Pizza Hut Delivery Driver Allegedly Demoted for Defending Himself Against Teen Attackers
(Photo: Screen Shot/Fox45)
A college student delivering pizzas for a little extra cash has been demoted by Pizza Hut after defending himself against a group of teen attackers, Fox45 reports.
Sam Swicegood was in the Glen Burnie area of Maryland– where a friend of his was recently robbed at gunpoint– so he hid a fiberglass tent pole up his sleeve before approaching the residence.
“It’s a little fiberglass [rod] I had up my sleeve, not thinking I would actually have to use it, but more or less having a little comfort up my sleeve,” he explained.
But Swicegood was glad he had it when a group of teenagers attacked him.
(Photo: Screen Shot/Fox45)
After at least one of them punched Swicegood in the face, he reportedly beat them back with the pole before escaping.
“Five people against one is not a good situation to be in,” he elaborated for Fox News. “I thought I was going to die.”
But that’s only where the story begins.
Fox News continues:
Police later found three of the attackers – a 13-year-old boy and two 14-year-olds. They were charged with robbery, second degree assault and reckless endangerment, according to the Capital Gazette.
Instead of rewarding his quick thinking, Swicegood said he was punished by Pizza Hut. The college student said he was demoted to the restaurant’s kitchen staff. His hours and his pay were also slashed.
He said company officials told him he violated Pizza Hut’s ['no weapon policy'] – and apparently the fiberglass tent pole was considered a weapon.
“I’m not saying we should arm all delivery drivers, but I’m saying that punishing delivery drivers for defending themselves as they’re being attacked is unjust,” he told Fox News. [Emphasis added]
Fox News aggregated a few of the story’s comments, one of which read: “There you go…Punish law-abiding citizens for protecting themselves against criminals.”
Pizza Hut has yet to comment on the matter.
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rickc34
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:27pmGetting attacked for a 10 dollar Pizza? Wow future Democrats , they were entiteled to free pizza 9bama said so.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:41pmI must wonder if Pizza Hut informs their drivers upon hiring that the job could get them killed but they can’t defend themselves…Time for a serious lawsuit…
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:49amI agree – He should turn the tables and sue Pizza Hut for failing to provide a safe Working environment !
Time for the Insanity to stop – fight back ! And don’t forget – Pizza Hut owes you Free Birth Control and Abortions ! It’s your right – Demand It !
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:02am@Socialist…It’s not about providing a safe work environment…It’s about not allowing their drivers to defend themselves…DUH!!!
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:14am@Indyguy…So if a pizza driver cannot defend himself against violent acts then he is not being provided a safe work environment. DUH!!!
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term limits for congress
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:39amthey young thugs were redistributing the pizza… and that’s okay.
The local newspaper should publish a list of all the households with 13/14-year-old children. To be a little more specific, publish a list of government-subsidized households with 13/14-year-old children. Pizza Hut can use this list to know when to bill the feds or the individual.
Or, ban pizza because of the violence it creates. Demand a plan!
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:10am@ Crazy…It’s not about that…Let’s see if the simpletons can understand this…The Company does not need to provide a safe work environment…BUT if they do not, then they MUST allow for the workres to keep themselves safe…DUH!!!
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:15amP.S. The problem here is that the company knows the drivers are going out to a possible dangerous situation but not allowing them to carry protection…It’s not a matter of providing a safe work environment…It’s a matter of the company demanding it’s employees remain ambush-able sitting ducks…This is the same bassackwards mentality that creates GUN FREE zones in our schools…
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:18amP.P.S….Remind from now on to Draw pictures and explain every detail for the simpletons on this site…
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:46amIf Obama had sons, would they look like these teenagers?
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oneshiner
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:46amPizza Hut is just more more business I will NOT go to. And it’s the closest one to my home.
Everyone has the right to defend themselves with a gun, a knife or a tent pole. To he11 with Pizza Hut.
This guy should be like the rest of the 49% and get welfare so he doesn’t have to work in a bad environment, but NO, he thinks he has to work for his keep, even part-time to help himself out.(sic)
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:47amPerhaps Obama could sit down with the driver and Pizzahut management and talk about it over a beer in the rose garden at the WH.
