I can not agree with you more.... The criminal is always the one that has legal provided for them, protection against THEIR rights and goodness we would not want to violate their freedom to carry a hand gun and take what is not theirs in the first place. The average citizens in the United States can work their whole life and end up with nothing due to trying to protect what is theirs. As the wife of a retired police officer believe me WE always felt the citizens pain. An officer is guilty until proven innocent. We had to pay for our attorneys if we need one because WE have a job and WE try to get ahead in this world without it being at the expense of others. Something is truly wrong with our system...We are more concerned about protecting the guilty than the innocent. Then if the judicial systems finds them guilty the supreme court can over rule and change the way things go.
Prime example--John Ingle who went into Tommy Lancaster's and cold bloodedly killed his wife with many witnesses including one attorney there for lunch and saw the whole thing yet he gets out of the death penality imposed by Floyd County yet over turned by the state. Then of course there is the trial for the X-state trooper (David Camn) who killed his wife and kids now we are paying again to make sure we got it right because someone in the family has money and the STATE over ruled us again...GO Figure!..
The only reason I can even think that Mc Donalds's would even attempted such a move was if there is a company policy in place, which each employee is given when they are hired, that states no handguns etc. allowed on the property. If that is their policy and the employee knew this then he should have never had the handgun on the property in the first place. There are many policies just like that in place with the 24 hours establishments. My daughter used to work for one and she carried a gun to work (with a permit) because she was at Thornton's from 11:00 PM until 7AM and many times by herself during those hours on Charlestown Road. She had it in her purse under the counter and one employee found out she had it and she was terminated because of it. That is the only reason I would think that McDonald's could even justify such a firing.
Thanks for your concern,
Beverly Crump
Thank you for your rapid response. I would just like to say that because something is "company policy" that doesn't make it right. Just as all laws are not always right or justifiable. 150 years ago slavery was the law in this country. Did that make it right? You decide.
Railroading an innocent man because of "company policy" does not justify the conclusion. You and others at the New Albany City Council should have the guts to stand up to McDonalds and at least voice your thoughts on this matter. When no one speaks up to hold these corporations accountable, that makes it seem like you agree with them. You and the others should be the light of reason and point out to McDonalds and the corporate office that blaming people for saving a life is not a reasonable "company policy."
Sincerely,
Robert Zoeller
I am not agreeing with the decision that was made. I am only trying in my mind to try and understand why firing was done. I said I could not agree with you more. I believe that two or three city council members who eat there EVERY morning and set there and solve the world problems should rethink their support of such a place. I HOPE YOU HEAR FROM THOSE WHO ARE THERE EVERY MORNING.
Beverly Crump
Freedom of Speech commends Council Member Crump on her sincere efforts in support of the McDonald's employee who was in our opinion unjustly terminated. But we do not feel her last comment was entirely appropriate.
We would like to thank Mr. Zoeller for allowing us to bring this matter to the citizens of New Albany. Feel free to contact us in the future. And we highly recommend that you speak to the City Council on Monday, January 9, and ask for their support on this issue. Or you can contact the following Council Members directly:
Donnie Blevins 944-4856
Jack Messer 949-9638
Mark Seabrook 944-9644
Dan Coffey 949-1262
Bill Schmidt 945-7386
Steve Price 941-9032
Larry Kochert 945-7652
Beverly Crump 948-2603
Jeff Gahan 949-9314
