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‘I would do it all over again,’ says hero fired for using handgun to save woman’s life
Washington Post ^ | Feb. 11, 2016 | Peter Holley

Posted on 02/11/2016 3:25:18 PM PST by Innovative

Didarul Sarder lost his job for pulling a gun to rescue a woman who was being stabbed to death, but he never regretted his split-second decision.

"I would do it all over again,"he told Fox affiliate WJBK. "If I could save this woman's life over a job. I can get another job."

The 32-year-old has been offered his job back after his bosses at a General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich., reversed their unpopular decision, allowing the valet service supervisor to return to work.

The decision was praised by Warren Mayor Jim Fouts, who called Sarder a "hero" in a lengthy Facebook post commending his actions. He noted that Sarder had a valid concealed pistol license and "probably saved" a "woman from being murdered."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; concealcarry; guns; selfdefense
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We need more people like this guy, he should be rewarded, not fired. Good thing his bosses came to their senses, late, but not too late.
1 posted on 02/11/2016 3:25:18 PM PST by Innovative
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2 posted on 02/11/2016 3:28:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Innovative

They should fire the people who fired him.


3 posted on 02/11/2016 3:31:04 PM PST by Ken H
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To: Ken H

What you said.


4 posted on 02/11/2016 3:32:10 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Ken H

Find a better job..idiots!!!


5 posted on 02/11/2016 3:32:14 PM PST by GregB (Palin/Trump....Trump/Palin sound great!!)
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To: Innovative
Good thing his bosses came to their senses

So if he got fired over the incident can we assume it's because his place of employment is a gun free zone?

The next natural questions are, will they change their policy or will he continue to work in disobedience of their policy, or will he disarm to keep his job?

6 posted on 02/11/2016 3:32:44 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Innovative

General Motors got a free security guard in the bargain, yet still managed to muss things up. Glad they un-mussed it up.


7 posted on 02/11/2016 3:32:48 PM PST by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: Innovative

Absolutely the right decision. I have a bit of sympathy for the employer in these cases, not because I support anti-gun sentiment but because they’re stuck between a horde of liability lawyers salivating at the prospect of a successful class action lawsuit and a public that is strongly in favor of the shooter. You can’t go wrong backing your employee but it might just break you. And I think that’s wrong.


8 posted on 02/11/2016 3:35:12 PM PST by Billthedrill
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The 32-year-old has been offered his job back after his bosses at a General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich., reversed their unpopular decision,

He never lost his job .........

He was sent home from work and the MSM of course jumped on the event to assume he was fired..............

GM's HR dept. is already on record as stating this guy was not fired.................

Sheesh, talk about MSM BS............

9 posted on 02/11/2016 3:38:05 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Ken H

AMEN to that!


10 posted on 02/11/2016 3:38:20 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Billthedrill

Add one additional reason I would not buy a General Motors vehicle from that government bailed out company. Losers.


11 posted on 02/11/2016 3:40:00 PM PST by DaveA37
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They were probably just following gm standard protocol. Such is zero tolerance groupthink.

They really dont even mean it or care, they just dont like popular opinion hurting gm sales. Thats all it is.


12 posted on 02/11/2016 3:48:00 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: grobdriver

...Right. And can the woman who was nearly murdered sue them because their infringement on her 2nd amendment rights made her a victim and almost got her killed? And can employees start suing their employers who have “no firearms” policies that put them at risk each and every day at work? When does this foolishness end?


13 posted on 02/11/2016 3:58:12 PM PST by Zarro (Ben Carson 2016)
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To: Innovative

We are witnessing a Fin de Cycle at the Washington Post.

Can you image such a story there, ten years ago? Under the new ownership of Jeff Bezos, and the inclusing of the Eugene Volokh and The Volokh Conspiracy, The post is coming to respect the Second Amendment.

That was heresy at the Post a mere decade ago.

Yet here it is, naming a black concealed carry permit holder as a hero, and excoriating the corporate “interests” who fired him.

What will the progressives who look to the Post for moral leadership do?


14 posted on 02/11/2016 4:10:14 PM PST by marktwain
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meant inclusion. Typed inclusing...


15 posted on 02/11/2016 4:11:59 PM PST by marktwain
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They should fire the people who fired him.

It was some HR bitch.

Guaranteed.

16 posted on 02/11/2016 4:19:15 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Innovative

Looks like GM just wants the issue to go away. If the company drags its feet and keeps the manager(s) who fired him, that says they really prefer to back managers who make bad decisions over heroes who make good ones. Divest, divest, divest!


17 posted on 02/11/2016 4:43:06 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Hot Tabasco
Yeah right. He wasn't fired THEY SAY. However, just yesterday the report was he had been fired on the spot and escorted off the property by security. I'll believe the earlier account. Thank you
18 posted on 02/11/2016 5:01:46 PM PST by egfowler3 (Vacancy)
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To: marktwain

Interesting point.


19 posted on 02/11/2016 5:34:21 PM PST by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: egfowler3
the report was he had been fired on the spot and escorted off the property by security.

That was by the local MSM......

FWIW, the guy was interviewed by the local TV (I live just north of the Tech Center)this morning and even HE said he was not fired. YES, he was given the day off. YES he was escorted off the property but NO, HE WAS NOT FIRED!

Believe what YOU want thank you..........

20 posted on 02/11/2016 5:36:27 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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