Posted on 08/02/2009 2:04:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Seattle bank teller who chased and tackled a would-be robber says he has been fired for his efforts. Former Key Bank teller Jim Nicholson told KOMO-TV, Seattle, he knew it was against bank policy to not comply with robbers, but he didn't let that stop him from vaulting over the counter and giving chase to a man who had demanded money last week.
The broadcaster said Nicholson, 30, caught up with the alleged robber a few blocks away and tackled him.
"If I allowed him to get away, then he would just continue doing it," he said. "He could come back to our branch. He could go to another bank.
"I had hoped that they would give me a reprimand, or maybe a write-up -- something like that. But it ended up in termination."
He added he had no hard feelings for his former employer.
Key Bank officials didn't return the broadcaster's calls for comment.
No good deed goes unpunished.
I didn’t see the movie, but the plot “The New Age of Reason” is more like “The New Age of Fear”. It sure sounds like what we are becoming as a country.
I hope that cop bought you dinner.
How so you may ask? Because when the lawsuits start being filed, who gets sued? The would-be bank robber, or the bank itself?
Not necessarily true. A friend's wife was murdered in 2001 by a guest who called her to his room as she worked as a night clerk at a chain hotel. He tried numerous attorneys, but was told every time that there was nothing he could sue for.
Let’s just say I made a lot of good friends.
I did lose a nice pair of slacks and a sport coat though.
I live in Georgia. Concealed weapons are legal with a permit and in your car without a permit.
I wager that at any given time 35% of the population strolling through Walmart, downtown Atlanta, Starbucks etc are armed.
When you’re at filling station at night, it’s an interesting thing. You can just tell who is armed by the way they look at you.
I would certainly think twice before robbing someone in this state.
its such a shame, that a pro-active american like this is being punished instead of rewarded. I would hire this man as my employee in a second.
In all fairness, the type of Democrat we can all get behind is Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia. His aide got busted with a loaded handgun (in Webb’s luggage) at the security checkpoint in DC a while ago. A hero Marine with way too many loaded handguns laying around and in his luggage is AWESOME.
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