Posted on 07/21/2023 8:43:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donna Hansbrough, 68, was punched in the face multiple times while attempting to stop shoplifters from stealing over $2,000 worth of merchandise from Lowe's. The home improvement company then fired Hansbrough for violating their policy.
WSAV reported Takyah Berry, Joseph Berry, and Jarmar Lawton allegedly went inside Lowe's and loaded multiple items into different shopping carts. Police say they would then exit the store without paying for the merchandise. Hansbrough grabbed onto the shopping cart belonging to the female suspect, Takyah:
Police say that Hansbrough never made physical contact with any of the thieves, only grabbing the cart. According to the sheriff’s office, one of the individuals, Joseph Berry, then struck Hanbrough in the face three times before leaving the store. Both Joseph Berry and Takyah Berry, who are uncle and niece, are still at large.
The attack left Hansbrough with bruises on her face. She had worked for Lowe's for 13 years.
Retail companies have taken the position their employees should no longer work there if they attempt to stop brazen shoplifters. Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" in June he stood by firing two employees in Georgia after they called the police on shoplifters and "engaged" with them.
"In this particular case, we have a zero tolerance policy that we train our [employees] on around engaging during a theft. Why? Because we put the safety of our team, of our guests, front and center. It's only merchandise...The [employees] knowingly broke the policy, engaged with the thieves...that was what resulted in the termination," McDonald said.
"That was my sole income," former employee Rachel Rogers said, "So, I did have to file for unemployment and use all of my savings to pay for my car payments, car insurance payments, my dog's food, my food."
The other former employee said she has four children to provide for.
Right, that won’t happen at HD, do you know why?
Because you can never find an employee to help you!
Thanks. So saying that it’s okay to be white is racist.. SMDH
According to NPR and lib fags.
More and more white men are checking out of giving a damn about the DEI crew.
Fewer are doing above bare minimum at work because they know they won’t be rewarded.
Good luck to society without white men running things.
Yep, I agree.
Takyah and jarmar. I guess joseph’s mom was too lazy to use the scrabble box to name him.
“...Our 100+ year old Turner’s Hardware downtown Original and Privately Owned Hardware Store and low-lifes will not see another penny from Me.”
What’d they do?
If the store policy is I don’t have to pay for anything if I don’t want to pay, then everyone should go to that store and simply load up a cart and walk out the front door.
Management won’t stop it, so it is then allowed by default.
Empty the store out before they close it down.
“As a Lowes customer, I give Lowes one (1) chance to remedy this quickly, or lose me to the competition (Home Depot).”
I doubt any chain has a different policy, nor will Lowes care where you shop, nor will most others join your boycott (especially people who have spent an hour in Home Depot looking for a plumbing fitting that was moved to a different bin and never re-sorted).
If you want it FIXED, then it’s legislation that essentially forbids lawsuits from being filed against those trying to protect the property of their employer, and likewise forbids someone being fired for protecting the property of their employer.
I guess because some people just can’t stand a low life thief and would risk everything to stop them, unfortunately Lowes HR department doesn’t care about that, only the rules they made up matter
It's only loss of money.
It's only going out of business!
Way to go, Corporate Scum!
“...afraid of losing some of your property.”
If I work at Lowes or Home Depot as a sales associate, the merchandize on the shelves is not my property and nothing in that store, or every single piece of merchandize in that store is worth my life.
But sure, if someone being paid $12.00 an hour wants to sacrifice their life to prevent a $10.00 paint brush from being stolen from a store with a market cap of $140 billion dollars, they are free to make that choice.
I was at a Home Depot last month not too far from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and I noticed that one of the two main front entrances now has a one-way gate installed when you enter, forcing you to exit through the other main door where the checkouts are located and numerous employees are around. First time I’ve seen this.
Massive Media push with 2 words “Bud Light” directed at the Board of Directors at Luluemon. They will get the point!
I guess that does look like I’m bitching a Turner’s.
Turner’s is fine, it’s lowlife lowes on the $}{!T list. lowlifes fired the 13 year Employee for stopping the hood thieves during a $2000 ripp-off.
Not smart, can make things worse.
Gotcha.
Giving criminals the license to shoplift, loot and steal anything is a simple payment/bribery to keep that criminal Population from rioting.
Also, minimal if any tax $’s are used when the above happens versus armed police action to stop the shoplifting.
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