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MLeake · January 15, 2012, 06:35 PM

And you were making a political point, so you brought about a reaction you had every reason to expect.

The problem with your expectation of sympathy is that it's hard to argue that our own rights should be respected, if we don't respect the rights of others to manage their own property. Kind of a Catch-22.

So, while I agree that I'd rather see employers not put bans in place, I can't really fault them until such time as statutory law or case law develops that holds them harmless in cases where employees take armed defensive action against a crime. Expecting them to do other than they are doing is unrealistic, unless the government so indemnifies them.

Your political energies would be better expended on the legislatures, not on your employer.

January 15, 2012, 06:35 PM	#42
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	And you were making a political point, so you brought about a reaction you had every reason to expect. The problem with your expectation of sympathy is that it's hard to argue that our own rights should be respected, if we don't respect the rights of others to manage their own property. Kind of a Catch-22. So, while I agree that I'd rather see employers not put bans in place, I can't really fault them until such time as statutory law or case law develops that holds them harmless in cases where employees take armed defensive action against a crime. Expecting them to do other than they are doing is unrealistic, unless the government so indemnifies them. Your political energies would be better expended on the legislatures, not on your employer.