One of my favorite sayings is “No good deed goes unpunished,” and the story of Colin Bruley (pictured), a heroic Florida man, is another example. From Jim Schoettler’s ‘You’re fired,’ man hears after saving a woman’s life (Jacksonville Times-Union, 6/18/07):
“When a neighbor screamed she’d been shot, Colin Bruley grabbed his shotgun, found the victim and began treating her bloodied right leg.
“Tonnetta Lee survived Tuesday’s pre-dawn shooting at her Jacksonville apartment, and her sister and a neighbor praised Bruley’s actions. But his employers, the same people who own the Arlington complex where Bruley lives, reacted differently. They fired him.
“Bruley, a leasing agent at the Oaks at Mill Creek, said he lost his job after being told that brandishing the weapon was a workplace violation, as was failing to notify supervisors after the incident occurred. He’d worked at the Monument Road complex since December and for the owner, Village Green Cos., since 2005.
“Bruley said he was too shaken to call his supervisor immediately after the incident, which occurred just before 2 a.m., but planned to eventually do so. He also said he was acting as a citizen, not an employee, and shouldn’t have been punished for trying to protect himself and others. He never fired the shotgun.”
Read the full article here.
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