Colin Bruley worked for an apartment complex in Jacksonville, FL. He also happened to live in the complex. At 2AM, he heard a woman scream. He grabbed his shotgun and went outside to help the woman. Not knowing where the shooter was ... whether the shooter might come out of an apartment door at any time with his gun .. Bruley and some other residents took care of the screaming woman they found covered in blood. Bruley hands the shot-gun to another neighbor who came, and proceeds to put a tourniquet on the woman's leg, perhaps preventing her from bleeding to death.
The next morning, the Oaks at Mill Creek apartment complex calls him in to find out what happened. A few hours later, they call him back in. Thank you? No. You are a brave man? No. "You're fired." According to the owner of the apartments, the Village Green Companies, he violated the rules in the employee handbook. Do you hear that? The handbook. "You saved a life? You put yourself in jeopardy to help another person? Are you sure that's covered in our employee handbook?" Well I never knew they made a handbook for these kinds of situations. And they fired the guy. He should have been given a medal, and instead he is given the boot.
Yet another example of the wussification of America. We tell people that we value wussification over bravery, appeasement over protection. Just ridiculous, folks. I'd rather my neighbor have a shot-gun any day of the week. Who gives a damn if he works for the apartments or not. Protection is protection.
Some would suggest that when an innocent person is being attacked by someone with a gun, you should try to mind your own business and not do anything. Colin Bruley thought differently. Colin, you did well my friend.
