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Old June 2, 2011, 06:20 PM   #26
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Its the last time I ever step foot into Walgreens....
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Old June 2, 2011, 08:48 PM   #27
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double naught spy, you say there is no increase in robberies of the stores that acknowledge they have a no firearms policy???? really???

Then why have 10 of the last 10 pharmacy robberies in the Spokane, WA area, as reported on the TV new...ALL BEEN WALGREENS??????? (not all the same stores, but all have been Walgreens)
You are going to have to show me your data and dates because I can't find anything to support your claim online.

You have 10 since
May 24, 2011 when Rite Aid was robbed? http://www.kndu.com/story/10749538/a...nes-south-hill
Nov 29, 2010 when Rite Aid was robbed? http://www.spokesman.com/video/2010/...e-aid-robbery/
Aug 31, 2010 when the Fifth and Browne Pharmacy was robbed? http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...may-oxycontin/
Aug 3, 2010 when the Rite Aid was robbed? http://www.krem.com/news/29th-rite-a...-99913574.html
July 9, 2010 when the Alberson's pharmacy was robbed?
http://www.krem.com/news/crime/Pharm...-98125464.html

I just listed a few of your pharmacy robberies in Spokane only, but it sounds to me like y'all have a fairly significant problem and it isn't just with Walgreens. On top of that, Walgreens policy isn't new. How do you account for the other pharmacies being robbed if Walgreens is such an easy mark?

Yes, the guy involved in the May 2 robbery actually robbed 2 Walgreens and he also carjacked a guy.

So, show me your data. Show me the 10 Walgreens robbed with some links to verify.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:14 PM   #28
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Here is my take...

I think that the stores have done their homework. And, their conclusion is that it would cost them much more, if someone sued them for being injured or worse by an employee's actions, than it would cost to quiet a grieving spouse. Besides, it's common knowledge that stores like WM take out individual life insurance policies on their employees. Probably for reasons such as that.
It's all about the bottom line.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:33 PM   #29
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Both our Major Food Stores here now welcome customers to CCW. Gotta love Grocery shopping. Bring on the Big Guns. No robberies at our Grocers.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:34 PM   #30
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''it's common knowledge that.....take out life insurance on their employees...''???

That sounds like an urban legand. Any evidence to support this? Having owned and managed a company with 500 employees I can tell you it's impossible to take out life insurance on employees without their permission. So there ought to be plenty of former employees willing to back up this claim.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:39 PM   #31
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I can tell you it's impossible to take out life insurance on employees without their permission
I didn't say it was without permission. I signed some forms when I was hired. One was for personal insurance and another separate form showed the company as the beneficiary. I'm sure most sign without reading, but it is a fact.
I don't have a copy of the form, but I'm sure others could corroborate my claim.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:42 PM   #32
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Google is your friend :

http://deadpeasantinsurance.com/whic...-of-employees/

They may tell the employees about their insurance policy program, or just pass it by them in a stack of employment forms without telling them that they are signing an insurance policy with the employer named as the beneficiary.

walgreens is listed ..
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:47 PM   #33
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I just wanted to take exception to the title of this post. He was on private property and if the business owner prohibited guns then he was trespassing, which is both a civil and criminal violation. Whether or not you agree with the owner's decision, you can't legitimately challenge his right to make it.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:56 PM   #34
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He was on private property and if the business owner prohibited guns then he was trespassing, which is both a civil and criminal violation.
Perhaps in Nevada but certainly not in Utah. Laws vary from state to state.
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Old June 2, 2011, 09:57 PM   #35
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He was on private property and if the business owner prohibited guns then he was trespassing
I believe that the prohibition was only towards employees. In Florida it is perfectly legal to enter a Walgreens while armed, when holding a valid CWP.
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Old June 2, 2011, 10:15 PM   #36
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BTW: Rite Aid is the same as Walgreen in their employee cc policy.

Also, I don't watch the news every night, and yes, it appears that there are other pharmicies being robbed too, openly all no firearms allowed ones..

There are lot of oxycodon thefts in the Spokane area..I live about 150 miles NW of there...but Spokane is where our "local" Direct TV news comes out of.
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BTW: Rite Aid is the same as Walgreen in their employee cc policy.

Also, I don't watch the news every night, and yes, it appears that there are other pharmicies being robbed too, openly all no firearms allowed ones..
So you made a bogus claim with made up data to prove a point and got caught. Your claim was not substantiated and your credibility has suffered. Can you provide any data to show a difference between chains that all employees to carry versus those that don't in regard to pharmacy robberies? I can't even find where Walgreens robberies are necessarily going up because of their policy.

Rite Aid has the same policy? Their robberies aren't necessarily going up. What of all the other pharmacies?

Come on, places get robbed regardless of the policy. It happens at convenience stores all the time. It happens at banks with armed guards. Hell, even gun stores get robbed...at gun point.

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There are lot of oxycodon thefts in the Spokane area.
You mean at pharmacies? We aren't talking thefts, but robberies, many of which seem dedicated on procuring oxycontin, where the bad guys threaten or engage in violence to procure the drug.
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Old June 2, 2011, 11:51 PM   #38
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Here in Texas, the local Walgreens is NOT posted with a 30.06 sign, which means the public can come in armed if they are a legal CHL holder. But the employees can't? Hmmm.
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Old June 3, 2011, 01:03 AM   #39
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@grayrock - I would assume this is because the store or company could just wash their hands of any involvement if there was an incident by a non-employee. Now if an employee is involved then their could be a lawsuit claiming that the employee was acting on behalf of the company.

