At my second job last week, some kid came in with an airsoft gun and tried to rob us. I was walking out of the bathroom and I saw him at the counter. I whipped out my police baton, (metal, extending baton) crept over and broke his arm with it (the arm holding the toy gun). He started crying and freaked out. The police came I didn't get in any trouble but tonight I got fired for that incident without a whole lot of explanation. I thought I saved their asses and this is how they repay me? Now I've been wondering if maybe the owner hired the kid to rob it, so he could claim more on the insurance that what was taken. What should I do?
2007-05-20 21:00:00 · 7 answers · asked by skyline44512 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He was 19, which is actually older than me, I'm 18. I refer to him as a kid because of his immaturity and failure to use his head like an adult should.
2007-05-20 21:13:45 · update #1
He already agreed not to try and press charges against me, it would go nowhere because he was holding what appeared to be a real gun, and I used nonlethal force to "subdue" him.
2007-05-20 21:14:51 · update #2
I broke the arm when it was at his side, holding the gun. There was just about 0 chance of injury to ANYONE but him, I work with the sheriffs department, I am always armed. I am training so I train with the deputies but cannot drive a cruiser or carry a handgun. The weapon at work might have been my undoing because the sheriffs department isn't the job I was fired from.
2007-05-20 21:44:16 · update #3
Your employer allows you to work armed? That in itself is a rarity for anybody not in the law enforcement or security field.
I doubt that the robbery was planned by your boss. I mean realistically what could he recover from the insurance company? A few grand? That amount would quickly be absorbed by the cost of increased insurance rates and added security measures.
I feel that concern about your behavior prompted your firing. The airsoft gun could have discharged and hit your fellow employee or worse a customer. Granted in this case it would likely result a minimum of damage, but that could still be quite dangerous. You were lucky that he did not have a real firearm. The potential risk to others in the store is the reason why so many places insist that the money is just given to the robbers.
If your former employer has a written employee manual, double check the part about what to do during a robbery. Chances are you did not follow the established rules.
2007-05-20 21:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think the circumstances of each case must stand on their own. Yes, I'm sure you could be fired if the error cast alot of doubt upon your capabilities and judgment. There is another factor in the decision to terminate over a law suit. It is also a factor is getting a law suite thrown upon you in the first place. That factor is how well are you liked. If a patient really likes you they usually will not sue you. However a patient will sue a practitioner RN who is cold, dismissive and rude. The same with the employer physicians. Do they like you well enough to overlook this unfortunate fiasco? People, whether they are the patients or the doctors will forgive people they like as a rule. I had my senior nursing instructor tell us this many years ago as a way to keep from getting sued in the first place. However, the doctors will not have any choice but to fire you if your nursing license is suspended or revoked as the result of the transgression that brought about the suite. ICU RN CCRN (retired after 30 years)
2016-05-22 17:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a fairly complex case, and I don't think you have provided enough details on here for us to be able to tell. If you don't have an employment contract, you can be fired for any reason, or no reason at all, even if you didn't do anything wrong. There may also be a question of excessive force. If you really want to, you can consult with a labor attorney and get details, but my inkling is that you're out of luck.
2007-05-20 21:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
what were you doing with a police baton at the age of 18?you showed very poor judgement in having the baton and that is why you were fired
2007-05-20 21:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by charlsyeh 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Talk to an attorney. They are the only ones who will be able to tell you what your legal options are in your case.
2007-05-20 21:07:57 · answer #5 · answered by Cmom22030 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they have the right to fire you, they're probably going to get sued for you taking it upon yourself to break this guys arm.
2007-05-20 21:13:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just how old was this kid? the boss's son?
2007-05-20 21:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