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:48amIs the criminal always right and the victim is always wrong? Seems like it……
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oneshiner
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 11:05amAnything that distracts from the real problems we have in America. If a beer summit counts for a good distraction and some press notice……..’anything that takes our minds off kicking the can down the road.’
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black9897
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:04pmI used to work for Domino’s as a driver. We were not allowed to carry weapons of any kind on our person or in our car. We were told if someone tried to rob us to just let them do it. If we were robbed and our money was stolen (we were only allowed to carry $20 max at any given time) then it came out of our pay check. Decent money, although I wasn’t in an area of high crime and never once was robbed.
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:19pm@ IndyGuy – You can draw all the pictures you would like but I doubt it would help you understand yourself !
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:32pm@Socialist…the problem is your lack of comprehension…I’m gonna guess that you went to a Public School in the last 30 years and didn’t have the cajones or the brains to challenge the indoctrinators……
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cantstandlibs
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 1:38pm@indy… hey you idiot, why don’t go where you are wanted, like Huffpo. We don’t need your stinking pi ssing contest here. Seriously.
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termyt
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 1:52pmWhat are the odds that Indy understands the “simpleton” was arguing for exactly what he says the point was, but via indirect satire? At least it’s clear that Indy understands simpletons, taking one to know one.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:09pmLOL…the simpletons come out of the woodwork…
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:15pm@cantstandlibs….When you purchase this site…then you can ban me and shut me up….Idiot…
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:29pm@termyt…No he wasn’t…He was trying to make my comment mean something it didn’t…
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JRook
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:58pmWell there you go, let’s make sure all pizza delivery people have concealed gun permits and let’s get them trained. This is clearly a critical problem that only more guns will address.
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turkey13
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 5:02pmOur home grown local pizza has a policy that the delivery people can carry as long as they have a carry permit. Of course here in Oklahoma nearly everyone has a carry permit and we went to open carry on Nov. 1ST. If I don’t have my American Arms loaded with .410 &.45, I always have muy double barrel derringer in my boot and my wife aleways has her .38 Lady Smith in her purse.
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Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 5:30pmPizza Hut, you have lost my business. I delivered pizzas back in 1986 & one of my coworkers was mugged on a delivery & put in the hospital. His money was taken, the pizzas too, & they took off with his car. It is easy to call for a pizza & have the driver come out to a dark and isolated location to rob them. It makes me sick that the company doesn’t support their own people. What a wonderful society we are becoming where criminals have more rights than the victims. Coming to you in 2013, Obama & Feinstein try to seize your 2nd Amendment rights.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 6:18pmPizza Hut is owned by Pepsi…You know,the company that recently changed their logo to more resemble Obama’s logo…
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Freelyn
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 6:48pmSo Pizza Hutt delivery cars are a gun free zone. That’s good to know so criminals know which drivers to hit. Wonderful Pizza Hutt, such an enlightened world view you have. One more reason to eat at Papa John’s didn’t he just speak out against Obamacare too? So boycott Pizza Hutt and eat Papa Johns or your local pizza shop, who probably lets its drivers conceal carry.
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Dougsopinion
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 7:17pmIn the meantime, contact pizza hut and let them know that we are banning them for their stupidity. You want to get their attention? Hit ‘em where it hurts the most. Kick em right in the pocketbook. Time to send a message to all the idiots.
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jenk99
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 7:43pmIndy, SocialistSlayer’s post was sarcasm. The big clue was demanding free birth control. The lefties in this world are completely crazy in their logic. SocialistSlayer’s whole post was scarasm about crazy lefty logic. He utilized lefty logic in his post, followed with more sarcasm. I found his sarcasm obvious.
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Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 7:57pmI remember when Pizza Hut was a sit down restaurant, they had the guys flipping the dough in the air, Table top packman (where 2 people could play…one sits at the head, and one at the foot), and their Pizza was actually good.
Once they became main stream and corporate they started to lose the quality, and feel. I know there are still some where you can go in and order, but it’s still not the same…The pizza in those taste just as frozen and processed as the ones in the Taco Bells……
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black9897
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:11pm@FREELYN
I think all major pizza companies don’t allow their drivers to carry weapons.
