Judge rules in favor of 22-year San Mateo Safeway employee fired for stopping shoplifter

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  • Опубликовано: 4 мар 2024
  • John Ramos reports on what happened to a woman who stopped a shoplifter at a San Mateo Safeway.
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  • @k8923
    @k8923 2 месяца назад +2910

    Love that lawyer's quote: "It makes more sense to steal from Safeway than to work for Safeway." Brilliant.

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco 2 месяца назад +10

      an old grifter lawyer. LOL

    • @vitalipopkhadze369
      @vitalipopkhadze369 2 месяца назад +82

      ​@@voodoodisco So what? He did help her.

    • @RLucas3000
      @RLucas3000 2 месяца назад +102

      @@voodoodisco that’s the dumbest thing I’ve read on the net today

    • @heathermetz6576
      @heathermetz6576 2 месяца назад +43

      Please tell me they have a civil suit against Safeway.

    • @funnygirlever
      @funnygirlever 2 месяца назад +5

      😂😂😂

  • @user-cw2py6wh8l
    @user-cw2py6wh8l 2 месяца назад +2797

    Safeway fires the hero employee and hires the thief.

    • @sarawashington5485
      @sarawashington5485 2 месяца назад +140

      I bet it was the thief that called her head office to complain!!!!

    • @Absaalookemensch
      @Absaalookemensch 2 месяца назад +39

      That's Social Progress.

    • @walterrumohr7090
      @walterrumohr7090 2 месяца назад +46

      Welcome to modern America.

    • @AlbatrossRevenue
      @AlbatrossRevenue 2 месяца назад +16

      ​@@greenelephant1231 You have to do a better job than that if you wanna troll. First time? Hang in there, champ.

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 2 месяца назад +13

      She was fired for disobeying company policy

  • @RichieNicks
    @RichieNicks Месяц назад +243

    The would-be thief complained and got her fired for not letting her steal. Absolute garbage.

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Месяц назад

      Nice lie you garbage, the thief complained I bet, but she never got anyone fired.

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Месяц назад +4

      Also, If you owned this store and she died, you would be getting sued by the family, have fines for endangering your employees despite the clear rulings on not doing that, and your business would be slandered.

    • @joelwillems4081
      @joelwillems4081 Месяц назад +2

      @@blak3brutus229 Not sure how the employee was even in danger here. The criminal female took a swing at her but you aren't going to die from that. If she pulled a weapon, then the employee would let her steal but hopefully a law-abiding citizen packing heat would terminate the thief. You mean if the thief died? The families try to sue the person, business, city and state when they get shot breaking the laws. Usually they don't get paid except by police unions or blue cities.

    • @Sydney_2011
      @Sydney_2011 5 дней назад +1

      Wouldn’t be surprised if Safeway also gave the thief a $1000 voucher.

  • @michelemichele5204
    @michelemichele5204 Месяц назад +123

    she worked here 22 years? and they fired her? jeez. she is a hero!

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Месяц назад

      Your toxic positivity pisses her and me off, she has a child, she doesn’t care about what’s deserved she needs money and a good job For her child!

    • @AguadillaCGN
      @AguadillaCGN Месяц назад

      Wait, I understood she is 22 years old and not worked there so long, or is my English too bad? Nevertheless makes no difference.... they should thank her, to put her life on the line to stop some bad ppl

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Месяц назад +1

      @@AguadillaCGN why? If you owned this store and she died, you would be getting sued by the family, have fines for endangering your employees despite the clear rulings on not doing that, and your business would be slandered.

    • @michelemichele5204
      @michelemichele5204 Месяц назад

      no a 22 year employee means she worked there for 22 years. they said 22 years of service. i do agree that it is confusing cuz she looks crazy young. ?? hmmm you know i wouldnt care if she was 22 or worked there for 22 years, this lady was a great, and wonderful employee! and she got punished for this. shameful for safeway!!@@AguadillaCGN

    • @michelemichele5204
      @michelemichele5204 Месяц назад

      pitiful people sueing everyone always happens, they wouldnt lose a suit if their rules are clear, which they apparently are. you dont even make sense. one comment slams me for your stupiidity on thinking i am slamming this hero, then you come back today and act like safeway was right to let her go. are you stoned or just not very smart? what cant decide which way to go? lol jeez, maybe stay off adult comment sections. and STOP with your trying to make all white people racists. i am white as a cracker, and this girl is not, who cares, she is amazing, and did a good thing.@@blak3brutus229

  • @steveh5882
    @steveh5882 2 месяца назад +2587

    22 years of service! Fired! For stopping a shoplifter. Safeway is a piece sht.

    • @H-ve5xn
      @H-ve5xn 2 месяца назад +92

      It’s true the company does not care about there employees I know I use to work for the company for 15 years

    • @Esther-lm6pm
      @Esther-lm6pm 2 месяца назад +115

      Just an excuse to fire a high paid/retirement plan employee

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 2 месяца назад +10

      yes, because went against company policy. it's not her job to stop shoplifters.

    • @packfan6151
      @packfan6151 2 месяца назад +9

      It’s only stuff, not worth getting hurt over! Do you know how many retail employees have been killed by shoplifters they tried to stop? There is a reason all retailers have these policies! What if that shoplifter had a weapon? Grow the hell up!

    • @psibug565
      @psibug565 2 месяца назад +63

      @@barbaraeslick558So? She went above and beyond so they should have given her a rise.

  • @artnunymiss2530
    @artnunymiss2530 2 месяца назад +1339

    Safeway doesn't deserve her as an employee.

    • @jgesselberty
      @jgesselberty 2 месяца назад +24

      Safeway does not deserve to be in business.

