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Why, Academy Sports? Why?
Academy Sports manager fired after tackling gun theft suspect

Karl Etters, Tallahassee Democrat Published
8:00 a.m. ET July 11, 2018 | Updated 6:53 p.m. ET July 11, 2018
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
Whoa. Well it looks like I may have purchased my last gun or boxes of ammo from them. This might work out as well for them as Dicks nonsensical actions of late.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
(07-12-2018 07:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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Nah, just the ones who insist on being morons by not exempting an employee in a situation like this.
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(07-12-2018 08:39 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 07:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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Nah, just the ones who insist on being morons by not exempting an employee in a situation like this.

In the last year:

CVS
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
7-Eleven
Arby's
Pizza Hut
KFC
AutoZone
Sprint
Best Buy
Family Dollar
Walgreens
Wing Stop
T-Mobile

I agree its dumb, but if that gun would have gone off and injured another customer, guess who they are suing?
07-12-2018 08:47 AM
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
I worked at grocery store as a kids 15 years ago and we were always told NEVER chase or touch a customer. They would rather let people steal and run away than for their employees to be harmed.

Insurance risk is probably the reasoning but the nice HR lady made it sound much more benevolent.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
Just because it was a gun, I probably would have given the guy a pass.

I get why these policies exist though, and I agree with them. Not worth it to play hero to save a few hundred bucks in merchandise, and you open yourself and the company up to all kinds of liability issues if you start tackling suspected shoplifters.

Again though, it’s a little different when it’s a gun and you don’t know the thief’s intentions.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
I don't like that people get fired for doing these things but it is policy. Insurance, liability, putting others at risk.

It's like every other job. You work for someone else, they set the policy. Don't like it, don't hire on.

Private life, you steal from me, I beat the hell out of you. If I'm an employee at a big box, they don't care if someone steals from them, why should I.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
"White, according to court records, said he and his family were being threatened by an unknown person and he wanted the gun to “kill him.""

Well, an unknown person's life was saved. That makes violating a policy worthwhile in my book. Granted, he didn't know this at the time he tackled the perp, but still.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
(07-12-2018 08:47 AM)fsquid Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 08:39 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 07:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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Nah, just the ones who insist on being morons by not exempting an employee in a situation like this.

In the last year:

CVS
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
7-Eleven
Arby's
Pizza Hut
KFC
AutoZone
Sprint
Best Buy
Family Dollar
Walgreens
Wing Stop
T-Mobile

I agree its dumb, but if that gun would have gone off and injured another customer, guess who they are suing?

Interestingly enough I shop at only one of the companies you listed.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
“My instincts tell me they are concerned more about people like Mr. White suing them for being stopped in the course of a theft than they are about rewarding or acknowledging in a positive manner that Mr. Crouch may have saved lives.”

I guessing they give the manager a settlement just to get it out of the news. But its all about lawsuits from the criminals and possibly the employees if they get hurt. My Dad stopped dozens of shoplifters in his career (now at one point he was officially a deputy sheriff in addition to being a retail store manager). He tells the story of one he chased down into a scrap yard. He could have caught him at any time, but wanted to wear him out. Finally the guy stopped and my Dad said, "Do you want it easy or hard?" The guy picked up a metal pipe and my Dad felt pretty stupid. My Dad, who had been a boxer when younger, ended up having to break the guy's arm.

I actually can understand Academy's point of view, leaving it to the police, but they look really bad. If they fired him without a decent severance, the person who made that decision should be fired for stupidity. The manager probably did save at least one person's life.
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
(07-12-2018 08:55 AM)Chappy Wrote:  "White, according to court records, said he and his family were being threatened by an unknown person and he wanted the gun to “kill him.""

Well, an unknown person's life was saved. That makes violating a policy worthwhile in my book. Granted, he didn't know this at the time he tackled the perp, but still.

But without getting away with the gun to kill one guy, it's possible the one guy now kills this guy and his family. 03-wink
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RE: Why, Academy Sports? Why?
(07-12-2018 08:47 AM)fsquid Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 08:39 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 07:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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Nah, just the ones who insist on being morons by not exempting an employee in a situation like this.

In the last year:

CVS
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
7-Eleven
Arby's
Pizza Hut
KFC
AutoZone
Sprint
Best Buy
Family Dollar
Walgreens
Wing Stop
T-Mobile

I agree its dumb, but if that gun would have gone off and injured another customer, guess who they are suing?

And if they guy had used the gun he just stole and injured or killed another customer, guess who they're still suing -- for NOT stopping it.
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(07-12-2018 12:09 PM)Paul M Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 08:55 AM)Chappy Wrote:  "White, according to court records, said he and his family were being threatened by an unknown person and he wanted the gun to “kill him.""

Well, an unknown person's life was saved. That makes violating a policy worthwhile in my book. Granted, he didn't know this at the time he tackled the perp, but still.

But without getting away with the gun to kill one guy, it's possible the one guy now kills this guy and his family. 03-wink

Possibly, but we don't know what the level of threat from the other guy was. Was he threatening to play Celine Dion really loud in the vicinity of him and his family?
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That would be worse than being shot.
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(07-12-2018 08:47 AM)fsquid Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 08:39 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-12-2018 07:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  It's against most companies policies to do that. So you'll have to boycott a bunch of them.

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Nah, just the ones who insist on being morons by not exempting an employee in a situation like this.

In the last year:

CVS
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
7-Eleven
Arby's
Pizza Hut
KFC
AutoZone
Sprint
Best Buy
Family Dollar
Walgreens
Wing Stop
T-Mobile

I agree its dumb, but if that gun would have gone off and injured another customer, guess who they are suing?

add Kroger and Publix to the list...
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Academy Sports was being deluged with push back on this incredibly stupid move to fire that manager. This brave man possibly saved lives by his courageous act. Some times stupidity can be over ruled as happened here.

Quote:TALLAHASSEE — A sporting-goods store manager fired earlier this week after tackling a suspected shoplifter trying to flee with a pistol and bullets was rehired Friday, according to the man's lawyer.

A company spokeswoman confirmed Crouch's reemployment.

“I am pleased to report that the head of Academy Sports + Outdoors stores spoke with Mr. Crouch and offered him his job back. And Mr. Crouch accepted,” said Crouch's lawyer, Ryan Hobbs.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nat...783864002/
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