Wrongful termination after turning in child molester.

[1QUICK10TH]

Planter definitely meant you should have kept quiet... F*CK that! You did the right thing. Planter, how could you live with yourself knowing you could have helped stop the sexual abuse of a young child but you didn't? Unreal man, unreal.

 

[ModularFan]

OP, you did the right thing, I do the samething I keep to myself at work anymore, Iam keeping it that way. everyone says Iam too quite don't bother me one bit, there's a select few of people at my job that i speak too, other then that, I don't mix business with pleasure.

I far as the job they all have their clicks believe it or not, unfortuntely for you didn't fall into it with them and they wanted to shaft you and they did. obviously your former co-workers have no morals and let a pedophile work under their wing. it wouldn't surprise me if the rest of them are convicts in one way or another.

 

[Devious_Snake]

After you quoted that I thought "how the hell did I miss that crap?" But then realized it was Planter. Not gonna lie, I quit reading anything more than a line or two from him lately.

pretty much...

 

[04fivefour]

but that is not what he said. that MIGHT be what he meant but I doubt it. whe he tells you to mind your own business he is saying keep your nose out of others. which means if you hear something or see something keep your nose out of it. which is the cowardly thing to do.

I am all for keeping work and play separate for the most part. but I guarentee you that if I over hear someone saying they are molesting a minor I am going to do what you did, get involved. He would not do that according to his post.

I am with you on the second part of your statement completely. As for the first part, everybody is entitled to an opinion so let's just leave it alone and move forward.

Seriously?:nonono:

I almost universally support this mindset, but cases of child molesting are one of the rare few in which all rules go out the window.

Agreed. That is basically the way IMO it should be. I personally can not think of a worse offense and reason to get involved other than rape, murder, or any variation of the two (such as child molestation). Other than that, if it doesn't involve me or my family, I try to rationalize what I do and don't get involved in.

Planter definitely meant you should have kept quiet... F*CK that! You did the right thing. Planter, how could you live with yourself knowing you could have helped stop the sexual abuse of a young child but you didn't? Unreal man, unreal.

I don't know him personally or what he meant, it isn't really all that important though either way. This is an open forum on the internet, of course some things may remain unclear or people will disagree. At the end of the day, everybody can have their own opinion. I asked for opinions and advice and that's what I am receiving, from multiple people, that is how it works. I appreciate all input, good or bad, from everybody.:beer:

OP, you did the right thing, I do the samething I keep to myself at work anymore, Iam keeping it that way. everyone says Iam too quite don't bother me one bit, there's a select few of people at my job that i speak too, other then that, I don't mix business with pleasure.

I far as the job they all have their clicks believe it or not, unfortuntely for you didn't fall into it with them and they wanted to shaft you and they did. obviously your former co-workers have no morals and let a pedophile work under their wing. it wouldn't surprise me if the rest of them are convicts in one way or another.

understood, I am working on being self employed and working by myself, for myself at this point, that way the only person I can get pissed at is myself lol.;-)

 

[04fivefour]

Update:

I did talk to an attorney for about 45 minutes today and told them everything. They advised me that they believe I have a strong case and said it was pretty clear that the dealer was retaliating against me and playing games. I am waiting for them to look up the old case number and review it.

 

[RDJ]

Update:

I did talk to an attorney for about 45 minutes today and told them everything. They advised me that they believe I have a strong case and said it was pretty clear that the dealer was retaliating against me and playing games. I am waiting for them to look up the old case number and review it.

very cool. good luck to you.

 

[1QUICK10TH]

That's awesome man good luck

 

[Planter]

this is about as stupid advice as I have ever seen you give. when you have been told by the perp that he is abusing a minor you would just sit back, keep your mouth shut and let it continue? says a lot about your character and moral fortitude.

Op did the right thing. and I would take the see an attorney advice and ignore this crap.

no that's not what I'm saying. I was saying in the future don't get involved with people at work for reasons just like the OP is experiencing. you misunderstood what I said.