    • @greenelephant1231
      @greenelephant1231 2 месяца назад +1

      She spent too much time flirting with ma-le-co-workers, you can tell by the way that other guy stepped in, so I guartantee there's more to the story than just her bullying a so-called shoplifter around

    • @artnunymiss2530
      @artnunymiss2530 2 месяца назад

      @@greenelephant1231 Therapy can help

    • @CatWhiskering
      @CatWhiskering Месяц назад

      ​@@greenelephant1231You're the shoplifter, aren't you. What a stupid comment.

    • @californiaplant-basedeater2761
      @californiaplant-basedeater2761 Месяц назад +11

      I'm not buying anything from Safeway ever again after hearing about this. Workers who are told not to act, they get miserable.
      Edit: update. I knew I wouldn't follow through on this threat. I do mainly shop at Trader Joe's (which I don't like for other reasons) and buy some things at Whole Foods while clenching. And sometimes I am near a Safeway and I just need to get something. Most stores most probably have a similar policy to Safeway's. We can't win! We can boycott only so many establishments when living in an urban area. I'm already trying to boycott the corner store across the street from me. It doesn't do anyone any good with all the junk they sell. So I bought some toilet paper from Safeway recently when I was near. The only store I don't see a reason to boycott is Rainbow Grocery in SF but it's a little out of my way and expensive.

  • @vchafab
    @vchafab Месяц назад +148

    This is just awful. I will never shop at a Safeway again. There prices have increased so much and now they don’t stand behind their employees. I’m over this company.

    • @TheHaratashi
      @TheHaratashi Месяц назад +2

      It's their not there.

    • @deneseburrell
      @deneseburrell Месяц назад

      @@TheHaratashi What are you, the Grammar N@zi? 🖐🕵‍♂👮‍♂

    • @jewkeli8796
      @jewkeli8796 Месяц назад

      Name a big company who does? Lmao

    • @annemorgan547
      @annemorgan547 Месяц назад

      @ theharatashi, “their” is correct, referring to person, the “there” you used is direction. Google it 👌

    • @youdoer
      @youdoer Месяц назад +2

      Try Aldi.

  • @seganaleqa
    @seganaleqa Месяц назад +45

    If I had a store in that area, I’d be hiring her in a heartbeat. The loyalty and commitment to her workplace should be something that’s celebrated.

    • @JakeTurbine
      @JakeTurbine Месяц назад

      I’d hire her and offer to train her for management.

    • @dcg590
      @dcg590 Месяц назад

      What a bunch of garbage. She broke company policy, then whines about the consequences. Played the single mother sob story and calls the news. She does not deserve a dime. Goood luck finding another job. Who would want to hire her now?

  • @dkgKim
    @dkgKim 2 месяца назад +1838

    The US is a place where a thief can complain against the place she intended to rob and get an employee fired for a failed robbery

    • @DecrepitBiden
      @DecrepitBiden 2 месяца назад +134

      Or rob your house, then sue you for injuring them.

    • @mireillepioger92
      @mireillepioger92 2 месяца назад

      usa is the place for thief,bad cops,racism....I wouldn't live there,not even a visit,to dangerous!

    • @tariq4544
      @tariq4544 2 месяца назад

      Same as Canada. It's total BS.

    • @craigmacfarlane2722
      @craigmacfarlane2722 2 месяца назад +73

      Yep....Gotta love left wing policies...

    • @toddaulner5393
      @toddaulner5393 2 месяца назад +36

      When you hear something insane, look at how blue the state is. That... is why!

  • @samatwesu
    @samatwesu Месяц назад +631

    She got the right lawyer. It makes all the difference.

    • @MaharlikaAWA
      @MaharlikaAWA Месяц назад +25

      So glad the judge had common sense. Lots of them don't and would not allow unemployment benefits.

    • @ighdesigns
      @ighdesigns Месяц назад +5

      Yup, it’s not guilt or innocence. It’s who has the better lawyer.

    • @cowboy104
      @cowboy104 7 дней назад

      @@ighdesigns yea i'm sure the corporations worth billions ,have public defenders wow what a _ _ _ _ _ _

  • @ThePeopleVerse
    @ThePeopleVerse Месяц назад +17

    Dang, a judge with common sense !!
    Good job for the judge and employee ❤❤❤

  • @jonjon621
    @jonjon621 Месяц назад +9

    Its insane...They're protecting the shoplifter instead of the employee who did the right thing.

  • @SfKitty
    @SfKitty 2 месяца назад +1164

    Wow Safeway fired her for stopping a $500 shoplift and doesn’t care ?! Terrible.

    • @hentisenti
      @hentisenti 2 месяца назад +26

      Corporate probably worried about liability if the worker gets injured or worse on the job if there was an altercation. To them comp would probably cost more than what a thief could feasible steal in one go.

    • @TheBigBigSean
      @TheBigBigSean 2 месяца назад +18

      They used to hire loss prevention officers to prevent theft.

    • @lov2cyanaked
      @lov2cyanaked 2 месяца назад +8

      Liability, if the shoplifter slipped because of the worker they could sue.

    • @audenharper3014
      @audenharper3014 2 месяца назад +6

      How much do they have to pay if she gets hurt and they have to pay for workman's comp? Thousands. They will just writeoff the theft. 500 isn't that much anyway, when I was a teenager they would have me break the eggs in the dumpsters, talking dozens of dozens of eggs.

    • @konsumer
      @konsumer 2 месяца назад +1

      And now safeway's manager has a bounty on the deep. Easy work, quick pay.

  • @chasekania6456
    @chasekania6456 Месяц назад +538

    22 years of service and they fired her for stopping a shoplifter. Where the hell did our sense of morality go in this country?

    • @horticultureandhomes
      @horticultureandhomes Месяц назад

      This was a way to fire a 22 yr vetran worker to hire cheap illegal laborors. Safeway hates people of color. They are Tyson foods 2.0

    • @Douglas.N.
      @Douglas.N. Месяц назад +5

      Exactly!

