Tomas Lopez is a lifeguard in Florida who got fired because he saved a drowning man's life. If you think that's odd because that's exactly what a lifeguard's supposed to do, he was fired because the man was swimming outside of his zone:
"The reason I was fired is just ridiculous," Lopez told CNN late Wednesday night. "It is a ridiculous rule, really. What was I supposed to do? Just let the guy drown?"
The incident occurred Monday at Hallandale Beach in southern Florida.
Orlando-based Jeff Ellis and Associates, the company Lopez worked for, said lifeguards cannot go beyond the perimeter of the beach they are responsible for overseeing.
CNN has the story: Link
Comments (6)
No doubt.
Screw them Tomas, you did the right thing.
In this case, the incident happened 1500 feet away from his area.
In any case, I blame the guy swimming where he shouldn't have been.
i dare someone to to the museum, sneak in past closing and peer into a few of the apartment windows.
could you imagine how small their rice wine cups are??
http://www.queensmuseum.org/panorama/about.htm
want to see a glimpse of the future? this 15 min film was at Sundance a couple years back - you will laugh and be scared to death at the same time:
www.atom.com/funny_videos/haha_america/
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I´m spanish and I don´t speak english....sorry for my fail!!
J/K... amazing fete.
But .. it doesnt have to end like this if we get our American roots back..