Fort Lauderdale waiter foils carjacking ... then gets fired

The Sun Sentinel ^ | September 11, 2007 | Macollvie Jean-François

[Turret Gunner A20]

FORT LAUDERDALE: As the lunch rush started Monday, waiter Juan Canales stopped a carjacker from taking a woman's Honda CRV out of the parking lot where he worked.

Hours later he lost his job.

[Turret Gunner A20]

Good man =. The boss is an idiot.

[Tax-chick]

I gotta take my butt out here and get another job," he said.

I like this man - wish I had a business that could use him!

[RabidBartender]

The owner, listed in corporate records as Sathaporn Yosagrai of Fort Lauderdale, could not be reached for comment despite two calls to the restaurant and one to his home.

A former electrician, Canales was convicted of robbery in 2004 and attempted cocaine possession in 2006, Florida criminal records show. He served prison time and has been working to stay on a straight path ever since.

Sathaporn Yosagrai? Common spelling.

[Red in Blue PA]

I don’t know if there could even be a way the boss could make himself look more foolish.

This story needs to be made public in this area, and people must stop eating there.

[geezerwheezer]

Something tells me this guy will be o.k. One good ded deserves another and I’ll bet somebody dwn in Florida could use a real man with a good heart. He is probaly better off nt working fr the jerk he was working for, and I wish him well.

[Vaquero]

Trent (Yuppie): So where to eat? You like Thai? .....Homer: Tie good. You like shirt?

[DieHard the Hunter]

> “The owner got belligerent” about all the attention his scuffle with the carjacker generated, Canales said.
>
> The owner, listed in corporate records as Sathaporn Yosagraiof Fort Lauderdale...

I guess ol’ Sathaporn Yosagraiof didn’t think that thru very carefully, ay. He just earned his “Thai 84” even more attention by firing a hero.

There’s one place NOT to eat at when in Ft Lauterdale!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Unfortunately, there is a trend here, spurred no doubt by lawsuit prospects:

Employee fired after stopping alleged thief

Home Depot Fires Men Who Stopped Thieves

It's a sad state of affairs in this country when people can get fired for stopping thieves while on the clock.

[Tax-chick]

I agree. This publicity may influence someone who otherwise would not hire a worker with a criminal record.

[Brilliant]

“The owner got belligerent” about all the attention his scuffle with the carjacker generated, Canales said.

[Red in Blue PA]

Sad doesn’t begin to describe it.

Utterly pathetic is more fitting.

[Red_Devil 232]

This is Juan

[Turret Gunner A20]

RE: # 8

Unfortunately, there is a trend here, spurred no doubt by lawsuit prospects ....

Yeah -- as the old saying goes -- no good deed goes unpunished.

[org.whodat]

“The owner got belligerent” about all the attention his scuffle with the carjacker generated, Canales said.

Probably some illegal activity going on and the owner does not want any attention.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

You’re probably right.

[BlazingArizona]

It's a sad state of affairs in this country when people can get fired for stopping thieves while on the clock.

The good news is that this guy is not going to have any trouble finding another job. He's not even going to have to post on Monster.

[subterfuge]

Juan would have been better off trolling the bathrooms in the Ft. Lauderdale parks.

[ANGGAPO]

This guy should get a lawyer and go after Mr. Southporn. With a bit of luck he could be the new owner of the shop.

[Brilliant]

Either that, or he was po’d at the guy even before the incident. I can’t see how this incident would prompt him to fire him.

[Publius6961]

Probably some illegal activity going on and the owner does not want any attention.

????
This didn't attract attention?