    • @minichikimakubex
      @minichikimakubex Месяц назад +4

      Lets see if safeway get paid for being robbered and how much 💁🏻‍♀️

    • @amzarnacht6710
      @amzarnacht6710 Месяц назад +21

      They wanted her gone so they'll never have to pay for all of the benefits she earned over 22 years.
      They'll pay back that 450/mo and laugh all the way to the bank because they just yoinked tens of thousands in benefits away from her.

    • @horticultureandhomes
      @horticultureandhomes Месяц назад +1

      Why don't you ask Gen Mark Milley. Chaos ensues when you leave your post and quit doing your job. There is no our in your statement. I still have it.

  • @AWZap
    @AWZap Месяц назад +32

    👏 to the judge for having sense.

  • @sasham1280
    @sasham1280 Месяц назад +10

    I quit going to Safeway years ago when my son worked there . They treated him like crap, gave him a horrible schedule and weren't willing to change it, over worked underpaid, I mean come on at least try to be good to your employees . What did it for me was when he came home and told me that they told him he couldn't have a water bottle in his pocket when he was outside in 100 degree weather bringing in shopping carts . Why not ??? Who's it hurting? Obviously he quit and went on to something better

  • @fredsamuel6817
    @fredsamuel6817 2 месяца назад +775

    Shame on you Safeway! You should have given her a raise!

    • @ambermyers7463
      @ambermyers7463 2 месяца назад +2

      They are accepting huge liability if they allow it. Pointing fingers at Safeway is messed up and wrong.

    • @cabracove
      @cabracove 2 месяца назад +20

      @@ambermyers7463 Accepting theft as common and inevitable is messed up and wrong. Safeway could just drop it on their multi million dollar legal team. They wouldn't lose.

    • @lostchild2003
      @lostchild2003 2 месяца назад +22

      @@ambermyers7463 You're everything that is wrong with society today.

    • @RandomRandomnessKCMO
      @RandomRandomnessKCMO 2 месяца назад +13

      @@ambermyers7463found the thief….

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 2 месяца назад +5

      no, because that would be encouraging vigilante justice. And why should you provide FREE security services to the employer. Security is not part of her job description.

  • @russelmurray9268
    @russelmurray9268 2 месяца назад +672

    I quit shopping at Safeway because of this. We all should to show our support for this woman

    • @merrim7765
      @merrim7765 2 месяца назад +41

      And in a related story, Home Depot, also being robbed blind by thieves, is changing a few things inside their stores and on their customer's credit cards. As of March 11, 2024, late fees will be $41 and the interest rate raised to 29.99% -- basically saying, "Our good, honest customers will help us recover our losses."

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco 2 месяца назад +2

      lol

    • @treefrog3560
      @treefrog3560 2 месяца назад +30

      Boycott Safeway

    • @ivymay4604
      @ivymay4604 2 месяца назад +29

      Ya I will NEVER set foot in a Safeway store! They are the criminals treating a loyal employee like that!

    • @twocooleetoh3128
      @twocooleetoh3128 2 месяца назад +14

      I’m next. Just found out about this now.

  • @kandykornpumpkins
    @kandykornpumpkins Месяц назад +8

    I'm sick of working places where I can't stop a shoplifter, but I'm still, for some reason, in trouble for a shoplifting happening in the first place 🤦🏻

  • @LTakeThaL
    @LTakeThaL Месяц назад +8

    Safeway didn’t want to be liable for their employees getting injured . She saved that shoplifter from stealing $500 worth of goods.

  • @nataliagomez4305
    @nataliagomez4305 2 месяца назад +507

    Safeway should have a sign " shoplifters are welcome "

    • @B.H.56
      @B.H.56 Месяц назад +7

      what are they going to do when multiple people fill up carts and walk out, every day?

    • @Bohemian-Nilda
      @Bohemian-Nilda Месяц назад +18

      @@B.H.56Simple! They’ll just charge consumers more! You see, they condone shoplifting and compensate thieves while punishing honest, dedicated employees!

    • @diggingmystyle
      @diggingmystyle Месяц назад +2

      ​@B.H.56 they'll close that location and open a new one in a state that doesn't allow theft. Duh.

    • @aclark9869
      @aclark9869 Месяц назад

      ​@@B.H.56Albertsons Companies Pride Alliance member and Senior Manager, Communications, Paul Bancroft-Turner, has been part of our team for more than nine years. He is incredibly active in our various Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and one of his greatest achievements during his time at ACI has been supporting and helping launch several ARGs during the pandemic. Paul encourages all Albertsons Companies associates to join the Pride Alliance. “The conversations are lively, fun, and/or serious. Pride Month is an opportunity to learn more about our LGBTQ+ population at Albertsons Companies and make some new friends!” He encourages anyone who is considering joining the Pride Alliance to come with an open mind. “Don’t come in with preconceived concepts of what it means to be in the LGBTQ+ community. Just like everyone in the world, it’s full of unique individuals from all walks of life, areas of the business, and parts of the country. It’s a safe space for conversation and allyship. Bring questions and be respectful. Listen.” Thank you, Paul, for being part of our team AND for being an ally!
      They will just have another dei celebration.

    • @1000HoursAtTheLibrar
      @1000HoursAtTheLibrar Месяц назад

      @@B.H.56 rethink their business model and how we have access to purchasing food. But that takes effort and investment.

  • @David-Nord
    @David-Nord 2 месяца назад +931

    "It males more sense to steal from Safeway, than to work for Safeway." Savage! 🤣

    • @sanbrunofriend5968
      @sanbrunofriend5968 2 месяца назад +19

      yes , I like that line!!

    • @sarawashington5485
      @sarawashington5485 2 месяца назад +18

      😂😂😂EXACTLY!!!! THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD

    • @mistresskeke
      @mistresskeke 2 месяца назад +3

      Yes yes yes, I hope the savage guy interviews her!!!

    • @98f5
      @98f5 2 месяца назад +2

      I disagree that looks like a very healthy tort claim.

    • @dentalnovember
      @dentalnovember 2 месяца назад +5

      Yes it’s the males.