I don't agree with it but that's what it sounds like to me.
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Old June 3, 2011, 08:41 AM   #40
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Google is your friend :

http://deadpeasantinsurance.com/whic...-of-employees/

They may tell the employees about their insurance policy program, or just pass it by them in a stack of employment forms without telling them that they are signing an insurance policy with the employer named as the beneficiary.

walgreens is listed ..
Ha, ha, ha. Dead peasant policies! Corporations making a profit if you are killed during work hours.

If you are salaried and die at home due to work stress, do they still get a payout?

I wonder if they will start issuing uniforms to staff with little bullseyes over the parts of the body that provide a quick kill? Sort of “shoot here” shirts?.

Has anyone ever been turned down for employment if they did not sign the Dead Peasants Policy?.
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Old June 3, 2011, 01:35 PM   #41
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If you don't work for yourself (and can therefore make your own rules regarding firearms), then the best thing you can do is to hand the junk over. It isn't yours, it isn't your money. No point in engaging in violence over something that isn't yours. Drawing your own gun isn't a magic end to the robbery and can easily be what takes the robber's own threat and turn it into action on his part. Not a worthwhile gamble for something that isn't yours.
Yeah, except that, statistically, you're more likely to come out unscathed if you resist with force, per Kleck.

Gary Kleck, Targeting Guns: Firearms and Their Control, Walter de Gruyter, Inc., New York, 1997.
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Old June 3, 2011, 04:17 PM   #42
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/03...html?hpt=us_t1

the druggists are arming them selves according to this article.
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Old June 3, 2011, 04:52 PM   #43
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A local private pharmacist near me shot dead a robber.

Also, there is a legal literature on liability and it clearly indicates that companies are told they face more financial risk if an employee does something bad with a firearm (shoots an innocent, goes nuts) than paying off an employee or their family if they get hurt in a robbery. Despite, the claim that you can sue them for not allowing you to defend yourself - the majority of legal sources doesn't support that.
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Old June 3, 2011, 05:39 PM   #44
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Yeah, except that, statistically, you're more likely to come out unscathed if you resist with force, per Kleck.
My only question is if Kleck was talking about ALL robberies (including street muggings); we're discussing a narrow slice of robbery (robberies of businesses). The only reason to shoot someone in this kind of crime is either a calculated attempt to eliminate a witness (graduating from robbery to murder is not done lightly) or just because the perp is a whacked out evil person (not unknown).
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Old June 3, 2011, 09:17 PM   #45
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My suggestion...

Turn on tv, watch a crime channel for an hour or two.... After watching many fully cooperating store owners and employees get shot or stabbed (in this short period) for not resisting in any way then consider your decision to protect your life or become a victim...
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Yeah, except that, statistically, you're more likely to come out unscathed if you resist with force, per Kleck.
I seriously doubt it. People and businesses are robbed every day with no resistence and come out unscathed. The vast majority do not resist with force and are completely unharmed. According to the FBI from several years ago, about 87% of those that comply are unharmed. That leaves 13% that comply that still get harmed and those aren't great odds, I understand. So that would mean that resisting with force would have to result with people being unscathed more than 87% of the time. Given that so many people aren't armed and resist via physical contact with their aggressor, the likelihood for them getting harmed will be increased.
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Old June 4, 2011, 08:34 AM   #48
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I seriously doubt it. People and businesses are robbed every day with no resistence and come out unscathed. The vast majority do not resist with force and are completely unharmed. According to the FBI from several years ago, about 87% of those that comply are unharmed. That leaves 13% that comply that still get harmed and those aren't great odds, I understand. So that would mean that resisting with force would have to result with people being unscathed more than 87% of the time. Given that so many people aren't armed and resist via physical contact with their aggressor, the likelihood for them getting harmed will be increased.
You could be right. The studies Kleck referenced* said otherwise. Do you have a study to quote, or are you just going to serve up some alphabet soup and expect me to take it at your word?

*Kleck references the following:

Burglaries:
  • PhilipJ. Cook, The Technology of Personal Violence, 14 CRIME &JUST.: ANN. REV. RES. 1, 57 (1991).

Robberies:
  • MICHAEL J. HINDELANG, CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION IN EIGHT AMERICAN CITIES(1976);
  • Gary Kleck, Crime Control Through the Private Use of Armed Force, 35 Soc. PROBS. 1 (1988);
  • Gary Kleck & Miriam A. DeLone, Victim Resistance and Offender Weapon Effects in Robbery,9 J. QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOG5Y5 (1993);
  • Eduard A. Ziegenhagen & Dolores Rosnan, Victim Responses to Robbery and Crime Control Policy, 23 CRIMINOLOGY 675 (1985).

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Yep, that was the guy on Babcock.
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Old June 4, 2011, 12:26 PM   #50
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GLENN E. MEYER wrote: Also, there is a legal literature on liability and it clearly indicates that companies are told they face more financial risk if an employee does something bad with a firearm (shoots an innocent, goes nuts) than paying off an employee or their family if they get hurt in a robbery.
That's what I said back in post 28, in a nutshell...Thanks, Glenn.
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