Walmart Greeter Punched By Customer Gets Fired (When he punches back)

[Danno 1,228]

Walmart Greeter Punched By Customer Gets Fired

A Walmart greeter who was shown on video getting punched by a customer has been fired.

Ed Bauman, 69, said the act of defending himself cost him his job.

Bauman went into Walmart hoping to get back to work for the first time since police said he was punched by a customer. Instead, Bauman said he was fired. His termination notice called the incident an act of "gross misconduct" and accused Bauman of fighting with a customer.

"They told me I did a good job of defending myself," said Bauman. "Then they turned around and fired me. I guess they just wanted me to stand there and get beaten."

On Dec. 26, a customer in red shorts set off an alarm while leaving the store. Bauman followed the man to get his license number. The man got angry and took Bauman's clipboard. Bauman said he tried to get it back and leaned into the customer who took a swing. Bauman said he swung back in order to defend himself.

Police said Bauman acted within his rights and was not charged. The customer was charged with a felony. Video of the punch also drew a lot of attention on WESH and WESH.com.

Walmart representatives did not comment on the firing.

The customer also claimed to be acting in self-defense. He accused Bauman of using a slur against him.

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See vid here-

http://www.wesh.com/news/22190479/detail.html

[Niels Bohr 72]

Yep. I knew it. Danno is a sexist and rascist.

[Danno 1,228]

Yep. I knew it. Danno is a sexist and rascist.

Don't forget your meds tonight.

[Niels Bohr 72]

How do you know, you took them already?

Don't forget your meds tonight.

[Danno 1,228]

How do you know, you took them already?

Better still if you are drinking tonight.... the meds might compound your problems.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I don't drink and talk, I'm not a Republican.

Better still if you are drinking tonight.... the meds might compound your problems.

[natty bumppo 297]

I don't drink and talk, I'm not a Republican.

gotcha ....

M5Y9X5ggxzA

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

Yep. I knew it. Danno is a sexist and rascist.

how did you reach that conclusion?

[Danno 1,228]

I don't drink and talk, I'm not a Republican.

What does anything you've posted here have to to with the Topic?

Better still,lets just drop it, I don't have silly time.

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

I don't drink and talk, I'm not a Republican.

you never heard of ted kennedy?

[Danno 1,228]

gotcha ....

M5Y9X5ggxzA

wonder if that little clip with show up in his campaign?

Edited January 10, 2010 by Danno

[Niels Bohr 72]

"girly' men? How did I not reach that conclusion?

It all the more showed me that Danno is a sexist, and rascist based on other threads.

Edited January 10, 2010 by Niels Bohr

[natty bumppo 297]

you never heard of ted kennedy?

ted's not drunk .... anymore ...

[Niels Bohr 72]

Reagan out of the asylum yet? Or, is he dead?

Edited January 10, 2010 by Niels Bohr

[Danno 1,228]

"girly' men? How did I not reach that conclusion?

It all the more showed me that Danno is a sexist, and rascist based on other threads.

Did I yawn?... excuse me.