  • @DailyJAB
    @DailyJAB Месяц назад +3

    i will never shop at Safeway ever again after hearing this story

  • @callofdutyMobileFranky
    @callofdutyMobileFranky Месяц назад +8

    I worked for safeway, they dont care about the employees. F that place. 🎉

  • @tamiami34
    @tamiami34 2 месяца назад +315

    So Safeway should just put up a big sign outside the store saying that paying for goods is optional.

    • @thaimassage23
      @thaimassage23 2 месяца назад +8

      It will be after others see or hear about it on BREAKING NEWS

    • @funnygirlever
      @funnygirlever 2 месяца назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco 2 месяца назад +3

      it's not Safeway. It's the system in general. Get a clue. stop with the nonsense posting without research and educating yourself

    • @bradleywalker8642
      @bradleywalker8642 2 месяца назад +15

      ​@@voodoodisco
      Calm down, Karen.

    • @Petesworkshop2225
      @Petesworkshop2225 2 месяца назад +7

      ​@@voodoodisco
      Ummm, it's safeways policy.

  • @ColAngus
    @ColAngus 2 месяца назад +330

    The moral of the story is, the honest customer pays more at the register and a CEO still gets his $$$$$ bonus.

    • @harassed-ou2zb
      @harassed-ou2zb 2 месяца назад +18

      The more thefts that occur the more the honest customers pay. Its a system that works??
      The theif gets injured our taxes pay for his recovery. The system works??

    • @sarahlynn7894
      @sarahlynn7894 Месяц назад

      California democrats voted for this with prop 47. You get what you deserve! Stop complaining about it! Being that it's in San Mateo, I'm guessing there's a good chance the employee voted for this being that it is a very democrat city, she's a minority, and a single mother. If she's not, that's rare, but still still true in the majority of these types of stories in California.

    • @Alaryicjude
      @Alaryicjude Месяц назад +1

      ​@@harassed-ou2zb, yes. It's working exactly as designed to milk money from us to give to the ones who already have it all...

    • @Marks1199
      @Marks1199 Месяц назад

      ​@@harassed-ou2zbsharia law.... thief will only have 1 hand after this. And..... everyone else will be scared to ever do this again.

    • @dcg590
      @dcg590 Месяц назад

      The moral of the story is always the same. The poor single mother breaks the rules and does not have to face the consequences. She broke policy, deserved to be fired and does not deserve a dime. She will also learn that no one will hire her because she’s a law suite waiting to happen. What a joke.

  • @erikaamerica4546
    @erikaamerica4546 Месяц назад +4

    God Bless this woman, the lawyer and judge

  • @ighdesigns
    @ighdesigns Месяц назад +13

    After having money stolen from my bank account, I asked why they didn’t work to make accounts more secure. I was told it’s cheaper for them to just pay you the money you lost.

    • @oldbatwit5102
      @oldbatwit5102 7 дней назад +1

      I don't believe your story.

    • @ewjiml
      @ewjiml 3 дня назад

      wtf are you babbling about? How much safer do you want them? How about a million digit number with facial authentication and 10 step verification where you must spend at least an hour contacting your phone, your mother, your dog to confirm. Not once has my identity or money been stolen.

  • @tyzxcj34
    @tyzxcj34 2 месяца назад +634

    2 decades of service and tries to stop a thief and gets fired? Common man

    • @edwinsim7206
      @edwinsim7206 2 месяца назад +15

      And imagine having worked for them for 22 years on top of that?

    • @lov2cyanaked
      @lov2cyanaked 2 месяца назад +9

      well liability duhh, if someone/anyone gets injured who gets sued. She represents the company & knows better.

    • @AlbatrossRevenue
      @AlbatrossRevenue 2 месяца назад +7

      ​@@lov2cyanaked That doesn't make any sense. They're already protected from liability because they advise employees to not follow or touch shoplifters. Store management sided with her, and so did the judge.

    • @lov2cyanaked
      @lov2cyanaked 2 месяца назад +1

      @@AlbatrossRevenuejudge sided w her to get unemployment. Manger approved but corporate didn't. She didn't know store policy about shoplifting even tho she worked there for 22 yrs. The Safeway is not protected from liability because they told her & she decided not to listen or didn't know.

    • @theotheleo6830
      @theotheleo6830 2 месяца назад +8

      @@lov2cyanaked Rewatch the video. The lawyer stated that she knew store policy because it was drilled into her head not to touch or pursue shoplifters, and she did neither of those two things. She touched the bags, which is not against store policy, but she was fired anyway. That's why the judge sided with her.

  • @Chicago48
    @Chicago48 2 месяца назад +400

    Antonette should sue civilly for mental distress.

    • @woodswal
      @woodswal 2 месяца назад +10

      This comment should get a billion likes. 👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @lindasue263
      @lindasue263 2 месяца назад +12

      She is

    • @VirusZero0140
      @VirusZero0140 Месяц назад +3

      Have you ever looked up the process for getting awarded a "mental distress" lawsuit? It's not as simple as saying, "he touched me and me scared now"
      There has to be mounds of evidence that shows that you are scarred psychologically. Including proof that you've gotten medical help and it hasn't helped and why not.

    • @karenklores2439
      @karenklores2439 Месяц назад +1

      @@VirusZero0140 E Jean Carrol had no trouble.

  • @RealTalk1987
    @RealTalk1987 Месяц назад +1

    Anyone who has been through this give this lawyer a call, he’s an absolute G for doing the right thing and winning this case for this woman who is a legend

  • @karlburmeister1552
    @karlburmeister1552 29 дней назад +1

    Finally, a judge, and an employee with spines.

  • @ManuelGuzman
    @ManuelGuzman 2 месяца назад +489

    This is the best story of the day. I am glad this woman won. The way she was treated by Safeway was so wrong.

