Rhino
05-31-2007, 09:57 AM
Wal-Mart Cashier Says He Was Fired Over MySpace Bomb Joke
Thursday, May 31, 2007
ALMONT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A former Wal-Mart cashier says he was fired for joking on his MySpace page that the average IQ would increase if a bomb were dropped on the company's stores.
David Noordewier said he was fired Feb. 27 for posting the message, which he said was a joke and not a threat.
"I told them that this was crazy," Noordewier told The Flint Journal. "It's not like I have a fighter jet in my backyard to drop a bomb with. Then they escorted me out to the parking lot."
Noordewier said store officials had him sign an acknowledgment that he was fired for "gross misconduct — integrity issue."....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276592,00.html
Thursday, May 31, 2007
ALMONT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A former Wal-Mart cashier says he was fired for joking on his MySpace page that the average IQ would increase if a bomb were dropped on the company's stores.
David Noordewier said he was fired Feb. 27 for posting the message, which he said was a joke and not a threat.
"I told them that this was crazy," Noordewier told The Flint Journal. "It's not like I have a fighter jet in my backyard to drop a bomb with. Then they escorted me out to the parking lot."
Noordewier said store officials had him sign an acknowledgment that he was fired for "gross misconduct — integrity issue."....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276592,00.html