Hmmmm ..?? If the employer “had concerns” .. then this could have ended up as another “office” shooting.
I’m not saying the guy would have done anything .. but to ignore it would have been foolish .. as many offices have discovered too late. There were red flags all over the place and they were ignored.
I hope the fact they have allowed him to be released and have returned his weapons to him does not end up being a very bad decision.
Certainly it makes sense to pay attention and to be concerned about possible violence. But, the actual number of “office shootings” is a tiny percentage of those who have disputes in the office. Most of the time it is after someone is fired, and most of the time they give some kind of warning.
There is a tremendous amount of information that we do not have in this case. It may be that the police had more to go on than has been released thus far, but I have not seen anything substantial. I would love to see that 20 page police report, but I have not found it on the web yet.
Do you have any connections in Medford that have better access to the report than we do? It is a 20 page report so maybe it would be more available to a local party.
My assessment is that taking them in the first place is going to be seen as a very bad decision.
“I’m not saying the guy would have done anything .. but to ignore it would have been foolish .. as many offices have discovered too late.”
So to ignore the rantings of his supervisor who has several other similiar incidents wold be foolish?
I have yet to see any report that says he made threats of any kind.