@WOLFGANG
Not sure if this was at an isolated location, but I know they are supposed to have strict policy (at least Domino’s does) that you aren’t allowed to deliver to people who don’t give you an address. No parking lots, roads, back allies, etc.
But yeah..it can be very dangerous, more so depending on where you live.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:44pm@jenk99…I saw the sarcasm…but it was misdirected…He was portraying my comment as if I had endorsed forcing companies to provide a safe work environment…Nothing could be farther from the truth…I was making a statement to the companies needing to allow their employees to provide for their own safety and not be set up to be robbed or murdered for the sake of the company selling a pizza……
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jhrusky
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:57pmAnd here we all sit, commenting on a blog about this story when we all, every one one us, should be writing scathing letters to Pizza Hut corporate and letting them know unless this delivery person get his position back, lost income and a public apology that we will not spend any more of our federal reserve notes at Pizza Hut. I am doing just that. I certainly hope many/most/all of you will do the same. Unless we begin acting in a group, as the progressives do, we lose. It’s really that simple.
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johnsnare
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:45pmPizza Hut should reward the customers in that area, with a NO DELIVERY POLICY, PICKUP ONLY. Unfortunately n
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Armyduderetired
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:14pmDoes any thing I mean anything surprise you anymore? You are soon going to be on Obamacare and pizza will be baned as junk food and the only way to get milk is by breast feeding. Now how do I convince my wife that I’m thirsty?
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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:45amEeewwww.
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oneshiner
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 11:17amI think they did this scene in “Grapes of Wrath”
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RetUSAFVet
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:10pmI’ve had problems with Pizza hut’s customer service before and rarely use them. Now that rarely has turned into NEVER AGAIN! Sam Swicegood should be rewarded for his actions, and for helping to get several young punks off the streets before they progress to the next level of crime – armed robbery. Good bye Pizza Hut, If you cannot support your workers, you lose my business.
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oldguy49
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:27pmthey ant micas to be unarmed sheep…………………term lmit
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Grey Eagle
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 1:24amYou are right. I am gone as well.
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Normanator01
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:37amI will not stop ordering form pizza hut. My pizza hut is in a small town and I know and live in this town with them. I’m not going to punish the good people at a small bussiness and have innocent people loose there jobs in my town for something a store in Maryland did wrong. Now if I’m ever in that part of Maryland, I’ll order papa johns.
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John_Free
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 6:52amI will join with you in NEVER EVER AGAIN utilizing Pizza Huts services.
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CABERNETQHS
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 7:42amBusinesses need to grow a pair when it comes to thugs. So what if your employee defends himself??You are asking he/she to go into dangerous neighborhoods for maybe $8 per hour. I work juvenile corrections and these thugs don’t fear anything, any authority, even God. The delivery guy was lucky they weren’t older and armed. Eventually there will be neighborhoods that are undeliverable.
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:16amAm I the only one that never knows what OldGuy49 is trying to say?
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:33amNorman…Do you own a Pizza Hut? I thought the small town support did not apply to chain stores because they allegedly run out the ‘Mom and Pops.’
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:34amBoycotting Pizza Hut only punishes the employees who are trying to make a living. They are the ones who get laid off.
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stumpy68
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:39am@ NOT A CRAZY
no you are not alone my best geuss is
“? they aren’t meant to be unarmed sheep vote for term limits??”
i’m just guessing here
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:11amAgreed! Not going back until they reinstate the driver and start supporting the safety of their employees.
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AmericanStrega
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 3:56pmI’m surprised the cops didn’t arrest the driver for carrying a concealed “weapon”. I’m also surprised that the driver and Pizza Hut hasn’t been named in a civil lawsuit since the driver tried to defend himself against an attack while delivering a pizza to those pooooor children.
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Seymour
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 4:10pmIt’s not bad pizza but if the company policy is to turn the other cheek if an employee is attacked then I’ll turn the other cheek as to PH competitors. How can a company defer an employee’s ability to protect themselves? Lawyer up young man as there are plenty of good counselors that will take this case and those we haven’t heard about on contingency.