    • @sadclown14
      @sadclown14 2 месяца назад

      I bet if she was white you wouldn’t think that

    • @H-ve5xn
      @H-ve5xn 2 месяца назад +6

      The company treat there employees very bad the years I work for the company I seen a lot there’s a lot of favoritism in the company

    • @j-eames8186
      @j-eames8186 2 месяца назад +14

      Unsafeway

    • @disguiseddv8ant486
      @disguiseddv8ant486 2 месяца назад +8

      Did she win? She had a job with benefits and now unemployed with this termination on her job history that might be preventing her from getting employment. But also, this is the wrong time trying for her to find a job when companies are closing stores and doing lay-offs.

    • @SannTenny
      @SannTenny 2 месяца назад +14

      She should have gotten some restitution money from Safeway for firing her for working so hard for them!

  • @champagnebulge1
    @champagnebulge1 2 месяца назад +274

    Kudos to this old timer lawyer! God bless him

    • @VulcanAvenger
      @VulcanAvenger 2 месяца назад +15

      Now he needs to sue the pants off Safeway and really make it hurt both financially and to help other employees to be able to do the right thing. She is a good example for our children. Safeway SUCKS!

    • @HarryDirtay
      @HarryDirtay 2 месяца назад

      ​@@VulcanAvengersure and what happens when an employee dies trying to prevent a petty robbery? Safeway gets sued and this same lawyer is admonishing them for expecting their workers to do security😂
      You goofballs love these narratives that will get you and your loved ones killed for a store that doesn't give a shit about you😂

    • @Dawn-zo2ny
      @Dawn-zo2ny 2 месяца назад +10

      He seems like of the best lawyers...!

  • @0122Tamara
    @0122Tamara Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for standing up for what is right Employee

  • @SuperEcwchampion
    @SuperEcwchampion Месяц назад

    This is why loss prevention needs to be hands-on again. We knew we could get hurt, yet we still signed the paperwork.

  • @rebeccahenderson7761
    @rebeccahenderson7761 Месяц назад +135

    A 22 year clearly 'loyal' employee fired for that. Yes, please do file the Wrongful Firing Lawsuit asap!!! I hope she gets $2 Million.

  • @DannyMercedesBenzSF
    @DannyMercedesBenzSF 2 месяца назад +186

    They allow criminals to get away with bad behavior, but not allow decent people to get away with good behavior.

  • @raymondcharron3009
    @raymondcharron3009 Месяц назад +1

    Safeway should have given her a big raise.

  • @user-pf8gl7bc6d
    @user-pf8gl7bc6d Месяц назад +2

    Yes! Justice for her 👏

  • @hphillips7425
    @hphillips7425 2 месяца назад +169

    Finally a judge with some common sense

    • @cobraalaniz149
      @cobraalaniz149 Месяц назад +11

      Rare specimen that I thought was extinct.

    • @beethao9380
      @beethao9380 Месяц назад

      no. don't be fooled. elections are coming. why do something now when they haven't done anything for the past 4 years?

    • @trleith
      @trleith Месяц назад +1

      State-Level Administrative Law Judges are not judges, they're sort of like second level tech support -- they're employees. They're not necessarily attorneys either. Their "rulings" amount to recommendations. Federal-Level Administrative Law Judges aren't much more, but the Supremes have made clear your rights aren't violated just because they're not really Article III judges even though they have very similar powers in practice.

    • @KenFullman
      @KenFullman Месяц назад

      BUT Safeway were ordered to pay her unemployment benefit. That's like being found guilty of smashing up someone's car and being ordered to pay their bus fare home.

  • @discombobulatedfishbowl7548
    @discombobulatedfishbowl7548 2 месяца назад +192

    Can't feel safe as a shopper knowing the company will do nothing about thieves. I'm happy the judge ruled in her favor.

    • @frankdenardo8684
      @frankdenardo8684 2 месяца назад +2

      She got another at a competing chain. She had to do a lot of finagaling just to get it IE calling the manager of store and be a pest about a job. They cavein to demands.

    • @Doc5thMech
      @Doc5thMech 2 месяца назад +2

      @@frankdenardo8684 So your definition of unemployment is working for another company?

    • @cheesehead4670
      @cheesehead4670 2 месяца назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @SmethwickCouncilmanBint
      @SmethwickCouncilmanBint Месяц назад +4

      The company policy is still that store employees, including security, are not allowed to touch thieves. As a former Vons employee, I will tell you that any customer is allowed to stop shoplifters. :) Stay armed. I was robbed at gunpoint at my last grocery store job and the police took 30 minutes to show up. California is lost.

    • @frankdenardo8684
      @frankdenardo8684 Месяц назад

      @Doc5thMech No. Being a member of a union. You apply for a job. Union members get priority over others. If you were in the army, you see a man or a woman in the chow line wearing three chevrons or a piece of metal on their uniforms. You give them priority.

  • @JanieBgrand
    @JanieBgrand Месяц назад +1

    They should be apologizing and begging her forgiveness!

  • @MVPTC
    @MVPTC Месяц назад +2

    Thankful for the judge!!!

  • @richardgillette5759
    @richardgillette5759 2 месяца назад +52

    moral of the story; never ever go above and beyond for any employer because they would never do that for you.

    • @iramsavir5631
      @iramsavir5631 2 месяца назад +6

      Absolutely 100000% true! It's a fact!

    • @gingermcgarvey7773
      @gingermcgarvey7773 2 месяца назад +8

      You should always do the right thing regardless. Stealing is wrong. I'm happy she chose to stick to her values. It takes courage.

  • @psibug565
    @psibug565 2 месяца назад +57

    Hope that lawyer cleans Un-Safeway out. Truly a disgusting way to behave.

    • @RavenMobile
      @RavenMobile 2 месяца назад

      I'll go with "Stupidway".

  • @joseledesma4776
    @joseledesma4776 Месяц назад +2

    I will never shop at safeway.

