Remarkable? Remarkably Stupid!

The Randall's (Safeway) grocery store in Round Rock, Texas, fired a produce manager (and Iraq vet) for chasing down a crook who snatched a customer's purse inside the store. Their policy was for him to "take notes, tell a manager who'll call police." Lots of people - including me - are outraged. To me, this is yet another example of a corporation expecting blind compliance with policies and discouraging - in the most drastic of ways - independent thought, judgment, and common sense. Yes, liability is a concern everywhere these days, but at the expense of a young man who seems a true hero, AND through alienating countless current and potential customers? Here's a link to the story.