Article Link! 'Selfless' Costco worker killed after refusing to let customer to enter with gun

You don't bring a knife to a gunfight? 🤔

I'm not familiar with Costco policy but I'll assume the worker was a "greeter" and that they have a "no open carry" policy or worse, are a gun-free-zone? :eek:
 
Bobster said:
You don't bring a knife to a gunfight? 🤔

I'm not familiar with Costco policy but I'll assume the worker was a "greeter" and that they have a "no open carry" policy or worse, are a gun-free-zone? :eek:
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Right. The report doesn't say if he "drew" the pocketknife. But if he did... then that was REALLY stupid.... AND it might actually support the self-defense claim by the thug.
 
It’s in their membership agreement that nobody reads. I wonder what Sam’s policy is.

At Costco, we don’t believe it’s necessary to bring firearms into our warehouses, except in the case of authorized law enforcement officers. For the protection of all our members and employees, we feel this is a reasonable and prudent precaution to ensure a pleasant shopping experience and safe workplace. Our policy is meant to protect our members and employees in all warehouses around the world. This isn’t a new policy, and we don’t customize this policy for each city/county/state/country where we do business. Our primary goal at Costco Wholesale is to keep our members happy. If you believe that our policy restricting members from bringing firearms into our warehouses is unfair or excessively burdensome, or you cannot agree to abide by this policy, Costco will promptly refund your annual membership fee upon request. Thank you for your understanding.
 
Notshawn54 said:
It’s in their membership agreement that nobody reads. I wonder what Sam’s policy is.

At Costco, we don’t believe it’s necessary to bring firearms into our warehouses, except in the case of authorized law enforcement officers. For the protection of all our members and employees, we feel this is a reasonable and prudent precaution to ensure a pleasant shopping experience and safe workplace. Our policy is meant to protect our members and employees in all warehouses around the world. This isn’t a new policy, and we don’t customize this policy for each city/county/state/country where we do business. Our primary goal at Costco Wholesale is to keep our members happy. If you believe that our policy restricting members from bringing firearms into our warehouses is unfair or excessively burdensome, or you cannot agree to abide by this policy, Costco will promptly refund your annual membership fee upon request. Thank you for your understanding.
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That's fine, of course. They can have whatever policy they want. But the "greeter" employee made a HUGE (and fatal) mistake. He tried to stop the thug. Even if it was only verbally, it was a BIG mistake. But if he pulled out his fucking pocketknife, then he was a MORON.
 
Racer88 said:
That's fine, of course. They can have whatever policy they want. But the "greeter" employee made a HUGE (and fatal) mistake. He tried to stop the thug. Even if it was only verbally, it was a BIG mistake. But if he pulled out his fucking pocketknife, then he was a MORON.
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I agree wholeheartedly.
 
Should be plenty of video of the interaction. While the shooter sounds like a typical ghetto POS thug, if the employee approached him with a drawn knife, he was a complete fool. How would the shooter have known about the knife if the employee hadn't displayed it to him? It sounds like there was a whole lot of stupid in the air that day.
 
Warhammer said:
Should be plenty of video of the interaction. While the shooter sounds like a typical ghetto POS thug, if the employee approached him with a drawn knife, he was a complete fool. How would the shooter have known about the knife if the employee hadn't displayed it to him? It sounds like there was a whole lot of stupid in the air that day.
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Ohio - probably everyone has a pocket knife :D
 

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