One thing brought out about the Chauvin Trial
This is an issue in the trail that isn't getting the conversation that perhaps should be. I hope it is address fully when the trail is over but I doubt it will be this is why I bring it up now.
Let me start by saying I do not Blame the Clerk in anyway for Mr. Floyd's death and I feel he is a victim as well. The clerk testify that his employer had a policy that if he accepted a counterfeit bill it would come out of his pay. (Corrected-- His supervisor called the police because it was the store policy.
I have worked in places in which that has been a policy I have also worked in placed in which if that store is robbed the clerk is responsible to replace the money stolen out of the drawer and that would come out of their paychecks.
I worked at a hotel (one of my first jobs) in which they had that policy and the person who trained me told me the first night( it was a night shift) She explained the policy and gave me her own experience. She said that she couldn't reach the alarm in time. One of the robbers hopped the counter and place a gun to her head. They tied her up demanded the safe combo but the owner trusted no one with it. lucky for her they believe the truth. They did take the cash drawer gagged her and left. The whole event took 10 minutes she spent the next 4 hours tied up and once freed and police called the first thing out of the owner's mouth was "How much did they get"? She explained with the intake of her shift and the drawer normal start they got $450.00 Which basically came out of 2 paychecks.
I asked why she didn't leave and I heard the answer I understood all too well. "I can't find another job". This paid 75 cents more than min wage and unfortunately in the area of PA where the average job that can be found pays min wage or maybe $1.00 more.
That poor clerk will probably feel guilty all his life and he shouldn't have to.
Isn't there a way to pass a law that would protect employees from being placed in a situation where they are punished for something that shouldn't be their fault.
I myself have had a counterfeit bill given to me by a store clerk who was given to him by the gentleman in line before me. I only found out it was counterfeit when I was trying to deposit it into my bank.
Now I expect to be slammed.
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... a cashier should not be held responsible for counterfeit bills. The business is responsible. A business can hire cashiers who are able to spot, and refuse, counterfeit bills. They do the best they can... if they become a problem taking fakes, they can be replaced. Just my opinion.
... we were trained on them. We were shown bills. We were told to check with another, if a bill was questionable. Still, there were very good bills that passed. Nobody had pay docked, that I recall.
