Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops

[mcurrier]

Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/15/detroit-groundskeeper-fired-after-finding-loaded-gun-handing-it-to-cops/

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/wayne-county-worker-fired-after-finding-gun-on-the-job-20120514-ms

[mikegideon]

Amazing. NO common sense left.

[TMF]

Wow, you'd figure that a city that's one of the most broke in America wouldn't be going out of their way to invite no-win lawsuits. This fella has got every lawyer in Detroit beating on his door. He's gonna get paid.

[Caster]

What the heck was he supposed to do, take it home and keep it?

Yep, law suit and an early retirement.

[QuietDan]

This isn't about the gun, I think. It's more likely Detroit wants to avoid paying a pension to a guy who's two years away from retiring.

[Guest bkelm18]

This isn't about the gun, I think. It's more likely Detroit wants to avoid paying a pension to a guy who's two years away from retiring.

Bingo.

[BigK]

This isn't about the gun, I think. It's more likely Detroit wants to avoid paying a pension to a guy who's two years away from retiring.

Exactly!

I hope he retires in style with his lawsuit earnings AND the ones that fired him get canned next.

[daddyo]

Amazing. NO common sense left.

Well, we are talking about the government here.

[mcurrier]

This isn't about the gun, I think. It's more likely Detroit wants to avoid paying a pension to a guy who's two years away from retiring.

That's what I thought when I first read it. He was a short-timer. Needed to get rid of him somehow.

[East_TN_Patriot]

Well, it was pretty dumb that he didn't immediately call the police to turn the firearm in, but hardly anything to fire a person over.

[gjohnsoniv]

They were definitely just wanting to avoid having to pay retirement pension. You know the politicians are still going to get their retirement pay for all the hard "work" they've done for the city, but not the guy who actually does the work.

Edited May 18, 2012 by gjohnsoniv

[mcurrier]

They were definitely just wanting to avoid having to pay retirement pension. You know the politicians are still going to get their retirement pay for all the hard "work" they've done for the city, but not the guy who actually does the work.

Yeah, this being a senator for one day and getting retirement for life b.s. needs to end. For ALL politicians. They are supposed to serve us, to represent us, not to be a special elite class of royalty. And they always seem to come home richer than when they went into public service.

[laktrash]

Yeah, this being a senator for one day and getting retirement for life b.s. needs to end. For ALL politicians. They are supposed to serve us, to represent us, not to be a special elite class of royalty. And they always seem to come home richer than when they went into public service.

I agree with this 100% but they are the very ones that control it

[mcurrier]

I agree with this 100% but they are the very ones that control it

Yup, and that's bass ackwards too! Needs to change. The employer gives the raise and benefits, not the employee to himself.