2023-06-19 07:15:17
American grandmother Mary Ann Moreno (Mary Ann Moreno), who has worked in the “Circle K” supermarket for 18 years, was fired by the supermarket because of defensive actions such as instinctively dragging suspects when the supermarket was robbed. The picture shows a schematic diagram of a supermarket, not a branch in the news. (Data photo/shutterstock) American grandma Mary Ann Moreno (Mary Ann Moreno), who has worked in the “Circle K” supermarket for 18 years, was expelled from the supermarket because of defensive actions such as instinctively dragging suspects when the supermarket was robbed. (The source of the video is Youtube, please forgive me if it is deleted)
A 75-year-old grandma in the United States who has worked in a supermarket for 18 years was expelled for violating the supermarket’s “no pursuit or confrontation policy” because a thief robbed the supermarket with a knife. tell.
Colorado local TV station “KDVR” reported that the 75-year-old grandmother Mary Ann Moreno (Mary Ann Moreno), who has worked for 18 years in the supermarket “Circle K” in Westminster (Westminster, Colorado), is currently suing the supermarket. Shang, accusing the supermarket of wrongfully firing her.
The incident happened on October 4, 2020. Moreno, then 72, encountered 37-year-old robber Wimmer (Tyler Wimmer) while on duty. Wimmer was holding a knife in one hand and a sealed package containing the knife in the other. The device screen showed that Wimmer did not threaten Moreno at the cashier counter with a knife, but asked Moreno to give him a pack of cigarettes for free. Moreno later said that she told Wimmer that there was no way to give him cigarettes, otherwise she would will be fired.
After being rejected by Moreno, Wimmer seemed to be leaving, but suddenly walked back. He went around behind Moreno and grabbed a pack of cigarettes. After seeing this, Moreno briefly grabbed Wimmer and turned back. step back.
She was interviewed and said that when Wimmer walked back quickly, she was shocked. She gestured with her hands, and restored the situation of pushing the robber away and pulling a certain distance, saying that she should have grabbed the robber’s arm and pushed the robber. He, Wimmer also ran out of the supermarket at this time.
After the robbers left, Moreno immediately called the police, but another customer in the store, Larry Wagner, had already called the police.
Moreno said she was fired from the supermarket days following the robbery for violating the company’s “no chase or no confrontation policy” by briefly touching the robber. “Circle K”‘s employee handbook states that the company’s thief and robbery policy is to protect the safety of employees and everyone.
Moreno emphasized that she does not think she violated company policy. She said that when encountering a robbery, it is natural to act defensively or react. She has sued the company.
Her attorney, Iris Halpern, said that Circle K did not clearly distinguish the difference between self-defense and chasing. She said that anyone who has seen the surveillance footage would think that Moreno reacted instinctively out of self-defense, and bombarded because normal people It is wrong to fire an 18-year-old employee for his reaction.
In response to being fired, Moreno was very angry. “They fired me and made me very angry. After working for this company for 18 years, they did this to me?”
The lawsuit aroused heated discussions among American netizens. Many netizens wished Moreno a victory in the lawsuit, and believed that Circle K supermarkets should be grateful for having such loyal employees. However, some netizens believe that Moreno may apply for retirement in two years. Judging from the 18-year seniority, there will be a huge pension at that time. This may be the real reason for her dismissal.
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