Pizza Hut, do not play PC games with the majority who are your customers. I agree that the results of this corporate policy will hurt your employees in the short term yes but I’m more concerned with their ability to defend themselves. The only way for an entity like PH to reevaluate their policies is after they see revenue falling. Don’t use “you’ll be hurting our employees” as an excuse because in the long run your employees will be much safer. One last thing to you Pizza Hut Drivers, good luck.
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oneshiner
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:04pmGood Gravy! The man didn’t even have a gun, trying to defend himself. He had part of a tent pole to defend himself and was still fired………geeze? If I had to take a job like this, I’d carry a gun, a knife and a club and they have the nerve to fire this man for a part of a tent pole? NO Pizza hut until reinstated.
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sandy21957
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:08pmGiven the number of murdered and/or robbed pizza delivery people every year, I would think that employee safety would be important. Companies need to start having “no go areas”. Or would that be profiling? When no one will deliver to that part of town, maybe they will wake up and do something.
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destrecht
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:59pmWhen I was younger I worked in a Pizza hut with a guy who wore a nine mm after dark. He pointed out that if the choice was life or job, he could get another job. A guy tried to mug me once too. A few years before five guys did mug me. The later guy got a black eye and a good workout.
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Fla.Patriot
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 3:01amEither Pizza Hut does’nt know what a hostile environment their drivers are put in, or they don’t care. Back in my youth, I used to Repo. cars, and you can bet your *ss I was strapped. I have 2 sons who work for Dominos and thank god, they work inside. They have told me the situations that the drivers have found themselves in. We have also had several delivery drivers killed in the last couple years. I’m not for Unions, but these drivers need to band together. they need to make it clear that if they can’t have some kind of personal protection, then there are areas that should be deemed as “undeliverable”. As far as the B.S. no weapon rule, ANYTHING can be used as a weapon and in this situation, should be used as a weapon. Those punks should feel lucky that he did’nt lay them out with a tire iron….I would have
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:28amThis is a pizza delivery job. It isn’t like it takes a college education to find it. It is a job with a checkered and violent history. It is a job where you are an obvious target. I would absolutely disregard the stupid company policy and I would do whatever was necessary to defend myself.
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SunTzuYou
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:57pmIt’s not a weapon its a tent pole, or, when tent poles are outlawed, only outlaws will have tent poles. So many ways to go with this one, should we have a map of owners of tent pole, or should he have a permit for that thing. Glad to see Pizza Hut making crime easier on criminals but not forcing them to leave their residence to rob the store. Poor kid was no doubt traumatized, country has become a sewer.
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:25amLet me tell you a little secret…in certain states, like Kalifornia, that tent stake would be a felony if used as a weapon. Kalifornians are actually better off if they illegally conceal a loaded firearm for use rather than use an improvised weapon. Canes, bats, belt with belt buckle, daggers, brass knuckles, axe handles and so on are all felonies even if someone just tells a Kalifornia Kop that they have it for protection and they never actually used it.
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John1-1-5
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:03amBut did he have a permit for that piece of tent pole & was it registered? After all pizza hut considered it a weapon & he used it as a weapon & with that metal tip he might have seriously hurt one of the little darlings or even poked an eye out.
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lel2007
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:54pmOK, I give up. What position is below pizza delivery man?
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sligresda
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:32pmare you seriously making fun of fast food workers? what a piece of work you are. at least they are employed and not collecting welfare. is fast food work beneath you? clearly you have worked in it.
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RaydocX
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:58pmLighten up, Sliggie!
the driver survived.
and i can atest, driving is a truly awful position… poor tips, peple who try to stiff you, wear and tear on your car, grumpy managers fielding complaints about things you didn’t do…
best thing is it was steady money and reminded me each shift why school was important.
if you can’t laugh what’s the point of living… and you have to admit the company gigging their driver for his planning and action against a GREATER NUMBER OF ATTACKERS, who were LATER CHARGED BY THE POLICE seems… short sighted at least.
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CPLGEORGE
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:40amHa ha , That was my first thought.
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barber2
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:54amI know. I know. A politician….they only deliver stuff they’ve taken from people.
