Hey politicians -- thanks so much

From Drudge:

Home Depot fires man for stopping shoplifters

Video here:

Let me ask you something -- Do you know why would Home Depot fire this guy?

Answer -- afraid of being sued. Here's what the lawyers would say if something went wrong there.

1 - They would dismiss out of hand that it was the criminal's fault.
2 - They would criminalize the hero by saying he didn't follow the rules (handbook.) The reason this is in the handbook is because they (or another company) were already sued under the same or similar circumstances.
3 - Idiot juries allow themselves to be convinced that convoluted logic is still logic.
4 - During his trial they would be allowed to shield the fact that this shoplifter has prior convictions (and probably many prior arrests etc.)
5 - They would say the company "knew or should have known" that it might be a dangerous situation and therefore should have called in their "trained personnel."

In other words -- the company better not do much about it. Believe me, if they had notified their "trained personnel" the criminals would probably have gotten away. If not, the "trained personnel" wouldn't have done a damn thing except call police. You know why? Because their "trained personnel" aren't trained to apprehend criminals -- they're only trained to be sure the company isn't sued for anything that happens in the situation. If you're a cop and Home depot calls about a shoplifter, I doubt you'll be in much of a hurry to get there -- considering that if you hurry and someone gets hurt -- you'll be fired and sued.

The fact is, being sued in MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE than letting the criminal escape.

1 - Criminal escapes with a huge TV set? -- Cost $2,000.
2 - Company gets sued: Cost? Fuhhgetaboutit!