Thief! (And no, no one died).

[Lewkowski]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/20...h-robbery.html

This story really amuses me.

"Police arrested the driver after they said they found his car at a nearby bowling alley. It's unclear whether he'll face any additional charges aside from felony robbery."

Hopefully this will be a cautionary tale to all would be criminals, even petty theft is theft.

[LittleFuzzy]

Petty theft is theft, but it's not a felony. Stop pretending to be GGT and ignorantly claiming technical words aren't technical. "Felony robbery" is like "felony murder," neither indicates the modified word is why the actions constitute a felony. In this case it's because of the violence, the "striking" the manager trying to stop him from leaving twice.

[RandBlade]

In this case it is the aggravating factor of the assault that is the issue isn't it?

[Flixy]

Robbery by definition needs violence, doesn't it?

[Ominous Gamer]

Robbery by definition needs violence, doesn't it?

yes, and robberies are almost always classed as felonies because of it. If the dude had simply ran away without going straight to his car this likely wouldn't have been reported to the police. But now, I wouldn't surprised if the idiot manager also gets fired. Putting yourself in harms way over a few cents of sugar syrup is straight dumb. No company would want to pay comp over that.

I'd love to see footage of this, I'm betting the "getting hit twice with the car" was simply this dude trying to back out of a spot and the manager being an idiot and standing behind the car.

[RandBlade]

He should get a warning and training but shouldn't get fired. You seem quite often keen on getting people fired, it's a rather sad trait.

[Ominous Gamer]

You seem quite often keen on getting people fired, it's a rather sad trait.

Not keen on it at all, only following the trend for high profile incidents. This guy is a manager at a McDs, one of the few things that sets him apart from the rest of the staff would be the training on how to deal with trouble customers. If he is unable to keep a cool head in a situation involving a soda, then that franchise owner would have no trouble finding someone who would. Reading up on this, the manager tried to remove the keys from the ignition of the car (after he was backed into). He escalated this event far beyond what it needed to be. Thats not training, thats the lack of common fucking sense. Insurance, regionals, corporate, they are all going to to come down on him like a ton of bricks. He sure wouldn't be the first one fired from a McDonalds for escalating a minor incident.


To quote the police department who made the arrest concerning the employee:
"We never encourage anyone to put themselves in harm's way"


I apologize if my acceptance of reality is upsetting to one like yourself, it would not be surprising.

[Lewkowski]

Not keen on it at all, only following the trend for high profile incidents. This guy is a manager at a McDs, one of the few things that sets him apart from the rest of the staff would be the training on how to deal with trouble customers. If he is unable to keep a cool head in a situation involving a soda, then that franchise owner would have no trouble finding someone who would. Reading up on this, the manager tried to remove the keys from the ignition of the car (after he was backed into). He escalated this event far beyond what it needed to be. Thats not training, thats the lack of common fucking sense. Insurance, regionals, corporate, they are all going to to come down on him like a ton of bricks. He sure wouldn't be the first one fired from a McDonalds for escalating a minor incident.


To quote the police department who made the arrest concerning the employee:
"We never encourage anyone to put themselves in harm's way"


I apologize if my acceptance of reality is upsetting to one like yourself, it would not be surprising.

And I bet you don't want harsh penalties for theft and robbery either? And I also bet you absolutely detest anyone doing anything to stop crime that isn't part of the local, state or national government. In short - you want people to be decedent on the government and when people do act to protect themselves, their employer or others you lash out and wish for bad things to happen to them. RB is right, it is sad.

[Ominous Gamer]

And I bet you don't want harsh penalties for theft and robbery either? And I also bet you absolutely detest anyone doing anything to stop crime that isn't part of the local, state or national government. In short - you want people to be decedent on the government and when people do act to protect themselves, their employer or others you lash out and wish for bad things to happen to them. RB is right, it is sad.

If only you put all the effort you spend on mental gymnastics like this into something productive like comprehension or critical thinking. Sadness all around.

[LittleFuzzy]

And I bet you don't want harsh penalties for theft and robbery either? And I also bet you absolutely detest anyone doing anything to stop crime that isn't part of the local, state or national government.

You still work in the business of denying insurance claims, right? Then your employer detests anyone doing those things too. Bad for the bottom line.

[Lewkowski]

You still work in the business of denying insurance claims, right? Then your employer detests anyone doing those things too. Bad for the bottom line.

You are making assumptions that are fairly insulting.

The simple fact is the liberal wing of this board HATES it when people defend property, they would rather see the thief get away with it then for a property owner to defend himself or his property (or his neighbors property). The Texas hero Joe Horn was blasted by folks like you for defending his community for example.

[RandBlade]

Not keen on it at all, only following the trend for high profile incidents. This guy is a manager at a McDs, one of the few things that sets him apart from the rest of the staff would be the training on how to deal with trouble customers. If he is unable to keep a cool head in a situation involving a soda, then that franchise owner would have no trouble finding someone who would. Reading up on this, the manager tried to remove the keys from the ignition of the car (after he was backed into). He escalated this event far beyond what it needed to be. Thats not training, thats the lack of common fucking sense. Insurance, regionals, corporate, they are all going to to come down on him like a ton of bricks. He sure wouldn't be the first one fired from a McDonalds for escalating a minor incident.


To quote the police department who made the arrest concerning the employee:
"We never encourage anyone to put themselves in harm's way"


I apologize if my acceptance of reality is upsetting to one like yourself, it would not be surprising.

Do you follow training in every single action you take in every single day that you're at work while never making a mistake? Have you a lot of "fight or flight" experience that being a victim of a robbery gives you?

