The gist of this tale is that an incredibly stupid bank teller, faced with a robbery, decided to risk the lives of everyone in the bank by tackling the robber rather than handing over the cash. His act violated both common sense and bank policy, and he was fired:
rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 07:53 PM
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Bank teller foils holdup, nabs suspect — loses job
Jim Nicholson says he got "a thrill" from pursuing a bank robber in Lower Queen Anne.
Jim Nicholson knew he should have just handed over the cash.
But when the thin man in a beanie cap, dark clothing and sunglasses pushed a black backpack across the bank counter and demanded money, Nicholson says his instincts took over.
After more than two years working as a teller at the Key Bank branch in Lower Queen Anne, Nicholson clearly understood the bank's strict policy of quickly complying with robbers' demands and avoiding confrontation.
Instead, Nicholson threw the bag to the floor, lunged toward the robber and demanded to see a weapon. Surprised, the would-be bank robber backed up and then bolted for the door, with Nicholson on his heels.
Nicholson, 30, chased the man for several blocks before knocking him to the ground with the help of a passer-by. Nicholson then held him until police arrived.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6200493 It is remarkable that in this thread, virtually every DUmmy agreed the teller was a moron. It is really rare for more than one DUmmy per thread to have a sensible opinion:
ellenfl (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 11:11 PM
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35. i used to work in banking . . .
employees are trained to hand over the money (and dye pack, if possible) and to be good witnesses. what this guy did was in violation of bank policy and could have gotten himself and others killed. they were right to fire him. he needs to find a line of work where being a cowboy is acceptable.
But then a couple of incredible pinheads weigh in, beginning with the identical twin of Coach Lou Holtz:
CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 07:56 PM
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2. How wrong is this?
He should get a medal.
I hope he'll get a much better job, at a bank that appreciates the risks he took.
DUmmy TwixVoy, the fired ex-clerk at Target, offers perhaps the worst analogy in the long history of analogies:
TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:35 PM
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20. Yea damn right
because we KNOW that giving a criminal the cash means he won't start shooting right after.
Kind of like those bastard fools during a 9/11 flight who didn't have the brains to sit down and not resist the terrorists.
WillowTree (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:54 PM
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24. Breathtakingly ignorant post, that.
Your Mama must be so proud.
Attaboy, DUmmy WillowTree!
DUmmy TwixVoy won't let it go, and in doing so gives us a little more insight into the reasons he lost the Target job, and cannot get even an interview for a minimum-wage gig to replace it:
TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:33 PM
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19. We are a nation of cowards
and criminals (and mega corporation executives) know it.
When we get pushed, treated like shit, or have crimes committed against us the "correct" american reaction is to lie down and take it. Anyone who stands up to it is automatically scorned.
Then DUmmy TwixVoy returns to the worst analogy in the history of analogies, and defends the dumbest teller in the history of tellers:
TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 10:02 PM
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28. I expect the average joe public
to do what this guy did, or what those people did on that particular 9/11 flight.
A vigilante is a person who is typically NOT the direct victim of a crime, and attempts to do the work of the police with out being a cop.
When you ARE the victim of a crime, and you are currently in the moment of being subject to that crime, you are DAMN RIGHT it is ok to deal with your attacker if you see the opportunity to do so. It was clear that this teller sized up this guy and realized he was just a low life punk who couldn't hold his own in a fight. That made him fair game.
I think DUmmy TwixVoy is going to be unemployed for a long, long time.
