how to treat a hero(gotta read this)
10-07-2004, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptUSA
Has anybody tried to confirm this story? Seems to me like something that would have made network. ... People start some crazy emails sometimes. They sound believable as hell, but chain letters are a REALLY bad place to get news and/or information from. Just my $.02 
its true, it made the news here in angelo, and on our regional ***.net there was a blurb about it. previous posts are right. its all about the fear of being able to be sued. they fired him to set an example. the company i work for is like that. i chased a guy out of the store one night doing a beer run i tripped him up outside, he went flying face first into the pavement and ran off, i gathered up the busted beers, and ALMOST got fired. another guy i worked with chased one out to get LP#, was almost run over in the process, and he did get fired. here they are scared that if you get hurt that you will sue them.
and jaberwaki you know this shoulda been in the lounge, you post harlot!
10-07-2004, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 9833211
I know this is off topic. Jaberwaki are you related to jesse james? Cause your pic looks just like him.
you must be under 21?
that picture good sir is not me... it is Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" one of the all time best cult flicks EVER...
if you have not seen it (and you are older then 18) i highly recomend you check it out.
"might put you in mind for a bit of tha ol ultra violence"
10-07-2004, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by luvmeZ28
and jaberwaki you know this shoulda been in the lounge, you post harlot!
harlots get paid for it...
i guess that just makes me a post ****
10-07-2004, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jaberwaki
you must be under 21?
that picture good sir is not me... it is Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" one of the all time best cult flicks EVER...
if you have not seen it (and you are older then 18) i highly recomend you check it out.
"might put you in mind for a bit of tha ol ultra violence"
that picture good sir is not me... it is Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" one of the all time best cult flicks EVER...
if you have not seen it (and you are older then 18) i highly recomend you check it out.
"might put you in mind for a bit of tha ol ultra violence"
-Todd
10-08-2004, 12:15 AM
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very true story. i work at blockbuster. even if you see someone steal something, if you touch them, and it's found out, you WILL be fired. no questions asked, no arguments ensue. case closed.
sure, it's fucked up, but also you have to realize that if you were allowed to touch someone while you were on the job (especially when they threatened you in a harmful way), what if you just beat them up and killed them cause you were pissed (because you were the kind who didn't mind murdering others)? what would happen then? no lawsuit filed or anything, because it's lawfully labeled as "okay." this is obviously a problem.
but, as i'm sure anyone feels the same, if your life is threatened, on the job or not, you are going to react in order to save your own life. if you know you are going to lose your job, hey, it's better than losing your life. it's unfair policy, but it's probably better than most of it's alternatives. i will admit that.
sure, it's fucked up, but also you have to realize that if you were allowed to touch someone while you were on the job (especially when they threatened you in a harmful way), what if you just beat them up and killed them cause you were pissed (because you were the kind who didn't mind murdering others)? what would happen then? no lawsuit filed or anything, because it's lawfully labeled as "okay." this is obviously a problem.
but, as i'm sure anyone feels the same, if your life is threatened, on the job or not, you are going to react in order to save your own life. if you know you are going to lose your job, hey, it's better than losing your life. it's unfair policy, but it's probably better than most of it's alternatives. i will admit that.
10-08-2004, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jaberwaki
you must be under 21?
that picture good sir is not me... it is Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" one of the all time best cult flicks EVER...
if you have not seen it (and you are older then 18) i highly recomend you check it out.
"might put you in mind for a bit of tha ol ultra violence"
that picture good sir is not me... it is Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" one of the all time best cult flicks EVER...
if you have not seen it (and you are older then 18) i highly recomend you check it out.
"might put you in mind for a bit of tha ol ultra violence"
10-08-2004, 07:33 AM
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That is messed up! I could understand them reprimanding him but firing him is overboard. I guess if he would've been killed they would have been happier. Stories like that **** me off. People need to use some damn common sense in the world today.
