@jamesdenver: Maybe the quotes should be around God. The money goes to pay for the church, the people who run the church, and sometimes towards community service programs. It does not go to God.

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CrowMignon

@statgrad: I heard that they always deposit the money and write God a check for the full amount.

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samspot

@statgrad: Thanks for clarifying that. I've been under the impression all these years that they put the money in a rocket and launched it into space.

Duh.

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henrygates

@statgrad: Lies. They always throw the money up to him, he just usually gives it back.

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Traveshamockery

@statgrad:

The money goes to pay for the church, the people who run the church, and sometimes towards community service programs. It does not go to God.

No. Way.

Are you serious?

/world falling apart

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John

@statgrad: And yet if you say that fewer people give you money.

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Fist-o™

I wonder how that would have played out in Texas, or any other place where customers/employees may have been armed!

November 18, 2009 4:53 PM

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dilbert69

@Fist-oâ„¢: I don't wonder. I know exactly: Mayhem and death. Next question?

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korybing

@Fist-oâ„¢: @temporaryerror:

Yeah, you can carry a concealed weapon in Missouri with a permit. As the national headquarters of Bass Pro Shops, you can bet that Missouri is a state that really loves it's guns.

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KyleOrton

@korybing: So do they conceal their guns to hide them from the bass until close enough for a good shot? Imagine all the intrigue I miss from not being a bass hunter.

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failurate

@futuresuperbowlMVPJayCutler: Do you know the amount of mental math involved to determine the water depth, refraction of light vs the actual location of the bass? Bass hunting is doctorate level work.

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catastrophegirl chooses not to fly

@failurate: true enough. i've been bow hunting for bass. i missed it and hit a softshell turtle once. that was no fun.
[no, i never actually managed to hit a fish either, i was 10. and the turtle was fine, i just nicked him]

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temporaryerror

@Fist-oâ„¢:
I'm pretty sure that Missouri issues CCW permits, although they may be more restricted around big metro areas...

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hi

@Fist-oâ„¢: If an armed citizen was there Mr. robber would be dead. Defending yourself is not a crime.

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crymson777

@hi: And, sadly, the shooter would be in jail...even in Texas...

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pot_roast

@crymson777: No, they wouldn't. This is well covered in the Castle Doctrine bill signed into law by Gov. Perry.

Deadly force allowed:
\"(B) to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery.\"

If you're at a Sonic and some guy pulls out a firearm and is pointing it at an employee's head, it is reasonable to believe that you are also in danger at that point.

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JayXJ

@Fist-oâ„¢: The same thing went through my mind too...

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GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked

@Fist-oâ„¢: Especially holding a gun to someones head. Most CCP people are reserved, but you do get that one person who gets a little crazy when the adrenaline starts pumping...

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Aaronjk

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: Reserved is one thing. If someones life is on the line there is no time to be reserved. ANYONE in their right mind would have feared for their own or the others lives.

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pecan 3.14159265

This pretend robber didn't go by the name of J. Walter Weatherman, did he?

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LeChiffre

@pecan 3.14159265: Nah,,I think his name was D.B. Cooper.

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BunnieGirlz

@pecan 3.14159265: An Office AND an Arrested Development reference in one post!... Consumerist just made my day. :)

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ScubaSteveKzoo

@pecan 3.14159265: I don't believe any bullets flew, causing his arm to fly off.

\"and that's what happens when you don't wash your hands after using the bathroom!\"

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pecan 3.14159265

@ScubaSteveKzoo: \"And this is what happens when you burn the tater tots!\"

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BrandonOBrien

Boom! Roasted

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GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked

Wow, someone didn't think alerting the local PD and Sheriff was a good idea? Wow. It's just mind bottling.

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RecordStoreToughGuy_starcommandseries.com

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: I'm wanting to say this is a 30Rock reference, but I could be wrong. I have so many pop culture bits running through my head I'm amazed I can even function sometimes.

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Alternate

@RecordStoreToughGuy_IsBeing(pur)SuedByAMonster: Zoolander. Zoolander.

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gStein_*|bringing starpipe back|*

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: or, y'know, do it after hours? put up a \"closed\" sign, and \"forget\" to lock the doors...

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PsiCop

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: Mind bottling? I know a mind is a terrible thing to waste, and some folks have been known to lose theirs ... not to mention that one can mind the store and mind one's manners ... and I could even ask if you mind this comment ... but \"bottling\" a \"mind\"? How does that work? Inquiring minds want to know ... that is, if you don't mind ... !

:)

Sorry about the nitpicking but I couldn't resist!

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Timbojones

@PsiCop: @RandomHookup:

Re: mind bottling.

Just like it sounds.

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Shadowman615

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: What? Somebody *did* call the police.

