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I think that a retired state worker earning a pension should lose all or some of that pension if they are convicted of a crime of this nature.
He is retired so it doesn't matter. OJ still has his pension. Should he lose his too? I am trying to understand your reasoning for wanting him to lose part of his pension.
I think that a retired state worker earning a pension should lose all or some of that pension if they are convicted of a crime of this nature.
That's nice, but please explain why loss of a pension should only apply to public sector employees? OJ Simpson just did a decade in prison and didn't lose his 300k NFL pension and not one penny of that will go toward the 58 million he owes his victim's families.
People in the private sector who receive pensions or have matching 401k's don't forfeit it if they are convicted of a crime, and continue to get their monthly pension while they are in prison.
the crime is just for damage to property and threat. he didn't kill somebody.
and if the report is right that they parked in his lawn, then he has all the right to demand that they removed the van. his way to force the workers is just not right
They weren't on his lawn. They were parked on the street in front of his house repairing public utility lines. This could be an easement issue.
I'm sure though this moron will have his fan base cheering him on for standing up to the corporate AT&T.
Or something.
Just to clarify:
Going after a couple of lower level technicians does not qualify as 'standing up to the corporate AT&T.' Going after an executive or two would be 'standing up to the corporate AT&T.'
Anyway my take on this is that the homeowner in this story is a colossal idiot.
Welcome to Floriduh, where this type of thing will seem ordinary after you've lived here for just a couple of years.
I hate to say it but I agree. I've been here 15 years, and while I like it here, I agree with you: it's a state like no other for many reasons, including the insane happenings.
Going after a couple of lower level technicians does not qualify as 'standing up to the corporate AT&T.' Going after an executive or two would be 'standing up to the corporate AT&T.'
Anyway my take on this is that the homeowner in this story is a colossal idiot.
He didnt go after the tech's. He went after the symbols of AT&T. Their trucks. Good for him.
But he is still an idiot.
He didnt go after the tech's. He went after the symbols of AT&T. Their trucks. Good for him.
But he is still an idiot.
So.....
AT&T files a claim and their insurance covers it. Thus, he 'went after' AT&T's insurance company. And for what? The horror of parking on the street in front of his house. And even if, somehow, he 'went after AT&T'... what's the issue, exactly? I ask this because I don't have AT&T. You know, because AT&T is a private company with whom no one has to do business. Now, I have had issues with telecomms before - T-Mobile, to name one. My solution? I don't do business with them anymore - I'm certainly not hysterical and deranged enough to take up arms against them.
This guy had a tantrum. He's a grown man in his sixties, and he had a tantrum. He used lethal force, which injured no one only by chance. He destroyed property. This guy is 10x more of a loser and a detriment to society than that knucklehead with the face tattoo.
The idea that this is 'good' because someone doesn't like AT&T's service, or had a billing issue with them, no matter how frustrating, is a classic example of just how self-indulgent some people are.
PS - He pointed a weapon at one of the AT&T employees. And you say 'good for him'.
PPS - You say 'good for him' and that he is 'still an idiot'. So you approve of idiocy which you openly admit is idiocy.
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