Cashier FIRED

[skippy]

ALMONT TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A former Wal-Mart cashier says he was fired for joking on his MySpace page that the average IQ would increase if a bomb were dropped on the company’s stores.

David Noordewier said he was fired Feb. 27 for posting the message, which he said was a joke and not a threat.

"I told them that this was crazy," Noordewier told The Flint Journal. "It’s not like I have a fighter jet in my backyard to drop a bomb with. Then they escorted me out to the parking lot."

Noordewier said store officials had him sign an acknowledgment that he was fired for "gross misconduct - integrity issue."

Wal-Mart spokeswoman Kory Lundberg confirmed that Noordewier no longer worked for the company but would not discuss why.

Unemployment officials said Noordewier did not qualify for benefits because he had made a threat.

Noordewier had a near-perfect work attendance record and once received a personal thank-you letter from the company president over compliments from a customer he once helped.

He said he thinks a co-worker disliked him and pointed the MySpace page out to his boss.

"If you have a MySpace site, you better act like you’re a politician," he said. "Be politically correct and don’t try to be funny."

[cman]

terrorist...FBI should interivew him...if only the FBI would have followed up on McVeigh

wde

[skippy]

Originally Posted by cman

terrorist...FBI should interivew him...if only the FBI would have followed up on McVeigh

wde

He should not have been fired for telling the truth.

[uva3021]

Originally Posted by skippy

He should not have been fired for telling the truth.

should have been fired for having a MySpace page though

[revnecro1273]

how can that be seen as a thread? if is used to introduce a hypothetical situation...nothing within that sentence does it state that if HE were to drop a bomb on it...i say i wish bad things happen all of the time and use those similar if's...but i never say me being the one to do such a thing so i wouldnt see those as threats..plus if you look at how the law defines threat...i dont know precisely what it is, but i do recall reading that a threat must be able to be followed through with by having means to implement said action...as dude said how could he drop a bomb on a place if he is a blue collar undereducated (most likely anyway) wal mart employee..(kind of funny that he said all that when he probably ranks up there with the majority)...he should hire a laywer and fight that crap

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

how can that be seen as a thread? if is used to introduce a hypothetical situation...nothing within that sentence does it state that if HE were to drop a bomb on it...i say i wish bad things happen all of the time and use those similar if's...but i never say me being the one to do such a thing so i wouldnt see those as threats..plus if you look at how the law defines threat...i dont know precisely what it is, but i do recall reading that a threat must be able to be followed through with by having means to implement said action...as dude said how could he drop a bomb on a place if he is a blue collar undereducated (most likely anyway) wal mart employee..(kind of funny that he said all that when he probably ranks up there with the majority)...he should hire a laywer and fight that crap

Are you the one that said "Bastard, could've gotten a couple more"????

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by skippy

Are you the one that said "Bastard, could've gotten a couple more"????

dont believe so...i think you said something along that line in terms of the virginia tech slaughter

[cptkirk321]

If he worked for my company I would of fired his ass as well. He didn't seem to mind taking the money he was paid from these people so if he wants to sit there and take potshots at the hand that feeds him off he goes. Simple as that.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

dont believe so...i think you said something along that line in terms of the virginia tech slaughter

OK...no problem...just wondering.

[The Judge]

Originally Posted by skippy

Are you the one that said "Bastard, could've gotten a couple more"????

Skippy, if you are intent on continuing to bring your unfortunate statement to the forefront, do not complain about the consequences of that choice.

Forewarned is fairwarned.

[Seanie Mac]

get him gregg

[skippy]

Originally Posted by The Judge

Skippy, if you are intent on continuing to bring your unfortunate statement to the forefront, do not complain about the consequences of that choice.

Forewarned is fairwarned.

Warned about what??