Manager stops a thief from leaving the store with a firearm and is fired for violating policy of putting hands on a “customer” ???
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Cmon Academy ???
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by txwhitetail View PostManager stops a thief from leaving the store with a firearm and is fired for violating policy of putting hands on a “customer” ??? Anyone know if this is the same Academy stores we have in Texas?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/11...wyer-says.html
We were told (at gander back in the day) if you see a thief and try to stop them you will be fired immediately.
It’s due to possibly being sued by the thief (Murica!)
Comment
-
I’m pretty sure that is for all if not most stores. When I worked for Cabelas loss prevention/security team, we were instructed time and time again to not touch a person no matter what they did. We had to ask them to return to the store so we could question them. Saw many people just make a run for it but the cops were usually there before we tried to stop the thief.
Worse thing was, we would sit and watch the 200 plus cameras and see the person steal red handed. If they attempted to get physical we had to just let them go.
Comment
-
Imagine this - Academy has no official policy about not attempting to detain shoplifters. An employee gets shot while trying to stop said shoplifter. Family of shot employee sues Academy for a zillion and wins. In the world of retail loss prevention, losing a few hundred dollars worth of merchandise is the lower risk option
Comment
-
Originally posted by jerp View PostImagine this - Academy has no official policy about not attempting to detain shoplifters. An employee gets shot while trying to stop said shoplifter. Family of shot employee sues Academy for a zillion and wins. In the world of retail loss prevention, losing a few hundred dollars worth of merchandise is the lower risk option
Comment
-
yep it happens...
saw a kid at the League City Kroger's get fired, because he pushed his big rack of shopping carts in front of a car parked out front, while their buddy was inside stealing a huge blue tote full of allergy medicine...
manager said company policy with zero tolerance...
I have not been back to that **** store since...
Comment
-
Originally posted by txwhitetail View PostI understand the policy. What I don’t understand is not ooking at the totality of the circumstances when assessing punishment. The guy had already stolen other firearms earlier that morning. He wasn’t headed out for a rabbit hunt.
Comment
Comment