Lawsuit against Domino's? [Archive] - Sean Hannity Discussion

Dual867PowerMac

June 18th, 2009, 2:22 pm

Because Domino's sre the ones with the deep pockets.:rolleyes: They'll never get any money from the actual murdering scum, so they are going where the money is.
For the record: I worked for them for thirteen years.

The unfortunate fact is that in our line of business, drivers have little recourse when it comes to delivering to high crime areas. If you're lucky, management will let you "buddy up", and if the manager has guts, he or she will redline (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_25_34/ai_62990474/) these areas.

But 99 percent of the time, you've got no choice but to go out there alone. The national chains: Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, etc. have blood on their hands for their blatant policies of driver disarmament.

"Don't provoke, don't resist", is what they tell you.

Right. :rolleyes:

Consider the fates of these agents provocateurs:

Robin Ballard, 25. His killer, Demarious Banyard, shot Robin when he was 13. Banyard's family says friends coerced him.

Precious Canter, 31. She was a mother of two and was murdered five blocks from a police station.

Barry Schrader, 58. Beaten by a 20-year-old thug with a baseball bat and a table leg; died from injuries two days later.

John Stambaugh, 20. Murdered by members of Memphis' Vice Lords gang.

And now Mr. Lind's family is grieving the loss of their son.

It's not about deep pockets. It's about responsibility and irresponsible and dangerous company policies.

Dual867PowerMac

June 18th, 2009, 2:47 pm

By the way, I found this wonderful story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-pizza-man-08-jun08,0,7804569.story?page=1):

June 8, 2009

Violence leads to kindness

Omar Gutiérrez glanced out his front window just as two men attacked a pizza deliveryman in his Evanston condo courtyard, hitting and kicking him to the ground before stealing his money and car.

Watching in horror Tuesday, Gutiérrez dialed 911 and was told to stay on the line and describe what was happening. When he finally rushed outside to help, he saw that Stephen Walker, the driver, looked in bad shape.

The two men didn't get a chance to talk until the next night, when they spent four hours together at the police station. Two suspects had been arrested after crashing Walker's car into a tree, and officers wanted the witness and victim to view a lineup.

Police told the two men to avoid talking about the attack, so instead they learned more about each other during an encounter that would have repercussions neither expected. This Tuesday, Gutiérrez, 31, and his neighbors will give Walker, 47, a Carol Stream resident who has delivered pizzas for 16 years for the same man, a check they hope will help him get back on his feet.

That kindness started with the time the two men shared in the unlikely setting of a police conference room. They discussed that Gutiérrez had recently been laid off from his job as an architect and was returning to school for graphic design. He'd been mugged once in the same neighborhood.

Walker, his face banged up from the assault, was worried about his future. He told Gutiérrez how much he depended on his 2003 Kia but figured his employer most likely wouldn't replace it for him. They talked about how Walker frequently made stops in Gutiérrez's south Evanston neighborhood.

When Gutiérrez returned to his home on Clyde Avenue on Wednesday night, he remembered how worried Walker looked and how he recognized him as a regular worker in their community.

So he started raising money from neighbors to replace Walker's car, which had burst into flames during the crash Tuesday night.

He also launched a Web site—"Clyde Ave. neighbors care!"—appealing to others to help. Within 72 hours, he raised nearly $1,400 as word spread through e-mails and word of mouth.

"This kind of stuff affects the whole community, not just one guy," said Gutiérrez. "We are all really shaken by this."

Besides contributing to the fund, neighbors plan to attend the court hearings of the two defendants as a show of support for Walker.

"We can't let the guys doing things the right way be taken advantage of by the guys doing things the wrong way," said Michele Hays, 41, who lives about a block from where the attack took place.

She helped spread word about the attack by forwarding e-mails throughout the community.

"All of us felt awful when we heard about the carjacking," Hays said Sunday.

Ralph Shin—whose pizzas Walker delivered right before the attack—donated $200 to the fund, saying he feels "a little guilt. It was my pizza." Shin said he called police as soon as he witnessed the attack outside his front door.

Walker suffered cuts and bruises in the attack. He said he is overwhelmed by Gutiérrez's kindness.

"Omar has been amazing," he said. "He's been there for me like a guardian angel."

Walker, who has worked for Papa John's Pizza since 1999, earns about $6.75 an hour, plus tips, and lives in a subsidized apartment. He has no health insurance and could afford only the minimal coverage on the Kia, which he bought for $2,000.

"He is a hardworking honest guy who comes to work every day, a straight-shooter," said Jim Barnett, general manger of Papa John's in Evanston. Walker and Barnett have worked together at several pizza parlors for 16 years.

Walker, who has spent the last few days recovering at home, said besides an occasional college prank, he never had any problems delivering pizza. "I have never been robbed before," he said. "I just thought they were smart-ass kids."

The night of the attack, he said, was unusually busy. He had $120 in his wallet and had just dropped off pizzas at the Shin residence and was approaching his car when the attackers came at him from behind. They pinned him against a stair railing and beat him.

The men stole his wallet and keys, then headed for his car, which had a large Papa John's sign on top. Walker stopped one man as he entered the car, grabbing his hair as the driver pulled away.

"He's yelling, 'Get out of here! He's got me!' " Walker recalled. "I am holding on to the door, and the guy who is driving, he tries to veer into a car. ... I let go."

Meanwhile, dozens of people ran outside to see what was happening, said Gutiérrez, who joined them.

About two blocks away, the suspects crashed as police chased them, he said. One man was caught nearby, and the other was picked up later in the neighborhood.

Gutiérrez knows from experience that Walker is likely to have a hard time shaking the memory of what happened.

"It's a traumatic event," said Gutiérrez. "You go home and you are kind of shaking and upset and kind of angry. Your mind kind of repeats the events, and you start re-creating it and wondering if you could outrun them or hit them harder."

Evanston Police Cmdr. James Pickett confirmed two Chicago men were arrested and charged with robbery and vehicular hijacking.

He identified them as Carletus Jackson, 22, of the 1300 block of North Monticello Avenue, who also is charged with criminal trespass and possession of cannabis; and Christopher Norton, 21, of the 1400 block of West Pratt Boulevard.

Walker has a backup vehicle, a 1992 Buick Century with 170,000 miles on it, but he doesn't trust it to make all the starts and stops he does delivering pizza—"it can die any minute," he said.

While pizza deliverers are responsible for their own cars, a Papa Johns spokeswoman said the company might be willing to help.

"We would certainly consider it, especially for a long-term employee," said Tish Muldoon, spokeswoman for Papa Johns International Inc. based in Louisville, Ky.

Meanwhile, the Clyde Avenue neighbors plan to present Walker with the money they've collected at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. They will give it to him where the attack occurred.

"There are good people everywhere," Walker said, reflecting on what everyone is doing for him.

Gutiérrez said Walker deserves a break. "He seems like an honest, nice guy. It is the least I can do."

They raised in excess of $16,000. Fox should do a story on this.

I feel a little bad because I hadn't heard of Mr. Walker's case until I came across the website in a Google search. Donations are closed.