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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
It's time to calm down the discussion, and not turn this into a call for crucifying an unfortunate soul.
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Alright. He got caught and fired so you call him an "unfortunate soul". Suppose his recklessness led to a fatal accident, would you call his victims "unfortunate souls" as well?
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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
We all agree that the man did not do the intelligent thing. But firing an employee of 10 years,
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Don't you agree what he did endanger the lives of himself and others? Isn't endagering the lives of others constitute a criminal offence? Should anyone in the US be immune of the criminal law? If not, then what does 10 year of employment got anything to do with the crime?
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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
... while other bus drivers go free is too extreme.
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Wait wait wait... are you saying that you have knowledge or saw other bus drivers who read Kindle while driving and go free? Is this a common thing in the US? Care to enlighten me please?
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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
It would amount to selective enforcement of work rules, and lead to a major lawsuit.
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I was told that good deterence is necessary to maintain law and order. I think the driver was lucky that he is not put behind bars.
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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
The government of Portland should tread slowly. Issue the man a warning and dock his pay. If he ever does it again, fire him and any others who violate written policy. Heck, make each employee sign a statement that they acknowledge the work rules, and fully understand the consequences of not following such rules.
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And you think a warning and a docked pay are enough. Sigh...