Safeway has suspended an employee at a store in Del Rey Oaks, near Monterey, California, despite the fact that the man was called a hero by police for stopping a domestic assault in the store.
On April 21, Ryan Young stepped between a man and his girlfriend when they were fighting near the meat counter at the Safeway store. Young later told police the man they arrested, Quyen Van Tran, was kicking the woman, who was five or six months pregnant. When Tran didn't back down, Young struck him.
Now Safeway has suspended Young without pay for supposedly violating company policy.
Dear Steven Burd,
We the undersigned, are aware that on April 21, Ryan Young, a meat clerk at a Safeway store in Del Rey Oaks, California, stepped forward to prevent Quyen Van Tran from brutally assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.
While the police praised Young for his actions, the managers at this Safeway store chose instead to discipline Young by suspending him without pay for supposedly violating company policy.
We believe that Young should be praised for his heroism, and we ask you to ensure that Ryan Young is reinstated in his job.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