  • @MOBAGamingNYC
    @MOBAGamingNYC Месяц назад

    I'm sick and tired of these thieves! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @VictorVictor-oq6dh
    @VictorVictor-oq6dh 2 месяца назад +58

    “It makes more sense to steal from Safeway than work for Safeway”. What an accurate remark

  • @AmericanTeacher-USA
    @AmericanTeacher-USA 2 месяца назад +90

    Moral of the story:
    DO NOT EVER work for Safeway !!

    • @davidchavez81
      @davidchavez81 Месяц назад +9

      Moral should be do not ever shop at safeway again, you are supporting a crooked organization.

    • @raiden72
      @raiden72 Месяц назад +4

      I just put Safeway on the list of places that I will never shop again. It's actually quite a long list of woke companies that are going broke

    • @mookieblaelocker6504
      @mookieblaelocker6504 Месяц назад

      Cause it’s only Safeway lol

    • @mookieblaelocker6504
      @mookieblaelocker6504 Месяц назад

      @@raiden72how is this woke?

    • @serenitygilles7064
      @serenitygilles7064 Месяц назад

      It's most retail now

  • @0122Tamara
    @0122Tamara Месяц назад +2

    Go Judge! Applauded

  • @suzyjackson5514
    @suzyjackson5514 Месяц назад +1

    Good for her and good for the judge!!!

  • @sunayakong8537
    @sunayakong8537 2 месяца назад +73

    Thank you to the lawyer that represented her.

  • @arlopear7136
    @arlopear7136 2 месяца назад +281

    I could see Safeway wanting to look the other way if someone shoplifts a single item that isn't really worth all that much. But this damn shoplifter tried to steal FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS worth!!!! Safeway should be thanking this woman because that's ridiculous.

    • @isabellajane8212
      @isabellajane8212 2 месяца назад +12

      She should be rewarded actually...

    • @rs72098
      @rs72098 2 месяца назад +1

      If banks were ran like this, there would be federal investigation into collusion with management. These companies should be required to have security guards, and no tax writeoffs for stolen items unless there was an attempt to stop the thefts.

    • @edwinarcilla5888
      @edwinarcilla5888 2 месяца назад +12

      Safeway looking the other may be true, but there's got to be something behind that. Like claiming insurance 100 times more than the $500 being stolen.

    • @gin170
      @gin170 Месяц назад

      @@edwinarcilla5888 This is why insurance costs is insane and people complain about them. One way or another, we all pay for that increase because we are all in the same pool to share the cost. The more insurance company pays out for stupid things like this because criminals thinks is ok to steal things below $900 per steal (stupid prop 47), the more the insurance company increases the premium to protect their profit.

    • @johnclements6614
      @johnclements6614 Месяц назад +8

      @@edwinarcilla5888 Its not the price of the goods that matters it is the insurance claim when the employee is injured or killed by a thief.
      The store will also be closed whilst the police investigate and most likely the takings will be down in the following days.
      It is morally wrong that she was fired but business are concerned with making money not morals. I hope she wins her wrongful termination lawsuit.
      There will not be an insurance claim for the shop lifted goods, it is not insurable. Safeway will treat it as an overhead.

  • @flyaway5350
    @flyaway5350 Месяц назад +1

    Good for her! Somebody needs to stand up to these shoplifters!

  • @erinnorwood6124
    @erinnorwood6124 2 месяца назад +144

    I'm glad someone is finally getting justice after stopping a shoplifter

    • @farble1670
      @farble1670 2 месяца назад +1

      Justice. She was still terminated. All she received was the right to collect unemployment benefits.

  • @joydavis3089
    @joydavis3089 2 месяца назад +144

    Antoinette should shop for her groceries at Safeway during her unemployment and not pay. What a miserable policy and a travesty the way they are treating her.

  • @REM977
    @REM977 Месяц назад +1

    I’ll never shop at Safeway ever again.

  • @j.g.007
    @j.g.007 Месяц назад +2

    Antoinette is a hero! People are tired of dealing with this nonsense. It's enough to make normal people snap. So there's compassion and coddling of the theives and criminals but not the good citizens?! 🤔 copy. These stores are complicit as well. Let the lawsuits fly. Litigation is the only language some understand. Enough of this!

  • @jeremiahweed725
    @jeremiahweed725 2 месяца назад +71

    Really Safeway??? You're going to lose customers........

    • @thaimassage23
      @thaimassage23 2 месяца назад +9

      Or you might get more customers that DON'T pay and leave.

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Месяц назад

      dont worry, they will gain traffic and business "partners" though. the shop lifters that is.

  • @brendaodowd307
    @brendaodowd307 2 месяца назад +91

    This is what's wrong in this country...punish the good and protect the evil.

    • @frankpaya690
      @frankpaya690 2 месяца назад

      We need to stop voting for Democrats.

    • @Keith_from_LBC
      @Keith_from_LBC 2 месяца назад

      Agreed 100%
      They need to set an example and lock up Trump for life.

    • @Sornago
      @Sornago 2 месяца назад +3

      She broke policy the reason why there's a policy in place is to try minimize damage because that lady could've had a gun or knife anything on here and bam she starts stabbing or shooting because she panicked over getting caught no the store is liable for the damage the person did to the customers and employees

    • @SeltkirkTV
      @SeltkirkTV Месяц назад +4

      ​@@Sornagoshut up.

    • @SeltkirkTV
      @SeltkirkTV Месяц назад +3

      ​@@Sornagobroken record.

  • @ImTheDaveman
    @ImTheDaveman Месяц назад

    If I were an employer, I would be hiring that woman in a heartbeat! That is a devoted conscientious employee and this should be exactly what ANY employer wants of their employees!

  • @balancingrock2462
    @balancingrock2462 Месяц назад +1

    If you work for these large corporations it’s best to observe and report and just stand out of the thief’s way as they take and steel the items, not worth your safety and job security. I’m so glad to see she won her case.

