Kroger Sued By Mother Of Robber Shot, Killed By Store Manager

[krispos42]

26. See, from the store's point of view...

...it's cheaper to prohibit employees from carrying guns and buy security cameras and door locks than to allow their employees to carry concealed.

If a robber or madman kills a bunch of helpless people, hey, that's the robber's fault, arrest him and let the families of the murdered sue for damages.


But if the store does not prohibit employees from carrying weapons, then they can face piles of legal bills, pay large sums in settlements and court costs, and be stuck in court (and bad publicity) for years.


Of course, there are fewer dead bodies with the second option, but the company doesn't really care about that. It affects their bottom line far less because it shifts the burden of the incident to "somebody else". In other words, it's a way to socialize loss.