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 9:54amGood one Barber and true too!
Ray…You hit the nail on the head…those jobs are designed to drive one to self-improvement. I have worked more than my fair share of hours in similar jobs and it was absolute motivation. Maybe if we applied that knowledge to the welfare program we could motivate those lazy good-for-nothings to improve themselves. Obviously handing them free food, rent, phones, utilities and cash every month without having to give anything back isn’t motivating them.
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Idrinktoomuchcoffee
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 11:45amPolitician!!!!!!
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bikerdogred1
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:51pmI will not buy pizza from PIZZA HUT and I will be telling all my friends about pizza hut too.
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WATER-THE-TREE
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:32amI stopped buying from them years ago. There pizza was CRAP! Order a mushroom pizza and you might get 2 or 3 pieces of mushroom on a slice. So I complained, they gave me a coupon for a couple of free pizzas, I called again ( home office both times) and I told them I don’t want another pizza even for free if it has no toppings on it. I would pay for the pizza just make it worth something. They suck!
Also that delivery fee that you think goes to the drivers?? No it does not go to the drivers. They suck!
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BHOHG2G
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:14amSame here.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 3:12pmLOL Water…McDonalds had a deal years ago that if they forgot something in your order,the next one was free….They left something out,I got a free one and guess what??? The free one was missing something….I quit at that point…
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myrwo6
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:50pmSounds like pizza hut is run by a bunch of brain dead liberal pus$$#s. I’m really tired of hearing about people getting in trouble for defending themselves. We really have to have some serious boycotts against these businesses. Pizza hut is crap pizza anyway. Should be an easy boycott.
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DrFreedom
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:17amIm with Ya! Im sick of this new mentality that somehow it is morally superior to be a victim then to defend yourself!!! Although their pizza may not be any better, papa johns is making a stand against obamacare so i think they deserve our business over a company that punishes a kid whom they should have given an award to!
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omega309
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 4:13amTwo psychologists were walking down the road an came upon a man that had been half beaten to death, they looked down in horror and the one said to the other,; we need to find out who did this, they need our help immediately.
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 7:18amI agree with your gut instincts.
Boycott Pizzahut. Buy Papa Johns.
Fear of being sued for bodily injury is what drives Pizzahut’s motives. But at least they didn’t fire him for defending himself. The best thing Pizzahut could have done is “do nothing”.
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BlueStrat
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:28amThe problem with boycotting Pizza Hut is that all the other pizza chains have the same policy. Workers are not to fight back in any way, for any reason. Almost all retail and fast-food chains have an identical or similar policy.
The reason? Lawsuits against the corporation. Doesn’t matter if the lawsuits are won or lost, or even have any merit at all.. They still cost the corporation money and negative PR
It’s much cheaper to send flowers to the funeral than it is to send lawyers to court. Dead defenseless employees can’t sue. Criminals who are stopped by force or threat of force often do.
It’s just simple math to the bean-counters. There is no column for human decency on a business accounting spreadsheet.
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 10:16am@BLUESTRAT
You make a lot of sense and I think you are right about the “bottom line” is driving policy. Flowers are cheaper then libel lawsuits. However, I think if “we” are loud enough, our voice will be heard. I see it all the time when it comes to advertisers and tv programs, etc. The silent majority doesn’t have to and should no longer be silent.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:48pmHope someone offers this young man a better job, with better pay.
He deserves a break, after what he just went through.
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Walkabout
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:47pmThose who act like sheep, will be eaten by the wolf. – Barbary Coast Maxim
People who say don’t defend yourself are usually ensconced behind a desk in a building that has security. They are more worried about a liability loss due to a lawsuit than harm coming to employees down the ladder from them. That would make them putzes.
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subic
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:39pmWALKABOUT, just take a look at our own govt attempting to disarm us. In their minds, none of us should be allowed to defend ourselves. Take a look at the UK, people have been jailed for defending themselves from criminals.
In other words, we are your protection, your mother, father, judge, jury & executioner. Democracy from the barrel of a gun. This is what theses psychos want.
No more pizza fron the Hut. Theres an outlet right up the road and I may just have to inform some ingoing patons of their policy.
