beefche Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops | Fox NewsHe finds a gun at work, isn't able to to turn it in right away, then turns it into the police. Then after 27 years on the job, finds out that he "possessed" the firearm and was fired.Has common sense and decency completely left this world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Oh.my.word. That is totally ridiculous. What did the bosses want him to do? Leave it there for someone else to find and possibly get hurt? Okay so maybe he could have made a phone call and had police come to him. But to outright fire him when no policy is in place? Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Any good citizen of Detroit would keep the gun and find a way to use it, as soon as possible. Seriously, that is really sad and totally ridiculous. Poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennarator Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Wow, I hope someone else see the article and gives him a better job offer due to his charachter and honesty in turning it over to the cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 And you 'wonder' why people adopt the attitude of, "Not my job/problem." You feel bad for the guy, I do hope he's able to land on his feet when all is said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prisonchaplain Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 There has to be an update to this story. Either a union or a lawyer or a level-headed superior has to jump in and say, "Woe...the guy has his job back, and this misapplication of policy is being investigated." When someone finds this update, please post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 There has to be an update to this story. Either a union or a lawyer or a level-headed superior has to jump in and say, "Woe...the guy has his job back, and this misapplication of policy is being investigated."When someone finds this update, please post it.Unless they want him fired so they don't have to pay him a pension- 27 years on the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NadiaStar Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thing that bugs me about some of the stricter gun-control laws... there's no right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 There has to be an update to this story. Either a union or a lawyer or a level-headed superior has to jump in and say, "Woe...the guy has his job back, and this misapplication of policy is being investigated."When someone finds this update, please post it. According to this, the last paragraph states that the union has filed a grievance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEthePrimate Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Unless they want him fired so they don't have to pay him a pension- 27 years on the job!That is, IMO, exactly why they fired him. They were just looking for an excuse. Too many people getting ready to retire get fired for stupid reasons, just because their employer doesn't want to pay the pension.This guy did the right thing, the responsible thing, and look what he gets for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEthePrimate Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Thing that bugs me about some of the stricter gun-control laws... there's no right way.This is not about gun control laws. The police said he did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlJibbs Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 They shouldnt have fired him, but if his intent was to turn the gun in he should have called the police right away and not touched it. What if it was used in a homocide or another crime? Not smart for the ground keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I personally don't think we can draw any conclusions about anything from this story, other than "Don't live or work in Detroit". Seriously. From what they tell me, Detroit PD can't respond to 911 emergencies in under 15 or 20 minutes, and they simply can't respond at all to someone finding a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Who are "they", LM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Two sources. First, a couple of news articles (I forget from where) gave me the 15-20 minute figure. Second, a co-worker who used to live there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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