Fired! blog presents: You did WHAT???

Welcome to our next installment of “You did WHAT???” where we discuss the latest news in the world of stupidity that leads to people being fired.

First today, a New Hanover County deputy has been fired after allegations of assault on his estranged wife. Authorities say that Nicholas Dillon went to his estranged wife’s house and struck her in the face and ribs. Dillon’s wife is a domestic violence detective for the Wilmington Police Department, and didn’t hesitate to press charges against Dillon, who was fired and arrested immediately after the incident.

It’s amazing how so many cops put themselves into stupid situations such as this. It seems like every week there’s another case of a cop thinking themselves above the law…but hey, if you’re stupid enough to assault a woman…let alone your wife…a detective…well…you just don’t belong in society…

Next, A New Hampshire radio station has fired a talk show host after he called the state’s Democratic Party chairman a “faggot”. Move over, Don Imus, there’s a different bigot in town, and his name is Doug Lambert. Lambert called New Hampshire’s Democratic Party chairman Raymond Buckley, who is gay, “a faggot,” and then further insulted the entire gay community when he mimicked the way gay men are purported to walk during a live web cam streaming to the Internet. The radio station said in a statement, “Although the comments by Mr. Lambert were not aired on our station, we find the comments by him to be completely out of line and unacceptable, and we will not allow Mr. Lambert the opportunity to continue to air his show on our radio station.” Lambert has also been fired from his weekly column in the Laconia Daily Sun.

Lambert apologized immediately, but spoken words cannot be taken back, and apologies don’t always help. Well, they usually don’t in a situation such as this. I have no remorse for this man, as derogatory comments of hatred are not acceptable and should not be uttered in any public forum. Regardless of how you may feel about the man or the gay community, there’s a line that need not be crossed in the public eye, a line that once crossed will not allow you to go back and do it over. Think before you act…

Drugs will make you do evil things. Ok, may be not necessarily evil, but definitely stupid. Carl Graeber was arrested in Florida after he robbed a gas station. What separates this story from your daily robbery is that this man was fired from the same gas station earlier, and still kept in touch with the owner and employees. Graeber needed the money to support his drug habit and pay back drug dealer whom he owed money, but he was easily recognized by the gas station employees during the robbery, who called the police.

There isn’t one person who doesn’t have a chip on their shoulder against the place that fired them…we’ve all dreamed about punching the boss or filing legal complaints or bad mouthing the company. Perhaps some of us have even had the thought of robbery…but if you’re going to rob someone, it would probably be a good idea to start with a place where no one knows you…oh, those junkies…