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Bailey Guns
12-19-2019, 10:30
The UPS hijacking/shooting was probably fresh on his mind:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/us/philadelphia-fedex-delivery-robbery-shooting-trnd/index.html

Good for the driver. I hope FedEx doesn't fire him. Merry Christmas, scumbag.
Gman
12-19-2019, 10:41
I hope the driver recovers from his gunshot to the abdomen.
rondog
12-19-2019, 10:47
I hate to say it, but I'd expect FedEx's legal team to circle the wagons to protect the corporate asses, and leave him out on the prairie to fight the Indians on his own. Standing beside him would set a precedent of approving their drivers to be armed, and THAT will never happen.....
Gman
12-19-2019, 10:56
...without understanding the unwritten messaging; "Come rob our trucks without consequences."

Maybe they should just make the trucks gun free zones. [Sarcasm2]
Irving
12-19-2019, 11:20
"The safety of our team members and service providers is a top priority," FedEX said in a statement, according to WPVI.

This is what companies always say after some issue, but we all know that safety of anything but the bottom line is pretty much ignored. Like how every time a RTD bus runs someone over we get to see a bunch of banners on all the busses about how much RTD cares about our safety.
whitewalrus
12-19-2019, 11:51
I thought fedex used a lot of contractors? Maybe the driver was a contractor.
Bailey Guns
12-19-2019, 13:29
They're still bound by corporate policy.
BushMasterBoy
12-19-2019, 15:15
I would still sue for psychological trauma. Employer did not provide adequate security etc.
Duman
12-20-2019, 17:18
I would still sue for psychological trauma. Employer did not provide adequate security etc.

That's an interesting angle....
Gman
12-20-2019, 18:11
Employment is a voluntary arrangement. If the employee didn't like the terms of employment, they can quit.
OctopusHighball
12-21-2019, 11:04
Outside of gun shops or LEO, we should all accept the fact that if we are armed at work and are forced to defend ourselves by using a firearm, we can expect that to be our last day of employment there.

It's better than it being our last day on Earth.

It sucks, but that is our society today. It would be the very rare corporation that is going to accept the liabilities of armed employees. The larger the corporation, the lower the chance.

Blame insurance and lawyers.