OP did the right thing in this situation, and I would never keep quiet if I knew something had happened or been happening to a kid.

But I don't allow myself to get to know people on that level at work, where they feel like they could divulge something like that to me. I keep everyone at work at double arm's length from my personal life. I have no desire to get dragged into shit that I don't want to be a part of, that could come back to bite me in the ass. People are ****ing two faced, lying, back stabbing shit talkers these days, and office gossip gets a lot of people in trouble.

My father got back stabbed once by someone he thought was a "friend" and co-worker, and it cost my dad his job, and those were pretty damn hard times for me and my family because my dad spent months looking for a new job. People at work, aren't your friend. They're there to collect a paycheck, and any chance they get to snuff someone out of their job in the event they feel threatened that you could or might take their position, they will jump on an opportunity to give the boss a reason to get rid of you.

work stays at work. personal life stays at home. about the only thing I will talk about at work that's not work related is football or basketball, I don't discuss politics, controversial topics, politicians, crime, taxes, economy or anything about my personal life or family. jobs are hard enough to come by without giving someone where you work at inadvertent ammo to later use against you.

I appreciate your enthusiasm and support but I think you may have understood the post incorrectly. I believe he was implying that he keeps work at work and doesn't engage with anybody if it has nothing to do with the job at hand. That way he would have never had to find out about any of this in the first place and could focus on being a asset to the company and not any drama.

Basically just avoiding the whole situation from the get go, and not giving anybody the opportunity to share things good or bad.:beer:

exactly, RDJ just jumped to conclusions, but no harm done, just a misunderstanding.

 

[Planter]

Planter definitely meant you should have kept quiet... F*CK that! You did the right thing. Planter, how could you live with yourself knowing you could have helped stop the sexual abuse of a young child but you didn't? Unreal man, unreal.

im so glad you speak for me and know what I meant or didn't mean. :kaboom:

 

[04fivefour]

very cool. good luck to you.

That's awesome man good luck

Thanx guys, I will be sure to keep everybody updated. In the mean time I am gonna focus on enjoying life and stop thinking about this issue 24/7 and letting it stress me out. Any opinions, advise, criticism is always accepted and appreciated.I have to say my girlfriend is very excited for us to put this behind us and move forward whatever the outcome is. No matter what happens I know the state is doing their job and protecting the little girl. That is the most important part.

 

[RDJ]

No jumping to conclusions needed. When you say "next time keep your mouth shut and mind your own business". How else is that to be interpreted? As I said in my post to the op which you apparently either failed to read or comprehend. That MIGHT not be what you meant but that is certainly what you said. Good backtrack tho. Next time be more careful in how you express your stupid.

no that's not what I'm saying. I was saying in the future don't get involved with people at work for reasons just like the OP is experiencing. you misunderstood what I said.

OP did the right thing in this situation, and I would never keep quiet if I knew something had happened or been happening to a kid.

But I don't allow myself to get to know people on that level at work, where they feel like they could divulge something like that to me. I keep everyone at work at double arm's length from my personal life. I have no desire to get dragged into shit that I don't want to be a part of, that could come back to bite me in the ass. People are ****ing two faced, lying, back stabbing shit talkers these days, and office gossip gets a lot of people in trouble.

My father got back stabbed once by someone he thought was a "friend" and co-worker, and it cost my dad his job, and those were pretty damn hard times for me and my family because my dad spent months looking for a new job. People at work, aren't your friend. They're there to collect a paycheck, and any chance they get to snuff someone out of their job in the event they feel threatened that you could or might take their position, they will jump on an opportunity to give the boss a reason to get rid of you.

work stays at work. personal life stays at home. about the only thing I will talk about at work that's not work related is football or basketball, I don't discuss politics, controversial topics, politicians, crime, taxes, economy or anything about my personal life or family. jobs are hard enough to come by without giving someone where you work at inadvertent ammo to later use against you.






exactly, RDJ just jumped to conclusions, but no harm done, just a misunderstanding.

