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Metairie Academy Employees Fired For Chasing After a Pistol Thief
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:18 pm
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Three employees at a sporting goods store in Louisiana were terminated from their jobs after attempting to stop a shoplifter who allegedly stole a pistol.
Michelle Sutton, along with two other unidentified workers at the Academy Sports + Outdoors in Metairie, Louisiana, said that the shoplifting incident happened Dec. 16.
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Four days after the incident, Sutton said that the outdoor retail chain's firearm compliance personnel terminated her, as well as the two other employees for their response to the theft.
Sutton said that they were let go due to Academy Sports + Outdoors policy on loss prevention, which states that employees are not allowed to chase or physically restrain a fleeing person suspected of theft.
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I guess too many residents started locking their guns up so NOLA's finest are resorting to retail theft for firearms.
I'd imagine the payday for getting shot by a stolen firearm that Academy corporate allowed to get stolen would be a pretty big high dollar lawsuit
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:22 pm to John_V
This is one of the stupidest "rules" of the stupid woke movement .
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:24 pm to John_V
quote:good luck with that
I'd imagine the payday for getting shot by a stolen firearm that Academy corporate allowed to get stolen would be a pretty big high dollar lawsu
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:25 pm to East Coast Band
quote:This started well before the woke movement. I worked at Hibbett sports in high school circa 2005/2006 and this was a policy back then. Luckily we never had to test out that policy at the Safeshore (Covington) Hibbett Sports
This is one of the stupidest "rules" of the stupid woke movement .
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:26 pm to John_V
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Sutton said that they were let go due to Academy Sports + Outdoors policy on loss prevention, which states that employees are not allowed to chase or physically restrain a fleeing person suspected of theft.
I wonder how new this policy is. But either way, now that this has happened I hope they expect theft to directly increase.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:27 pm to John_V
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I'd imagine the payday for getting shot by a stolen firearm that Academy corporate allowed to get stolen would be a pretty big high dollar lawsuit
Lol, no.
On the other hand, if one of those employees got killed going after the shoplifter, they would potentially be out of pocket quite a bit.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:27 pm to John_V
My question is how was someone able to shoplift a firearm.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:27 pm to John_V
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Sutton said that they were let go due to Academy Sports + Outdoors policy on loss prevention, which states that employees are not allowed to chase or physically restrain a fleeing person suspected of theft
So they aren’t allowed to do anything? Cause I need a few things from Academy.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:28 pm to East Coast Band
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This is one of the stupidest "rules" of the stupid woke movement .
Probably brought on by capitalist companies who don't want to pay for their employees getting hurt chasing criminals.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:29 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:probably asked to see it, then ran out with it
My question is how was someone able to shoplift a firearm.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:29 pm to Fight4LSU
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So they aren’t allowed to do anything?
They can call the cops and give them footage and descriptions. Been that way for decades at big box stores.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:30 pm to Jim Rockford
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My question is how was someone able to shoplift a firearm
Probably asked to hold it and just ran out
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:31 pm to fightin tigers
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Probably brought on by capitalist companies who don't want to pay for their employees getting hurt chasing criminals.
Yup, literally nothing to do with liberals, wokeness, etc. This is a straight up dollars and cents employee liability issue.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:32 pm to Flynn2Byrd
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Probably asked to hold it and just ran out
Zero ramifications. Just free shite for everyone except the paying customers.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:33 pm to Joshjrn
No description of perp?????
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:38 pm to Joshjrn
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Uvalde Victims Sue Gunmaker, Gun Store, and Law Enforcement
I know they try to sue manufacturers not sure what’s going on with this but they want to sue the gun store.
You can sue for just about anything except dirty elections.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 8:55 pm to John_V
Winn Dixie did not have this policy in the 90’s.
Jr managers loved chasing down jr thugs who tried to shoplift a ribeye rack.
Jr managers loved chasing down jr thugs who tried to shoplift a ribeye rack.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:18 pm to Joshjrn
I know that some states have a "negligent storage" law. Idk how a business can let guns get stolen then have no repercussions if those guns are used in crimes
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:18 pm to East Coast Band
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This is one of the stupidest "rules" of the stupid woke movement
Has literally nothing to do with woke bullshite
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:24 pm to John_V
If all these dead-end retail stores don't appreciate workers who instinctively go after thieves, maybe the workers should consider enrolling in the police academy.
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