Steal This Chainsaw ... Home Depot Doesn't Care!

Yet another story from a few weeks ago about the decline of corporate America, courtesy of The Home Depot:

Man Says Home Depot Fired Workers For Catching Thieves

POSTED: 6:07 pm CDT June 4, 2007

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- A former Home Depot employee said the company fired him and three other workers because they helped police catch several suspected shoplifters in May.

Midwest City police said the men helped officers catch suspected shoplifters as they tried to run from a store with lawn equipment.

An internal memo from Home Depot outlines that associates cannot accuse, detain, chase or call the police on any customer for shoplifting. However, one of the fired employees said the company is selective in enforcing that policy.

To the idiots at Home Depot, who likely think that they are defending the company from lawsuits (and had no hesitation giving their last CEO a gigantic golden parachute for basically doing nothing), I ask: WTF?

The fired employees were thanked by the man whose car was stolen by the thieves beforehand, and by the police as well.

A bunch of sick, criminal-loving morons are running that company.

I'll probably just shop at Lowe's from now on ... unless I'm wearing my running shoes ...

UPDATE 24 June 2007: A man whose 1978 El Camino was stolen by the Home Depot thieves 2 months before, has given the four former employees rewards and applauded their actions. Good man!