Bus Driver Sacked * Germany - After Toilet Paper "Theft" ... ???
Big Brother is watching -- even when you go to the toilet !!Germany -The Deutsche Welle -15 Oct 2007: -- Some thought the security measures went too far... The health and safety of both the driver of a bus and the passengers must be the priority of all transport companies. However, one firm may have put both at risk in an unprecedented crackdown of diarrhea sufferers...
This is exactly what happened to German bus driver Jochen Lorenz. The 58-year-old driver from the central town of Ilmenau -- with no known affiliations with any terrorist group -- was sacked after being spotted taking a roll of toilet paper from the bus depot lavatory... Lorenz had arrived at work for his shift at 5:30 a.m., feeling a little under the weather with stomach cramps. He made an emergency visit to the loo shortly before taking his seat at the helm of his bus and, fearing he may be caught short on the route, took a roll from the cubicle just in case... Bus driver unaware of strict paper controls... The eye-in-the-sky, however, did not look favorably on this. The surveillance cameras had been installed by the powers that be to monitor strict control of toilet paper usage, among other things. This fact, unbeknownst to Lorenz at the time, was made glaringly and painfully obvious when he received his marching orders. The letter of dismissal stated that the quantity of toilet paper was strictly monitored and that a fresh roll of paper had disappeared... “After the surveillance data was analyzed, it was found that you, Herr Lorenz, were the only user to use the facilities, at 05:49 hours," the letter from the bus company said... Lorenz protested against the sacking and told his boss that the roll was still in the bus, but to no avail. So Lorenz took the company to court and managed to secure a pay-off settlement totaling €7,500 ($10,625)... (Photos: Below: Some thought the security measures went too far - Above: Germans showed their solidarity for the sacked driver) Labels: problems with CCTV
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