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

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  • čas přidán 4. 03. 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 Před 3 měsíci +2930

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

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco Před 3 měsíci +11

      an old grifter lawyer. LOL

    • @vitalipopkhadze369
      @vitalipopkhadze369 Před 3 měsíci +84

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

    • @RLucas3000
      @RLucas3000 Před 3 měsíci +104

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

    • @heathermetz6576
      @heathermetz6576 Před 3 měsíci +43

      Please tell me they have a civil suit against Safeway.

    • @funnygirlever
      @funnygirlever Před 3 měsíci +5

      😂😂😂

  • @steveh5882
    @steveh5882 Před 3 měsíci +2597

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

    • @H-ve5xn
      @H-ve5xn Před 3 měsíci +93

      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 Před 3 měsíci +116

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

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 Před 3 měsíci +10

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

    • @TurdFerguson149
      @TurdFerguson149 Před 3 měsíci +10

      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 Před 3 měsíci +64

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

  • @RichieNicks
    @RichieNicks Před 2 měsíci +260

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

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Před 2 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@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.

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse Před měsícem +2

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

    • @MrAllister9
      @MrAllister9 Před měsícem

      ya how dare hungry people go steel food in AMERICA
      i hope they're still being tazed at this moment RIGHT???

  • @michelemichele5204
    @michelemichele5204 Před 3 měsíci +135

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

    • @blak3brutus229
      @blak3brutus229 Před 2 měsíci

      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 Před 2 měsíci +1

      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 Před 2 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

      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 Před 2 měsíci

      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

  • @user-cw2py6wh8l
    @user-cw2py6wh8l Před 3 měsíci +2812

    Safeway fires the hero employee and hires the thief.

    • @sarawashington5485
      @sarawashington5485 Před 3 měsíci +141

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

    • @Absaalookemensch
      @Absaalookemensch Před 3 měsíci +39

      That's Social Progress.

    • @walterrumohr7090
      @walterrumohr7090 Před 3 měsíci +46

      Welcome to modern America.

    • @AlbatrossRevenue
      @AlbatrossRevenue Před 3 měsíci +16

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

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 Před 3 měsíci +13

      She was fired for disobeying company policy

  • @artnunymiss2530
    @artnunymiss2530 Před 3 měsíci +1354

    Safeway doesn't deserve her as an employee.

    • @jgesselberty
      @jgesselberty Před 3 měsíci +26

      Safeway does not deserve to be in business.

    • @greenelephant1231
      @greenelephant1231 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      @@greenelephant1231 Therapy can help

    • @CatWhiskering
      @CatWhiskering Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @californiaplant-basedeater2761
      @californiaplant-basedeater2761 Před 3 měsíci +12

      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 Před 3 měsíci +158

    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 Před 2 měsíci +2

      It's their not there.

    • @deneseburrell
      @deneseburrell Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @jewkeli8796
      @jewkeli8796 Před 2 měsíci

      Name a big company who does? Lmao

    • @annemorgan547
      @annemorgan547 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @youdoer
      @youdoer Před 2 měsíci +2

      Try Aldi.

  • @seganaleqa
    @seganaleqa Před 2 měsíci +48

    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 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @dcg590
      @dcg590 Před 2 měsíci

      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?

  • @dkg_gdk
    @dkg_gdk Před 3 měsíci +1842

    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 Před 3 měsíci +133

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

    • @mireillepioger92
      @mireillepioger92 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @tariq4544
      @tariq4544 Před 3 měsíci

      Same as Canada. It's total BS.

    • @craigmacfarlane2722
      @craigmacfarlane2722 Před 3 měsíci +72

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

    • @toddaulner5393
      @toddaulner5393 Před 3 měsíci +38

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

  • @samatwesu
    @samatwesu Před 3 měsíci +634

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

    • @MaharlikaAWA
      @MaharlikaAWA Před 2 měsíci +25

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

    • @ighdesigns
      @ighdesigns Před 2 měsíci +6

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

    • @cowboy104
      @cowboy104 Před měsícem

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

  • @ThePeopleVerse
    @ThePeopleVerse Před 2 měsíci +20

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

  • @sasham1280
    @sasham1280 Před 2 měsíci +12

    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

  • @chasekania6456
    @chasekania6456 Před 3 měsíci +547

    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 Před 2 měsíci

      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. Před 2 měsíci +5

      Exactly!

    • @minichikimakubex
      @minichikimakubex Před 2 měsíci +4

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

    • @amzarnacht6710
      @amzarnacht6710 Před 2 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci +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.