  • @MichaelChengSanJose
    @MichaelChengSanJose 2 месяца назад +74

    We really need to pass a law to exempt companies from lawsuits filed by thieves. Too rational?

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco 2 месяца назад +1

      LOLOLOL

    • @Gemma_626
      @Gemma_626 2 месяца назад +1

      Huh?

    • @yolyprog2561
      @yolyprog2561 2 месяца назад

      Thieves?! She was an employee

    • @TheRealScooterGuy
      @TheRealScooterGuy 2 месяца назад +8

      ​@@yolyprog2561-- The policy exists because if an employee injures a thief, the thief will sue.

    • @MichaelChengSanJose
      @MichaelChengSanJose 2 месяца назад +2

      @@yolyprog2561 You really, really missed the point.

  • @carolhart8696
    @carolhart8696 2 месяца назад +81

    I hope she sues them for a lot. I used to work for Safeway and I am ashamed of them.

  • @colorofcrime
    @colorofcrime Месяц назад

    She's just one of many employees to be fired for the same thing and it's friggin insane!

  • @JS-fb6ww
    @JS-fb6ww 28 дней назад +2

    Interfering with theft from the store causes a liability issue for the company. She violated company policy.

    • @RachaunaX
      @RachaunaX 2 дня назад

      I was looking for this comment! Anyone who works in retail knows this especially if they've been there for 22 years SMH. I get the human & emotional aspect of it being displayed in 98% of the comments BUT this could've gone all wrong. The woman even tried to hit her. There are bad ppl in this world & they will easily exchange your life for their freedom. Hence the company policy not allowing off duty "renegade cashiers" to apprehend shoplifters. Most stores have just hired security at the door.

  • @KA-eu9sy
    @KA-eu9sy 2 месяца назад +47

    Fired since last March and still looking for work?! Somebody hire this woman!

    • @Kojow7
      @Kojow7 Месяц назад

      Yeah, I don't understand why she has not found work already . She seems like a hardworking and loyal person.

    • @davepirtle9790
      @davepirtle9790 Месяц назад

      @@Kojow7i think there is more to this story we don't know. It was not just letting her go but fighting her ui claim. I'll bet she won't do that again for a company.
      On the other hand there are 3 things that don't sit well with me. 1) she was off clock so why would she engage a customer on her own time? People like that have way too much free time. 2) the 500$ in groceries. How did she or anyone else come up with that estimate? 3) in the year since has she looked for work? Sometimes when you are let go other companies will not hire you or when you have a legal claim with the ui

    • @SC-wf3ek
      @SC-wf3ek Месяц назад

      Doesn't take an entire year to walk into any number of jobs and get hired. She's just cruising enjoying life, don't be fooled

    • @ReaperTheRager
      @ReaperTheRager Месяц назад

      ​@@davepirtle9790 I can answer number one pretty easily, it's because some of us have principles. Doesn't matter if she was "clocked out" because being a good person is a 24/7 job.

    • @charanth182
      @charanth182 4 дня назад

      ​@@SC-wf3ek you've obviously never been truely unemployed. It becomes a spiral, can't find work because it's been too long since you had work, so you still can't find work...
      And that's not including the lawsuit against a former employer, she'll be viewed as a pariah.

  • @nathanjamesbaker
    @nathanjamesbaker 2 месяца назад +105

    I love the way the attorney summarized the irony of this situation: Safeway would rather have people steal from the company than to pay its own employees.

    • @michaelcortez6596
      @michaelcortez6596 Месяц назад

      You can thank Newsom for that!! He practically legalized retail theft in stopping retail companies to lay hands on thieves!

    • @jeanaprewitt9658
      @jeanaprewitt9658 Месяц назад +2

      The policy is the same with MANY retail employers and has been since I worked in retail almost 40 years ago. First off, it's to protect the company so that they don't get sued for illegally detaining someone, guilty or not. And these days, it's also to protect employees and customers from being assaulted or killed by a shoplifter. Bottom line, she shouldn't have been fired unless it was made clear this was a fireable offense. AND she was off duty so, in my opinion, she acted on her own as a concerned citizen. That said, don't try to stop a shoplifter. It's not coming out of your wallet, leave confrontations to store security and/or police.

  • @JB-is4gt
    @JB-is4gt Месяц назад +1

    I will never shop at a Safeway again

  • @preciousj6931
    @preciousj6931 24 дня назад

    Thanks Judge

  • @rong3378
    @rong3378 2 месяца назад +42

    I'm moving near a Safeway! I want my groceries free.

  • @13lood13ath
    @13lood13ath 2 месяца назад +32

    We live in a time where criminals get rewarded and good, honest, hard working people get punished. It's time to change that.

    • @Hazendal777
      @Hazendal777 Месяц назад +1

      thanks..😢 high " elite " 😢😢😢

  • @Paul-kd3ui
    @Paul-kd3ui Месяц назад +2

    BOYCOTT!!

  • @judyheim6998
    @judyheim6998 Месяц назад

    Finally a judge stepping up and making an actual ‘judgement”! Hats off to that employee. If I had a business I would hire you in a heartbeat. I am an 80 year old woman living on a very small income. Why shouldn’t I just walk into the grocery store and get my 100.00 worth of groceries and just leave without paying. I need a new mattress so I think I’ll just go to a store and find one under 1,000.00 and drag it out the door without paying. The law says I can do that. I will not of course because I know it is wrong to steal. I know if the store loses enough money, employees will have to be let go and eventually store will close.

  • @SuperJK-Man
    @SuperJK-Man 2 месяца назад +200

    Safeway should praise her and just give a warning. Safeway should be happy that there are workers that pride themselves working for the employer. Very rare to find that now a days.

    • @spades9048
      @spades9048 2 месяца назад +4

      What if she got permanently injured or worse during this incident? Employee knows not to confront shoplifters but does it anyway. The courts will also say Safeway is liable for her injuries. This is why stores will continue to leave The Bay Area.