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shadowkahn

@Shadowman615: Yes, but I think Mr. FreshPerked was suggesting that the manager should have called them before the fake assault, rather than waiting for a panicked customer to do it during. . .

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ecwis

@Shadowman615: Yeah but they should have been informed of the training exercise prior to it's execution.

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ElizabethD

@Shadowman615:

I think SteveDave meant \"in advance\".

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RandomHookup

@GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked: How does one bottle a mind? And what is a boggled mind anyway? Andy Rooney wants to know.

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xl22k

Wow. Just wow.

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ShruggingGalt

Didn't a Walgreens (pharmacy I believe) do THE EXACT SAME THING not too long ago?

And of course the clerk is suing.....

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hewhoroams

@ShruggingGalt: Yup, within the last 2 months IIRC. I wouldn't be surprised to see the same thing happen here.

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HogwartsAlum

How unbelievably stupid. And why does this stupid crap always seem to happen in Missouri?

Oh yes, my bad. The meth lab rate that's twice as high here as in any other state. :P Gaaah!

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floraposte

They didn't respond with the Sonic ad punch?

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Trai_Dep

I shudder to think of how they field-test their policies concerning employees depositing bodily fluids in the food of customers.

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YOXIM

@Trai_Dep: They hire former Pizza Hut, (or Domino's, can't remember) and Burger King employees.

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hi

@Trai_Dep: lol

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INsano

Hold back for two seconds, then forward and any punch key.

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StanTheManDean

we had a fire drill at the hospital where I worked 30+ years ago.

The fire dept was not amused. Neither were the patients.

The Asst Administrator who planned this little farkup was fired before the fire trucks had left the parking lot.

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LeChiffre

@StanTheManDean: before the fire trucks had left? Oh man,,I would have liked to have been there for that one.

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Shadowman615

OMFG. The manager didn't at least have half the brains to do this after closing or something? Although even then it would have been a stupid idea. Just less so.

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edrebber

I don't believe the law excludes training exercises. The perpetrators are just as guilty as someone who was really going to rob the store and should be arrested.

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megafly2

I had a friend who was fooled into believing that an Air Ambulance had crashed. They waited to tell him until he had already started following the checklist, and was in the process of having all available aircraft and law enforcement diverted to search for the crash site in the area. My buddy kept his cool, but everybody else in the office was losing their minds because their friends and coworkers were (to their knowledge) burning in a crumpled ball of wreckage.

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Aaron Poehler

@megafly2: \"My buddy kept his cool, but everybody else in the office was losing their minds\"

Well, that's how he told the story to you anyway.

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manevitch

Wow. Way to get someone shot by an employee with a concealed-carry permit. I wonder how quickly this Sonic's insurance company dropped them due to excessive risk factors.

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BCMHGB

@manevitch: That was my first thought...I as a restaurant manager (who also carries) shudder at the thought of the owner pulling something like this. We have 3 managers and 2 of us carry...We would have one dead \"bad guy\" very quickly...a very upset owner and a very upset \"bad guy\" family...

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ds

\"Today, smoking is going to save lives.\"

Wow. Hopefully Stanley didn't have a heart attack during this one.

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Kamidari

Kind of reminds me of the coach at my HS that tried to motivate his players by faking being shot... [www.nytimes.com]

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vastrightwing

Why does this remind me about the joke where the lawyer pays his deceased friend back by putting a check \"for the full amount\" of the debt in his casket?

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failurate

Given that they have burned up their Crying Wolf card, would now be a good time to rob them?

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bitsnbytes

There's an interesting new line of work here. Where do you go to get training on how to conduct an armed robbery simulation? What sort of money can you make doing this? Is this job in the Occupational Outlook Handbook?

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EvilTapioca

From when I worked at the sonic in my area the manager on night shift would always lock the place if there were cars around the parking lot after closing time. I had assumed that was company policy but apparently not?

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Lucky_Strike-001

Oh god I live in Saint Joseph. I didn't hear about this until I read the article here but then again I don't watch the crappy local news station or read our sorry excuse for a newspaper. This crazy stunt doesn't surprise me considering the amount of stupid in the city. I attend Missouri Western State University and I can't wait until I graduate and get the hell out! In the mean time I need to find out which Sonic this was so I can avoid it like the plague. I don't want a large side of OMFG I'M GOING TO DIE with my hamburger.

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nstonep

I believe you'd need a permit do something so incredibly awesome and hardcore to your employees...corporate will still get sued.

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lakecountrydave

They arrest the McDonald's 911 calling lady but not this manager? He not only wasted the time and resources of police, but also put people in danger.

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Tratios

This is the type of training that should be announced even if you want for a security company. Otherwise, the training has a good chance of ending up legal action, damage, even death.

Just think of the ramifications of a person in the store with a legal conceal gun, taking actions which are covered under state and federal laws but result in a death.

Not very thought out and most likely not review by any lawyers.