Most companies, at least here, have a disciplinary procedure that don't result in "one mistake = YOU'RE FIRED!" I think you've been watching too much The Apprentice. My companies disciplinary procedure is: verbal warning (expires after 3 months), first written warning (expires after 6 months), final written warning (expires after a year), dismissal. So it takes four disciplinary mistakes in relatively quick succession to get dismissed. Only Gross Misconduct, which is something that results in a complete breakdown of trust [ie theft] leads to instant dismissal.

Good employees are valuable. Before you make someone a manager you must surely think they are a good employee and to dismiss someone for every single mistake is the realms of the Twitter Mob, it is not sensible business practice.

I never said that the guy did the right thing so your Police quote makes no difference to my suggestion that he should get an official warning rather than dismissed. If he'd done the right thing there'd be nothing to get a warning over.

[Flixy]

Do you follow training in every single action you take in every single day that you're at work while never making a mistake? Have you a lot of "fight or flight" experience that being a victim of a robbery gives you?

If your fight or flight mode kicks in when someone takes a free refill he shouldn't, maybe managing a fastfood restaurant isn't the best place for you. Gotta have a bit thicker skin than that.

Most companies, at least here, have a disciplinary procedure that don't result in "one mistake = YOU'RE FIRED!" I think you've been watching too much The Apprentice. My companies disciplinary procedure is: verbal warning (expires after 3 months), first written warning (expires after 6 months), final written warning (expires after a year), dismissal. So it takes four disciplinary mistakes in relatively quick succession to get dismissed. Only Gross Misconduct, which is something that results in a complete breakdown of trust [ie theft] leads to instant dismissal.

Good employees are valuable. Before you make someone a manager you must surely think they are a good employee and to dismiss someone for every single mistake is the realms of the Twitter Mob, it is not sensible business practice.

I never said that the guy did the right thing so your Police quote makes no difference to my suggestion that he should get an official warning rather than dismissed. If he'd done the right thing there'd be nothing to get a warning over.

I agree, plus PR would be bad for firing someone who tries to stop a thief, I think. And I'm happy I was never fired for making a mistake!

[Aimless]

I think what he was trying to say is that it's really fucking dumb to escalate a situation such as this unnecessarily. Law enforcement in the US is also known for being really fucking dumb in this particular sense.

[Ominous Gamer]

Yet another reminder for how crippling it must be to see the world through Lewks Black and White judgements.

[Lewkowski]

Yet another reminder for how crippling it must be to see the world through Lewks Black and White judgements.

Don't steal. Ahhh problem solved. This for example was for a soda which is actually detrimental to health so no 'he was stealing bread for his family' hogwash. Gray absolutely exists but there is very little gray when it comes to people stealing. They are the parasites of society.

[Lewkowski]

I'm supporting the idea that society is better off when criminals like the soda thief are behind bars. Do you honestly think this is the first time he stole something?

[LittleFuzzy]

I'm supporting the idea that society is better off when criminals like the soda thief are behind bars. Do you honestly think this is the first time he stole something?

I'd actually be surprised if he had, sounds like typical adolescent rules-testing egged on by a peer environment. Since I'm talking about bottom lines, how much money is it going to cost society to protect itself from the danger of a lost soda, in the form of legal proceedings and whatever sentencing is imposed? I wonder whether society might actually be better off with those additional thousands directed at something besides the defense of the soda supply?

[Lewkowski]

I'd actually be surprised if he had, sounds like typical adolescent rules-testing egged on by a peer environment. Since I'm talking about bottom lines, how much money is it going to cost society to protect itself from the danger of a lost soda, in the form of legal proceedings and whatever sentencing is imposed? I wonder whether society might actually be better off with those additional thousands directed at something besides the defense of the soda supply?

One crime isn't the issue here. Just like MOST theft doesn't lead to arrests. When you can nab someone for it you want to maximize the sentence for all the times you didn't catch the thief in the act.

[LittleFuzzy]

One crime isn't the issue here. Just like MOST theft doesn't lead to arrests. When you can nab someone for it you want to maximize the sentence for all the times you didn't catch the thief in the act.

So if you can nab someone, you not only say we should presume him/her guilty of other crimes which we can't prove even happened, but of crimes which other people committed and weren't convicted of. Still not McDonald's responsibility to bear the expense for your blatantly immoral social engineering though.

[Enoch the Red]

One crime isn't the issue here. Just like MOST theft doesn't lead to arrests. When you can nab someone for it you want to maximize the sentence for all the times you didn't catch the thief in the act.

If McDonald's or the franchise owner viewed this as such a pressing issue, couldn't they take steps to better secure their soda fountain? It is not unheard of for fast food restaurants to have their soda fountain behind the counter and for the customer to have to ask for refills.

[Hazir]

One crime isn't the issue here. Just like MOST theft doesn't lead to arrests. When you can nab someone for it you want to maximize the sentence for all the times you didn't catch the thief in the act.

You know, I consider myself somebody in favor of harsh punishment to the point that I think at times that capital punishment isn't such a bad thing after all. And then you start posting with your totally of the chart idiocy about criminal 'justice'.

[EmperorNorton]

PETIT theft.

[LittleFuzzy]

PETIT theft.

Nope, we speak American English thank you.

[Steely Glint]

Go to gaol.

[Loki]

http://www.khou.com/news/local/shots...nter/149662743 Is that you, Lewk?

[Lewkowski]

http://www.khou.com/news/local/shots...nter/149662743 Is that you, Lewk?

Hah, no wasn't me but hopefully they catch the thieves.