  • @SfKitty
    @SfKitty Před 3 měsíci +1166

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

    • @hentisenti
      @hentisenti Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +18

      They used to hire loss prevention officers to prevent theft.

    • @lov2cyanaked
      @lov2cyanaked Před 3 měsíci +8

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

    • @audenharper3014
      @audenharper3014 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @AWZap
    @AWZap Před 2 měsíci +34

    👏 to the judge for having sense.

  • @jonjon621
    @jonjon621 Před 2 měsíci +9

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

  • @David-Nord
    @David-Nord Před 3 měsíci +932

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

    • @sanbrunofriend5968
      @sanbrunofriend5968 Před 3 měsíci +19

      yes , I like that line!!

    • @sarawashington5485
      @sarawashington5485 Před 3 měsíci +19

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

    • @mistresskeke
      @mistresskeke Před 3 měsíci +3

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

    • @98f5
      @98f5 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I disagree that looks like a very healthy tort claim.

    • @dentalnovember
      @dentalnovember Před 3 měsíci +5

      Yes it’s the males.

  • @nataliagomez4305
    @nataliagomez4305 Před 3 měsíci +509

    Safeway should have a sign " shoplifters are welcome "

    • @B.H.56
      @B.H.56 Před 3 měsíci +7

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

    • @Bohemian-Nilda
      @Bohemian-Nilda Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@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 Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @kandykornpumpkins
    @kandykornpumpkins Před 3 měsíci +9

    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 🤦🏻

  • @callofdutyMobileFranky
    @callofdutyMobileFranky Před 2 měsíci +10

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

  • @fredsamuel6817
    @fredsamuel6817 Před 3 měsíci +776

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

    • @ambermyers7463
      @ambermyers7463 Před 3 měsíci +2

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

    • @cabracove
      @cabracove Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +22

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

    • @RandomRandomnessKCMO
      @RandomRandomnessKCMO Před 3 měsíci +13

      @@ambermyers7463found the thief….

    • @barbaraeslick558
      @barbaraeslick558 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +674

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

    • @merrim7765
      @merrim7765 Před 3 měsíci +40

      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 Před 3 měsíci +2

      lol

    • @treefrog3560
      @treefrog3560 Před 3 měsíci +31

      Boycott Safeway

    • @ivymay4604
      @ivymay4604 Před 3 měsíci +29

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

    • @twocooleetoh3128
      @twocooleetoh3128 Před 3 měsíci +14

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

  • @TacomaTofu
    @TacomaTofu Před 2 měsíci +8

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

  • @erikaamerica4546
    @erikaamerica4546 Před 2 měsíci +6

    God Bless this woman, the lawyer and judge

  • @tyzxcj34
    @tyzxcj34 Před 3 měsíci +634

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

    • @edwinsim7206
      @edwinsim7206 Před 3 měsíci +15

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

    • @lov2cyanaked
      @lov2cyanaked Před 3 měsíci +9

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

    • @AlbatrossRevenue
      @AlbatrossRevenue Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @ColAngus
    @ColAngus Před 3 měsíci +332

    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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @dcg590
      @dcg590 Před 2 měsíci

      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.

  • @DailyJAB
    @DailyJAB Před 3 měsíci +3

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

  • @ighdesigns
    @ighdesigns Před 2 měsíci +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 Před měsícem +1

      I don't believe your story.

    • @ewjiml
      @ewjiml Před měsícem

      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.

  • @Chicago48
    @Chicago48 Před 3 měsíci +401

    Antonette should sue civilly for mental distress.

    • @woodswal
      @woodswal Před 3 měsíci +11

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

    • @lindasue263
      @lindasue263 Před 3 měsíci +12

      She is

    • @VirusZero0140
      @VirusZero0140 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@VirusZero0140 E Jean Carrol had no trouble.

  • @tamiami34
    @tamiami34 Před 3 měsíci +314

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

    • @thaimassage23
      @thaimassage23 Před 3 měsíci +8

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

    • @funnygirlever
      @funnygirlever Před 3 měsíci +3

      😂😂😂

    • @voodoodisco
      @voodoodisco Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +14

      ​@@voodoodisco
      Calm down, Karen.

    • @Petesworkshop2225
      @Petesworkshop2225 Před 3 měsíci +6

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

  • @karlburmeister1552
    @karlburmeister1552 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Finally, a judge, and an employee with spines.

