WA bank teller fired for stopping robbery

*triplexxx* · 08-03-2009, 11:02 AM

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SEATTLE, Wash. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A bank teller in Seattle, Washington lost his job after he stopped a man trying to hold up the bank.

It all started when the bank robber threw a bag on the counter and told Jim Nicholson to fill it with money.

Nicholson asked the thief where he was hiding his weapon, then lunged over the counter at him.

The robber took off running, but Nicholson caught him and tackled him a few blocks away. He held him there until police showed up.

Two days later the bank fired Nicholson because he did not follow security policies. The bank says tellers are trained to hand over the cash and try to get the robber out as quickly as possible.

Folks in the city had mixed feelings about Nicholson getting fired.

"Maybe he shouldn't be the guy out front when bank robbers come in but he should still be able to work at the bank. All he was doing was helping," said one resident.

"I think what the teller did was right," said another.

"I think it's a bad idea," said a third.

Nicholson says he was hoping he would just get reprimanded, but understands why he got fired and doesn't have any hard feelings about it.

Was debating with myself whether or not to post this. First there's these technicalities in court getting criminals off the hook, now this...I know, probably nothing new, but still.

*Spitfire* · 08-03-2009, 01:05 PM

If we weren't in a recession he might have kept his job. His boss was obviously looking for an excuse to cut some people off.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-03-2009, 02:33 PM

Yeah, and people wonder why nobody does the right thing in this world. Everybody's out for themselves.

MrDizzyDEE · 08-03-2009, 03:14 PM

That sucks much.

*Candy Kappa* · 08-03-2009, 03:37 PM

I'd do the same thing as he did.
if anyone would try to rob the store i work in, they will have to "work" to get the money

*Raven* · 08-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Thats an awesome way of saying thanks.

*XERO* · 08-03-2009, 04:02 PM

What a crappy bank.

*ToTheNines* · 08-03-2009, 04:40 PM

This will be be good conversation for his next interview if the boss is a decent person.

But yeah, really f*cked up... he should rob the bank now.

*XERO* · 08-03-2009, 04:54 PM

Yeah, then he can get the next guy fired. That'll be a nice little cycle.

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