Waiter foils carjacking of woman, then gets fired

[DemocratSinceBirth]

FORT LAUDERDALE - As the lunch rush started Monday, waiter Juan Canales stopped a carjacker from taking a woman's Honda CRV out of the parking lot where he worked.

Hours later he lost his job.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbgoodsamaritan0911nbsep11,0,1176566.story

[qanda]

1. No good deed goes unpunished.

[Richard Steele]

2. Lets hope this story generates a few job offers for this guy.

I don't know what backstory there may be here,
but, on the face of it, it sounds like his boss
was a real douchebag. I hope Mr. Canales ends up
somewhere better.

[Mythsaje]

3. His former boss was a moron...

He was upset about all the attention the scuffle generated? Attention that would have been good for his business?

Really, really stupid of him.

[Horse with no Name]

6. I'd have to say that someone that doesn't want GOOD press

has something to hide.
Could it be immigration violations?
Just spitballing here.

[Deja Q]

4. And people wonder why nobody helps others, or prefer to stand there and gawk.

:(

[madrchsod]

5. i have no doubt he`ll have

another job real soon...kind`a a rags to riches story...

[RebelOne]

7. Yes. I am sure that he will have many job offers

by prospective employers who have read that article.

[grace0418]

10. And hopefully a better one. I can't imagine how a guy supports a wife and three

kids on what he makes waiting tables at a Thai restaurant. Even if she works too, that's got to be tough.

[lynnertic]

8. Couldn't be helped - his cape wasn't meeting US Dept of Health standards.

And the tights were just, well, distracting.

[Connonym]

9. "after his shift was over"

proof that the owner is a major asshole.

[grace0418]

11. I thought the same thing!

What a fucking asshole.

[slackmaster]

12. The piece of shit boss that fired him doesn't deserve him

He'll find another job and do fine.

[AspenRose]

13. Reminds me of the woman in CA who lost her job after foiling a robbery

This is so screwed up....

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. He Was Probably Afraid The Attention Would Bring The Health Inspectors

I read that 96% of Florida restaraunts have had at least one code violation... But keep in mind it doesn't take much of a violation to get cited, as it should be, when the public's health is at stake...