  • @RealTalk1987
    @RealTalk1987 Před 2 měsíci +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

  • @DannyMercedesBenzSF
    @DannyMercedesBenzSF Před 3 měsíci +185

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

  • @discombobulatedfishbowl7548
    @discombobulatedfishbowl7548 Před 3 měsíci +191

    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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +2

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

    • @cheesehead4670
      @cheesehead4670 Před 3 měsíci

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @SmethwickCouncilmanBint
      @SmethwickCouncilmanBint Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      @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.

  • @raymondcharron3009
    @raymondcharron3009 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Safeway should have given her a big raise.

  • @0122Tamara
    @0122Tamara Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you for standing up for what is right Employee

  • @ManuelGuzman
    @ManuelGuzman Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @H-ve5xn
      @H-ve5xn Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +14

      Unsafeway

    • @disguiseddv8ant486
      @disguiseddv8ant486 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +14

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

  • @rebeccahenderson7761
    @rebeccahenderson7761 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @JS-fb6ww
    @JS-fb6ww Před 2 měsíci +2

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

    • @RachaunaX
      @RachaunaX Před měsícem

      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.

  • @FranklyFarcical
    @FranklyFarcical Před 2 měsíci +1

    It’s about time these corporations get sued into oblivion. Safeway will not get another penny from me.

  • @richardgillette5759
    @richardgillette5759 Před 3 měsíci +52

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

    • @iramsavir5631
      @iramsavir5631 Před 3 měsíci +6

      Absolutely 100000% true! It's a fact!

    • @gingermcgarvey7773
      @gingermcgarvey7773 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @arlopear7136
    @arlopear7136 Před 3 měsíci +280

    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 Před 3 měsíci +12

      She should be rewarded actually...

    • @rs72098
      @rs72098 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      @@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 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @balancingrock2462
    @balancingrock2462 Před 2 měsíci +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.

  • @hphillips7425
    @hphillips7425 Před 3 měsíci +169

    Finally a judge with some common sense

    • @cobraalaniz149
      @cobraalaniz149 Před 3 měsíci +11

      Rare specimen that I thought was extinct.

    • @beethao9380
      @beethao9380 Před 2 měsíci

      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 Před 2 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

      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.

  • @champagnebulge1
    @champagnebulge1 Před 3 měsíci +275

    Kudos to this old timer lawyer! God bless him

    • @VulcanAvenger
      @VulcanAvenger Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@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 Před 3 měsíci +10

      He seems like of the best lawyers...!

  • @REM977
    @REM977 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’ll never shop at Safeway ever again.

  • @VictorVictor-oq6dh
    @VictorVictor-oq6dh Před 3 měsíci +58

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

  • @AmericanTeacher-USA
    @AmericanTeacher-USA Před 3 měsíci +90

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

    • @davidchavez81
      @davidchavez81 Před 3 měsíci +9

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

    • @raiden72
      @raiden72 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

      Cause it’s only Safeway lol

    • @mookieblaelocker6504
      @mookieblaelocker6504 Před 3 měsíci

      @@raiden72how is this woke?

    • @serenitygilles7064
      @serenitygilles7064 Před 2 měsíci

      It's most retail now

  • @qtj5047
    @qtj5047 Před 2 měsíci +1

    If a company's policy is to terminate your employment after you did your job, then maybe that company shouldn't have employees at all.

  • @sookie4195
    @sookie4195 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Boycott Safeway to show support.

  • @psibug565
    @psibug565 Před 3 měsíci +58

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

  • @joydavis3089
    @joydavis3089 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @Jason-uw3wn
    @Jason-uw3wn Před 2 měsíci

    The stupidity of these corporate companies is just mind boggling.

  • @timpickard3946
    @timpickard3946 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Never shop Safeway again.

  • @brendaodowd307
    @brendaodowd307 Před 3 měsíci +91

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

    • @frankpaya690
      @frankpaya690 Před 3 měsíci

      We need to stop voting for Democrats.

    • @Keith_from_LBC
      @Keith_from_LBC Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @Sornago
      @Sornago Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​@@Sornagoshut up.

    • @SeltkirkTV
      @SeltkirkTV Před 3 měsíci +3

      ​@@Sornagobroken record.

  • @erinnorwood6124
    @erinnorwood6124 Před 3 měsíci +144

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

    • @farble1670
      @farble1670 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @JS-fb6ww
    @JS-fb6ww Před 2 měsíci +1

    She wasn't "only doing her job" if she violated company policy.

  • @ImTheDaveman
    @ImTheDaveman Před 2 měsíci

    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!

  • @MichaelChengSanJose
    @MichaelChengSanJose Před 3 měsíci +74

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

  • @SuperJK-Man
    @SuperJK-Man Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @karelglasner2673
      @karelglasner2673 Před 3 měsíci +4

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

    • @gravismushnick3812
      @gravismushnick3812 Před 3 měsíci

      @@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 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @joseledesma4776
    @joseledesma4776 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I will never shop at safeway.