@DESCRECHT, you think it was the founders from 5 Guys Burgers that mugged you, trying to eliminate competition? lol
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stopprintn
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:45pmThree teens,six beers and a bright idea is born.
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oriondma05
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:45pmGood for him. Sorry about the demotion, but he kept his life.
Any description on the 5 “perps”.. probably won’t be published, will it?
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CPLGEORGE
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:43amOf course not unless they are white upper middle class kids out for a stroll.
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SUNTZU
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:43pmIf not delivered within 30 beating
it free.
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whatthecrazy
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:42pmI believe it is his civic duty to beat the snot out of these little future OWS’ers even though he will probably be sued by thier parents for hurting thier littte minnie me’s with his BIg stick.
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SUNTZU
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:40pmSoon it will be
Defend your self -go to jail,
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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:00pmAka the Zimmerman outcome.
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Witness1974
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:01amIsn’t that where we are already?
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barber2
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 12:57amDefend yourself now warrants a Trial By Media. It’s Obama’s Changed America where they have to feed the Media Beast which put they in office.
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1TrueOne55
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:40pmOh the justice of a boycott if drivers refused to deliver pizzas to specific areas or as a group nation wide. How would Pizza Hut handle that little bit of facts. Those who drive do so at their own risk also because I would bet that if he should get into an accident while delivering he might have to claim it on his private auto insurance since these corporations don’t have their own delivery vehicles. They use the personal vehicles of those hired as drivers and have them place a plastic device on the roof identifying them as Pizza Hut delivery.
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Walkabout
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:52pmIf the corporation says don’t fight back & give the criminals the money, then if they do that & still get beaten up, the corporation should pay for all medical bills, pain & suffering & lost wages of all part time jobs.
If a lawyer can find a few dozen to a few hundred delivery people so victimized, then they should set up a class action lawsuit & sue. Maybe that will get the attention of the green eye shades sitting safely at corporate. They can do a cost benefit analysis of losing a class action lawsuit or fighting claims from muggers who assaulted their employees..
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Jake Dog2
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:59pmYou are right they have to use their car. You also are required by most insurance companies to inform them you are using your car for said business so you rates go up.
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:37pmWell…add Pizza Hut to the list of places I’ll no longer do business with.
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whatthecrazy
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:37pmPizza hut used to be a decent resturant but is going down quickly at least in my neck of the country Louseyanna.The employee’s are rude and they lie.IMO.
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sligresda
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:35pmyuck…chain pizza. id rather eat frozen
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Searreigh
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:36pmWe MUST allow the groids to attack and kill us!
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waspanglosaxon
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 11:15pmYeah, you have struck the totally correct PC/BS chord! Almost…your neglected to have the victim say ‘Thank you’ to the Congoids before he croaks.
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RaydocX
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:36pm… how is one demoted from pizza delivery person? driving the company beater Yugo instead of their own car?
Clearly another example of a company I do not need to support, given the myriad other pizza companies that offer solid product without getting lost in politically correct attitudes so much that they eat their own.
Disgraceful.
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ProgressiveDeist267
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:36pmLooks like I will not be ordering from Pizza Hut. I don’t what you’re political views are. If a man cannot defend himself than how should he survive if little thugs want to attack him?
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SmellyDog
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:36pmWas the pizza okay?
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 1:41amNo. No, the pizza was not okay. It was made by Pizza Hut. It was very, very far from okay pizza.
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banjarmon
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:36pmHe should have been carrying at least a Colt 45 equalizer!
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waspanglosaxon
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:32pmLike I’ve always said a ‘hate crime’ is whenever a White crime victims fights back. Anyway, that’s it for me, no more Pizza Hut ever (and I used to be a steady customer!)
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Winedude
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 11:11amI agree…no more Pizza Hut. Then again, after trying their pizza years ago I swore that I wouldn’t let their vile pizza grace my palate. The delivery guy did the absolute right thing and agree with those that said he should sue for not being allowed to protect himself (I’d even be cool with a concealed gun at this point) if the employer (Pizza Hut) cannot provide a safe work environment. Now I see that their company headquarters are in Texas; another reason to avoid the place!
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