Jeremy Hoven - Awardee Of The 2011 - Third Quarter
Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Self-Defense Award
"Don't Be A Victim Of A Street Pirate Attack - Bust A Cap In His Backside To Show Him And His Friends The Consequences If They Try To Terrorize The Community Again"
This theory worked for Bishop Turner during Reconstruction when he faced people who DID'NT GIVE A DAMN. It works today for people who have the same consciousness.
"Within The Black Community" Applauds Mr Hoven!!
Shame on you Walgreens - This man's life is worth more than your corporate policy that could not protect him from a Street Pirate with his finger on the trigger.
From The Article
RAND RAPIDS – After he foiled a robbery by pulling a handgun out of his pocket, Benton Harbor pharmacist Jeremy Hoven said he was fired from his job at Walgreens.Now, he's fired back with a federal lawsuit against Walgreens alleging wrongful termination.
He filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids this week, the latest development in the controversial case that has made headlines across the country, and angered many, particularly those who back gun rights.
He said he had a right to act in self-defense and in defense of others.Hoven was working around 4:30 a.m. on May 8 when two masked gunmen entered the store on Napier Avenue.
He started to call 911 when a gunman jumped the counter and pointed a handgun at him.“Hoven observed the gunman's finger jerking on the gun's trigger as it was pointed at him and he (Hoven) immediately backed up and drew his concealed handgun,” his attorneys said.“At that moment, Hoven reasonably and justifiably believed that the was going to be shot and either killed or seriously injured by the armed robber. … Hoven then fired his handgun several times in self-defense and in defense of his co-workers,” attorneys Daniel Swanson and Jesse Young wrote in the lawsuit.The robbers fled. One left a handgun behind.
No workers or customers were hurt.Five days later, the lawsuit said, Hoven was told he could resign or be fired.Hoven was licensed to carry a firearm, having obtained a concealed-pistol license from the state in 2008, documents said.Hoven, who is 36 and married, began working full-time for Walgreens in 2006. He worked in stores in Benton Harbor, which “experiences a high crime rate,” his lawsuit said.He was working at the Napier Avenue store on Dec. 5, 2007, when the store was robbed at gunpoint.
Several customers fled to the back of the store, where the pharmacy is located, to flee the robbers. After the holdup, Hoven asked that a panic-button device be installed, and that the store close during power outages. Walgreens did not act on the requests, his lawsuit said.“As a result of Walgreens' failure or refusal to provide necessary and adequate security for its employees and customers, Hoven determined that his life was at risk working in the pharmacy during the night shift,” his attorneys wrote.He then obtained the concealed-pistol license, and bought a Smith & Wesson handgun he kept in his pants pocket.After the shooting, Hoven was scheduled to have a week off. But he was asked to meet with Walgreen officials in Indiana on May 11.He provided a written statement, then was told he would be advised of his employment status. Two days later, he met with officials in nearby St. Joseph, where he was told to quit or be fired, he said in the lawsuit said.He was told he violated the company's “non-escalation” policy in the holdup. He refused to quit. He then got an email terminating his employment.
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