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  • Odawgp
    welcome
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  • LOKO383
    welcome rhythm guy, i have FDU so it took to long for your link to open but I'm sure it belongs here[;)],now what kinda guns you got we need pics [lol] Loko[8D][:D]
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  • dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by LOKO383
    welcome rhythm guy, i have FDU so it took to long for your link to open but I'm sure it belongs here[;)],now what kinda guns you got we need pics [lol] Loko[8D][:D]

    +1
    And don't forget pics of your wife or GF!
    Especially if they are hot, and like to wear cheerleader outfits.[:p][}:)][:D]
    Don
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  • Permanently deleted user
    The article is below....

    Guy was fired after saving a womans life....


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    Last modified 6/18/2007 - 5:38 am
    Originally created 061807


    'You're fired,' man hears after saving a woman's life


    The 24-year-old grabbed a gun before going to help his neighbor who had been shot.




    By Jim Schoettler, The Times-Union
    When a neighbor screamed she'd been shot, Colin Bruley grabbed his shotgun, found the victim and began treating her bloodied right leg.


    Tonnetta Lee survived Tuesday's pre-dawn shooting at her Jacksonville apartment, and her sister and a neighbor praised Bruley's actions. But his employers, the same people who own the Arlington complex where Bruley lives, reacted differently. They fired him.

    Bruley, a leasing agent at the Oaks at Mill Creek, said he lost his job after being told that brandishing the weapon was a workplace violation, as was failing to notify supervisors after the incident occurred. He'd worked at the Monument Road complex since December and for the owner, Village Green Cos., since 2005.

    Bruley said he was too shaken to call his supervisor immediately after the incident, which occurred just before 2 a.m., but planned to eventually do so. He also said he was acting as a citizen, not an employee, and shouldn't have been punished for trying to protect himself and others. He never fired the shotgun.

    "I was expecting work to give me some kind of commendation," said Bruley, 24. "I was totally blown back. It was a crisis that most people don't go through."

    Andrea Roebker, the company's director of public relations, said "We're not in a position to discuss any employment issues outside of [with] the employee.

    She declined to comment further, citing confidentiality rules.

    A complaint Bruley said was given to him by his supervisor Tuesday said he violated several company policies found in an employee handbook. Those procedures were also explained in a recent meeting and an e-mail, the complaint said. One policy prohibits any type of weapons being used in the workplace. The complaint cited him for "gross misconduct."

    "Colin demonstrated extremely poor judgment in responding to this situation," the complaint said. "Colin's failure to immediately report this incident ... could have serious ramifications to the property, its associates and residents."

    A police report said the shooting followed a domestic quarrel involving Lee, 24, and her boyfriend. Bruley said he was dozing off in his apartment when he heard Lee's screams. He said he then grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun he uses for protection and hunting.

    Bruley said he found the woman bleeding heavily. He handed the shotgun to a neighbor, tied a tourniquet around her right leg and waited for police and rescue to arrive.

    "I was kind of in a state of shock. I had blood all over my body," Bruley said.

    After emergency officials took Lee to the hospital, Bruley returned to his apartment and tried to settle down, eventually falling asleep. He said he could have called his supervisor but didn't think she could do anything at the time. He said he was called into the office about 9:30 a.m., gave his account and then left. He said he was called back that afternoon and told he was fired.

    Neighbor Kevin Courson joined Bruley at the crime scene when he saw Bruley had a gun for protection. Courson said he is incensed by the dismissal.

    "Here was a guy trying to do a good deed. He wasn't trying to hurt nobody," said Courson, 31.

    Erica Jenkins, Lee's sister, said Bruley should still have a job. Lee couldn't be reached to comment despite several messages left with her sister and mother.

    "If it wasn't for him ... she could have lost her leg or died," said Jenkins, 19. "He put his life in jeopardy for someone else."

    Bruley said he is considering contacting a lawyer about his dismissal, but will first look for another job and possibly another home. He promises he won't shy away from aiding others in need.

    "If I'd lose my job again for helping some girl's life ... I'd do it over and over," Bruley said.

    jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4385
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  • dolfan
    Welcome rhythm guy.[:)]

    Are you from Jacksonville? South FL here.
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  • hisbigbootygirl
    what's up with the article on this post?? did she put that here by accident? lol
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  • rhythm_guy
    Thanks for the warm welcome.

    I'm from Louisiana.

    The new handgun is a Taurus PT92SPL.

    And I just thought that it's a crying shame that this poor guy gets fired after saving the lady's life because he took a gun with him when responding to a potentially violent situation.
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  • Fatstrat
    Working for apartment complexes is pretty shakey employment. I've known several people who make their livings either as managers of complexes, on in maintenence.
    They get fired and hired somewhere else on a regular routine basis. Upper management is incompetent and cutthroat. They don't want to spend money to run the places properly and pass the buck when something bad happens. Finally something comes to a head and the firings begin. Almost always on the lower levels.
    The unstable atmosphere makes targets of everyone by those seeking to attempt to preserve their job as long as possible.
    IMO this firing was just an everyday part of apartment management routine. He'll probably be at work at another complex in a few weeks, where he'll be fired again in a year or so.
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  • TrinityScrimshaw
    A policy that prohibits "any type" of weapon being used in the workplace is too broad of a policy, and is written to CYA the upper management. They could have fired him if he was watering the lawn with a garden hose, and he used the hose to defend himself from an attack. The hose would then become a "weapon of any type". The complaint cited him for "gross misconduct." to me the company has done a gross injustice to this person and to the public they rent to. They claim Colin demonstrated extremely poor judgment in responding to this situation. That is such a stupid comment it doesn't deserve a reply. They also say that he failed to immediately report this incident, but the authorities were informed immediately, who else warrants being woke up at 2:00 AM to be told that this went down? There wasn't anything the company could have done at that hour. Their claim that his actions could have had serious ramifications to the property its associates and residents is grasping at straws. They need to think what could have happened had he not responded. How can they claim he was on the job at that hour? He has to be off duty at some time, he just happens to live at the same place as his job. Does that mean that the company can regulate what constitutional rights he can and can not use?[:(!]

    If I were him I would hire a good attorney, and start thinking of what he want's to call his new apartment complex...[;)]

    Trinity +++
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  • Colt Super
    Good analysis, Trinity.

    I have always carried wherever I worked regardless of policy.

    I would a lot rather be fired for using a firearm at work, that to have my Family picking out a casket.

    Doug
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  • Sav99
    Welcome aboard Rhythm_guy. [:)]
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  • Fatstrat
    My guess is that he on someone above him's "Hit list" and this was just an excuse.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    hisbigbootygirl


    No I did not put the article there by accident..

    It was the link that the new guy put in his first post..
    A lot of ppl dont even bother to click on the links or to read them, so by posting the article in the thread, its there for anyone to read if they wish....



    rhythm_guy Posted - 06/19/2007 : 4:22:30 PM
    I'm pretty new here, been lurking around the boards for a while, and finally signed up then even purchased my first handgun here.

    Anyway, don't know if this is in the right forum, but I thought it was interesting.

    http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061807/met_178250725.shtml
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