I think that was GraySkies point that you might've missed: a few of them are at HQ. But seriously, can you cite one case in which an employer incurred penalty as a consequence of responsible self defense by an employee? It's heavy-handed and dimwitted risk management. Like general gun bans and prohibitions, the facts don't bear out the fears.I'll play the other side, AutoZone does not train their employees in self-defense. In their minds, Most of their staff are not as competent as Devin McClean. Think lawyers and liabilities. There are a lot of idiots out there and its a safe bet AutoZone employs a few.
One of my personal favorites...What is the saying, No good deed goes unpunished?
Sorry, did a 18 mile run today but hope you didn't wait all this time to hear my rply:king:Just waitin' for Suntzu on this one.
These companies blow.
Like Pistology stated in post #7
It's heavy-handed and dimwitted risk management. Like general gun bans and prohibitions, the facts don't bear out the fears.
Just the facts Ma'm.
The corporations don't want to hear the facts, it gums up the agenda.
That to be sucessful in CORPORATE AMERIKA, one has to get along, to go along.
Welcome to the NWO.
Sent them an e mail.
Heres what I sent;
AutoZone employee fired after taking action against “Fake Beard Bandit”
Your corporate policy is pathetic, as is all companies with these idiotic policies of no weapons.
The fear of lawsuits and huge liabilities is a misconception, which can not be proven to be correct.
It is an unfounded fear, which is not bourne out of facts.
Go ahead and cite me one time you have been sued, or had to pay out a substantial amount of money.
AutoZone Contact Us Confirmation
I think I'm with AZ on this one. Guy's robbed 30 stores, evidently hasn't shot anyone up to this point, and the employee runs out to his vehicle, grabs a gun, and challenges the guy to a shootout.
If a guy comes in my place with a gun, and I get the chance to slip outside, I'm trucking out of there and calling in the LEOs to come do what they do. But go back in where all the victims are and yell, "Drop that gun"? Yeah, I'd have let him go too.
Company paycheck, company rules, company say so. You don't want to play by the rules of the folks who pay you, work elsewhere.
Does your job description define who you are?He said he felt it was his responsibility to to do what he did. Well, not according to his job description I assume.
You're right of course...but that dont make it right.But by virtue of the emploers policy of no guns at work it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that what the man did went against what his employers expected of him.........