  • @dgarnett4220
    @dgarnett4220 Před 2 měsíci +2

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

  • @sunayakong8537
    @sunayakong8537 Před 3 měsíci +72

    Thank you to the lawyer that represented her.

  • @jeremiahweed725
    @jeremiahweed725 Před 3 měsíci +71

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

    • @thaimassage23
      @thaimassage23 Před 3 měsíci +9

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

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @kidlat9222
    @kidlat9222 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Safer to shoplift from Safeway than to work for them.

  • @JB-is4gt
    @JB-is4gt Před 2 měsíci +1

    I will never shop at a Safeway again

  • @13lood13ath
    @13lood13ath Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci +1

      thanks..😢 high " elite " 😢😢😢

  • @nathanjamesbaker
    @nathanjamesbaker Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @jeanaprewitt9658
      @jeanaprewitt9658 Před 2 měsíci +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.

  • @Paul-kd3ui
    @Paul-kd3ui Před 2 měsíci +2

    BOYCOTT!!

  • @suzyjackson5514
    @suzyjackson5514 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Good for her and good for the judge!!!

  • @carolhart8696
    @carolhart8696 Před 3 měsíci +82

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

  • @KA-eu9sy
    @KA-eu9sy Před 3 měsíci +47

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

    • @Kojow7
      @Kojow7 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @davepirtle9790
      @davepirtle9790 Před 3 měsíci

      @@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 Před 2 měsíci

      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 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@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 Před měsícem

      ​@@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.

  • @signalnine2601
    @signalnine2601 Před 2 měsíci

    She's single-handedly upholding civilization.

  • @nerak4971
    @nerak4971 Před 3 měsíci +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!!"

  • @galecloutier7233
    @galecloutier7233 Před 3 měsíci +66

    So glad this judge stood up for this woman.

  • @j.g.007
    @j.g.007 Před 2 měsíci +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!

  • @TomPeck76
    @TomPeck76 Před měsícem

    50 years ago this employee would have been considered a pillar of the community.

  • @Tjd1982
    @Tjd1982 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @franz289
    @franz289 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @Cyclonus84
    @Cyclonus84 Před 3 měsíci +1

    At my job we are told not to stop any shoplifters from leaving. The Boss said they left the dollar amount build up. So when they get caught, they get a tougher sentence.

  • @McLark7176
    @McLark7176 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @mlo8081
    @mlo8081 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @rong3378
    @rong3378 Před 3 měsíci +42

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

  • @user-pf8gl7bc6d
    @user-pf8gl7bc6d Před 2 měsíci +2

    Yes! Justice for her 👏

  • @user-tf1gj8bv1f
    @user-tf1gj8bv1f Před 2 měsíci +2

    The firing was just an excuse to replace the long time employee with a cheaper imported person.

  • @Jaycee3
    @Jaycee3 Před 3 měsíci +19

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

  • @beautifulbrains
    @beautifulbrains Před 3 měsíci +2

    How pathetic of Safeway😡‼️

  • @fredblogs
    @fredblogs Před 3 měsíci +34

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

  • @billhamilton7524
    @billhamilton7524 Před 2 měsíci +1

    EVERYONE here needs to boycott them

  • @MOBAGamingNYC
    @MOBAGamingNYC Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @jamesalsup6696
    @jamesalsup6696 Před 3 měsíci +17

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

  • @babytacprimo
    @babytacprimo Před 3 měsíci +21

    She may broke the rules as an employee, but she upheld the law as a law abiding citizen

  • @judyheim6998
    @judyheim6998 Před 2 měsíci

    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.

  • @flyaway5350
    @flyaway5350 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @claudiaweber7011
    @claudiaweber7011 Před 3 měsíci +29

    Finally a judge does the right thing!

  • @bossgirlz1012
    @bossgirlz1012 Před 3 měsíci +30

    Kudos to the lawyer.

  • @danielletalley6195
    @danielletalley6195 Před 2 měsíci +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!

  • @chocolatecosmos1424
    @chocolatecosmos1424 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Never shopping at Safeway again.

  • @rosewoodsteel6656
    @rosewoodsteel6656 Před 2 měsíci

    -Absolute BS on the part of Safeway. This woman should have been the employee of the month and gotten a pay raise.

  • @alansnyder8448
    @alansnyder8448 Před 3 měsíci +28

    This is good news. It is about time this insanity that people cannot stop shoplifters.