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS.8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING.A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN & SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE MIX TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATER THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON.& BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS.TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING.AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HRS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES.SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES & POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS.NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 30S..DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LWR 30S AS THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER & HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON & THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES.REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

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NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-291630-

/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/

WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.WA.MORRISTOWN.READING.

ALLENTOWN.BETHLEHEM.EASTON

407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS.6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.AS WELL AS ON ALL COLDER NON- PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING.A MIX OF RAIN & SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.& MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS.TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING.AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HRS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES.SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES & POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS.NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 30S.FALLING INTO THE LWR 30S AS THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER & HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING & THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES.REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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