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Old 09-27-2007, 07:52 PM   #1
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Man fired for saving woman

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-onlin...78250725.shtml

When a neighbor screamed she'd been shot, Colin Bruley grabbed his shotgun, found the victim and began treating her bloodied right leg.

Tonnetta Lee survived Tuesday's pre-dawn shooting at her Jacksonville apartment, and her sister and a neighbor praised Bruley's actions. But his employers, the same people who own the Arlington complex where Bruley lives, reacted differently. They fired him.

An interview:

http://www.glennbeck.com/news/06222007c.shtml

http://www.workplace-excellence.com/...-colin-bruley/

http://www.workplace-excellence.com/...-colin-bruley/

http://freestudents.blogspot.com/200...1_archive.html
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Old 09-27-2007, 08:03 PM   #2
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No official word from the company then?
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Old 09-27-2007, 08:04 PM   #3
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The only thing I can think of for the reason that he was fired is that he was risking injury while on medical leave. And even that is a stretch.
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Old 09-27-2007, 08:08 PM   #4
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No official word from the company then?
yea, they basically said, "We stand by our decision." Frigging idiots.
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Old 09-27-2007, 09:39 PM   #5
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The only thing I can think of for the reason that he was fired is that he was risking injury while on medical leave. And even that is a stretch.
They said it was because he was brandishing a shotgun on company property. It was legally owned. What it comes down to is he lived there, but he also worked there--you can legally have a gun in your home, but an employer can also have rules about guns on their premises.

I bet he gets his job back, in the end.
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Old 09-28-2007, 11:38 AM   #6
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I bet he gets his job back, in the end.
It was over three months ago; he probably shouldn't hold his breath.
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Old 09-28-2007, 02:54 PM   #7
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I wonder if he'd want to go back to work for this outfit?
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Old 09-28-2007, 04:17 PM   #8
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Those people are morons. They deserve and employee who would not help someone.
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