Posted on 09/27/2017 4:40:11 AM PDT by w1n1
I'm sick and tired of being a sitting duck," Jennifer Wertz told a reporter. When she heard reports of an armed robber nearby, the Albuquerque gas station clear retrieved a gun from her car. Not long after, an armed robber barged into her store and pointed a gun at her. Shen then used hers to shoot him in the chest.
While most gun owners would applaud her action, Circle K reacted by placing her on a two week suspension. Company policy at Circle K, like many chains, says employees should never resist robbers. Wertz, who cares for her three kids and a disabled mother, didn’t want to wait to see what the man pointing a gun at her would decide to do.
Ms. Wertz goes into more details of Circle K company policy like “We are not to chase. We are not to provoke. We are not to do anything. We just stand there and give them what they want and they leave,” Wertz said.
Does that mean employees are supposed to stand there and take a bullet or a knife without resisting as well? Read and see the rest of the news coverage video on store clerk gets suspended after shooting robber story here.
So long as she is suspended with pay, I’d be fine with it.
I’d be looking for a new job with a better employer.
Definitely ABQ. Everybody has tats. Way to go girl! Nice shooting. That’s how you reduce crime. A little fear and uncertainty on the part of perps goes a long way.
Yes. She deserves a paid vacation and a raise.
There should be a lot of employers willing to give her a better offer. Reliable employees are hard to find. Plus free publicity and likely a boost for business.
She deserves a pay raise.
He pointed a gun at her. She wasn’t resisting a robbery, she was defending her life.
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