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Progressive-run areas are suffering from a shoplifting epidemic to unprecedented levels that no one could have imagined. And not even 10 years ago, these same crimes would actually be prosecuted. However, just because something like stealing used to be universally condemned for all of human history, does not mean anything for liberals, as they condone it to the fullest extent. Unfortunately, one longtime Big Lots manager is suffering the consequences of making theft de facto legal in New York.

A former Big Lots manager was fired after working for the company for 20 years because he dared to follow someone who was shoplifting. It’s unclear if loss prevention used to be part of his job description, but it is currently not.

According to The Post Millennial:

Pat Guider, a manager at a Big Lots store in New York, was terminated after over 20 years of service for pursuing a shoplifter who assaulted an employee and then informing the police about the incident.

On May 10, Guider witnessed a shoplifter swing a punch at his assistant manager while attempting to leave the store. Concerned for the safety of his team, Guider followed the assailant at a distance through the parking lot while providing updates to 911. Two weeks after the incident, Guider was summoned to his district manager’s office and informed of his termination. He expressed frustration over the decision, maintaining that he acted correctly in response to a violent situation.

I would argue that Big Lots has a duty to provide a safe working environment for its employees. But obviously, they have proven they could care less if an employee is physically assaulted, as they are supposed to sit back and take the abuse.

"I thought I was doing the right thing," Guider told News 10 NBC. "And it ends up getting me fired."

In the Progressive pursuit of leftist utopia, doing the right thing is actually the wrong thing.

“I let people who shoplift leave the store every day. Every day. We just put it in the system like they ask us to do. This was an assault. This wasn’t shoplifting. This was an assault,” Guider expressed.

Although Big Lots has not commented specifically on Guider's case, the company has a policy displayed in-store prohibiting employees from leaving the premises to pursue or detain customers. However, Guider defended his actions, emphasizing that he did not endanger the store or any customers who were present at the time.

The man shouldn't be punished for doing what he did. He didn’t even get involved like the company implied. It had nothing to do with shoplifting and everything to do with the fact that an employee was physically assaulted. But Big Lots doesn't care about their workers, obviously.

We now live in a time where many people are punished for doing the right thing. And just like this man wasn't the first manager to be punished for doing that, he won’t be the last.