 

[ModularFan]

Update:

I did talk to an attorney for about 45 minutes today and told them everything. They advised me that they believe I have a strong case and said it was pretty clear that the dealer was retaliating against me and playing games. I am waiting for them to look up the old case number and review it.

If your doing this to try and get your job back, I wouldn't do it. Cause if you end up going back they will try and make your life a living hell.

 

[3Dglasses]

I just have to give you credit for doing the right thing. The RIGHT thing may have cost you a job, some sleep, and my end up altering your future. It sounds like you have a strong case to me. I hope you are compensated and can move on with your life.

Also, I have a 12 year old daughter and as a father I can say THANK YOU for being a man of conscience.

 

[FordSVTFan]

Update:

I did talk to an attorney for about 45 minutes today and told them everything. They advised me that they believe I have a strong case and said it was pretty clear that the dealer was retaliating against me and playing games. I am waiting for them to look up the old case number and review it.

If they are not willing to take the case on a contigency basis then they likely are out for the fee. If after reviewing the details of your case, not the molestation case, and they think it has merit they will take it on a contingent basis if they believe they can win.

 

[Outlaw99]

good job op, you did the right thing. when i co-owned a rent to own company, we got a computer back from a customer that was full of child porn....mostly with his own daughters 8 and 12...i called a detective buddy immediately.

 

[04fivefour]

If your doing this to try and get your job back, I wouldn't do it. Cause if you end up going back they will try and make your life a living hell.

I don't want my job back, I have no interest in ever going back there. I am looking into other career paths or more education. I still have all my tools, certifications, and knowledge so I can always use wrenching as a fallback.

I just have to give you credit for doing the right thing. The RIGHT thing may have cost you a job, some sleep, and my end up altering your future. It sounds like you have a strong case to me. I hope you are compensated and can move on with your life.

Also, I have a 12 year old daughter and as a father I can say THANK YOU for being a man of conscience.

Thank you, that means alot. I have cousins the same age and younger which had a lot to do with why I turned the guy because of them. That could have been one of my friends or families kid and this guy needs to be locked up. Hell I think he deserves much worse than that. I have a real soft spot for kids and woman when it comes to this sort of thing. As I suspect most people do.

If they are not willing to take the case on a contigency basis then they likely are out for the fee. If after reviewing the details of your case, not the molestation case, and they think it has merit they will take it on a contingent basis if they believe they can win.

Thanx I will keep that in mind when I talk to them next. So far they have been very cool and on top of it.I am impressed with their performance thus far.

good job op, you did the right thing. when i co-owned a rent to own company, we got a computer back from a customer that was full of child porn....mostly with his own daughters 8 and 12...i called a detective buddy immediately.

Thank you and that is absolutely disgusting, whoever that was will get what is coming to them if they already haven't.

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

my 2 cents, find another job as quickly as possible and move on, and next time mind your own business and worry about you. this is why i separate work and my private life.

I know this isn't smackdown.. but DAMN dude.. the guy turned in a child molester, and you say mind his own business WTF!!!

 

[cobracloud]

my 2 cents, find another job as quickly as possible and move on, and next time mind your own business and worry about you. this is why i separate work and my private life.

you can't trust people at work, and it can cost you in more ways than one. the people at my work, they are co-workers and nothing more. not friends, not phone buddies, not go to the bar and grab a few drinks, don't invite them over to my house, and I don't get involved in their personal business. they don't have my phone number, I don't have theirs.

I have enough friends I trust, don't need any from work. that's why there's so much damn office gossip and drama all over the nation, everyone's up in everyone else's shit all the time. that's how affairs start, people get hurt emotionally, and then next thing you know, someone flies off the cuckoo's nest and starts shooting people.

we saw what happens when you look the other way at penn state, think of all the kids that got molested after the university looked the other way. people have to get involved to stop these monsters:cuss:

 

[Farmer-Ted]

Go to the local media. Get some bad press for the dealership.

 

[Mulldune]

how did this dude not end up in jail?