A 23-year-old grocer says he was fired after defending himself against a homeless man who attacked him. He knows he technically violated policy, but he hopes to shine a spotlight on what employees experience when there’s little support from management.
Theo says he was overseeing the self-checkout stand at a Tacoma grocery store when a homeless man started digging through the trash can located inside the store. Without security around, he says he stepped in to stop the man. Before he knew it, he was in a physical altercation.
This is the first time Theo dealt with this man but says his coworkers recognized him as a repeat nuisance for the store…