    • @stevecarey2030
      @stevecarey2030 2 месяца назад

      @@spades9048 Yes, this is exactly what would happen.

    • @karelglasner2673
      @karelglasner2673 2 месяца назад +4

      Until the "anonymous" phone call arrived 😂 probably some democrat politician defending the criminal

    • @gravismushnick3812
      @gravismushnick3812 2 месяца назад

      @@spades9048 she was Clocked out and therefor just like any one else, when you are off the clock you are NOT a prisoner of the company. I am an employer and my guys are free to do whatever they please when they are clocked out dumbass

    • @gravismushnick3812
      @gravismushnick3812 2 месяца назад +8

      @@stevecarey2030 You are delusional "she was Clocked out and therefor just like any one else, when you are off the clock you are NOT a prisoner of the company. I am an employer and my guys are free to do whatever they please when they are clocked out.

  • @Jaycee3
    @Jaycee3 Месяц назад +19

    THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO NEVER SHOP AT SAFEWAY EVER AGAIN.

  • @fullsend2474
    @fullsend2474 Месяц назад

    unreal...

  • @danielletalley6195
    @danielletalley6195 Месяц назад +1

    I witness kids stealing from a Safeway store in Howard County, Md. and the employees said they couldn't do anything about it and that it happens regularly from the same kids! I don't want the consumer to bare the cost of inflated groceries due to rising thefts. Corporations need to step up their securities measures ASAP!

  • @galecloutier7233
    @galecloutier7233 2 месяца назад +66

    So glad this judge stood up for this woman.

  • @franz289
    @franz289 2 месяца назад +39

    That Lady is a hero! Safeway has been robbing me for years with all their price gauging. Now I don’t need to pay for anything anymore. Thank You for the information KPIX. I won’t be paying my groceries any longer at Safeway and ask all my neighbors to join and do a shopping spree, bring this clip and it is public declaration that their policy is not to stop people taking goods which means its FREE.

  • @JesusMargarito
    @JesusMargarito Месяц назад

    Wishing her luck and I hope she gets a new job that treats her right.

  • @bingdong8571
    @bingdong8571 Месяц назад

    Damn straight!!!!!

  • @mlo8081
    @mlo8081 2 месяца назад +38

    I wish this woman every success in her lawsuit. I only wish I were on the jury. I hope Safeway is given a clear message in this lawsuit on who they should be prioritizing in these incidents. Loyal employee vs shoplifter, you'd think it would be obvious, smh.

  • @scottybeck100
    @scottybeck100 2 месяца назад +38

    Safeway's encouragement of shoplifting increases OUR INFLATION!?!

    • @baruchben-david4196
      @baruchben-david4196 2 месяца назад +1

      Safeway isn't encouraging shoplifting. They're protecting their employees from being hurt or killed by a desperate, possibly strung-out crook.
      It's really dangerous to confront a shoplifter without proper training. I mean, sure, 9 time out of 10 it will be fine. But that one time could result in serious harm.

    • @randomwhatifguy
      @randomwhatifguy 2 месяца назад +1

      @@baruchben-david4196one madman might k ill somebody over $30 worth of food if they get confronted. Sad

    • @RavenMobile
      @RavenMobile 2 месяца назад +1

      @@baruchben-david4196 Nope, they don't care about the lives of their workers. They care about not being sued by the shoplifters.

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Месяц назад

      at some point inflation raises to the point they dont have any customers and only shop lifters.

  • @WelshGingerCat
    @WelshGingerCat Месяц назад

    How could she still be out of a job! Employers should be begging her to work for them. She's a true hero. I wish her the very best.

  • @RexDog-jf9cw
    @RexDog-jf9cw Месяц назад

    I love how he can`t use a computer yet tries to look productive in front of it. That was the Laugh I needed today.

  • @fredblogs
    @fredblogs 2 месяца назад +34

    🇬🇧 AT LAST a judge that makes a sensible decision.

  • @bossgirlz1012
    @bossgirlz1012 2 месяца назад +30

    Kudos to the lawyer.

  • @McLark7176
    @McLark7176 Месяц назад +1

    Will NEVER shop at Safeway again! She is a HERO!

  • @rachelpage1971
    @rachelpage1971 Месяц назад

    Unbelievable

  • @Tjd1982
    @Tjd1982 Месяц назад +35

    I concur.
    As a retail employee, you get so angry over these entitled people stealing.
    To the point I've dropped friends who I've seen stealing, and they get angry. No way are you coming back to my house ever.

  • @nerak4971
    @nerak4971 2 месяца назад +23

    could you imagine calling your local store to lodge a complaint, "yes i would like to complain about one of your employees, yes ma'am, she did NOT allow me to steal from your store, i know, the nerve of that employee, i think she should be fired!!"

  • @tabanderson5148
    @tabanderson5148 Месяц назад

    Criminal calls and says "she didn't let me steal. Fire her".
    Safeway- Done.

  • @Jason-uw3wn
    @Jason-uw3wn Месяц назад

    The stupidity of these corporate companies is just mind boggling.

  • @claudiaweber7011
    @claudiaweber7011 2 месяца назад +29

    Finally a judge does the right thing!

  • @jamesalsup6696
    @jamesalsup6696 2 месяца назад +17

    She should be given a raise! Stealing is a crime! Boycott SAFEWAY!!

  • @dgarnett4220
    @dgarnett4220 Месяц назад +2

    Sick , Safeway has always been unfair to employees! Nice good lawyer but takes time that most of us working class can’t afford

  • @mikefagan6840
    @mikefagan6840 2 месяца назад +30

    Now you sue for for damages and defamation

  • @user-cw2py6wh8l
    @user-cw2py6wh8l 2 месяца назад +29

    Good deeds never goes unpunished.

    • @sarawashington5485
      @sarawashington5485 2 месяца назад +1

      YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! Judge Judy & Dr. Phil ALWAYS say that!!!!!!!