PIZZA HUT IS COMING UNDER FIRE for suspending a driver who defended himself against a robbery attempt:

A Des Moines pizza driver who was suspended from his job after he shot an armed robber said today he has been overwhelmed by support from people who cheered what happened.

“But no one had contacted me directly about a job offer,” said James William Spiers III, 38, who was sent home by Pizza Hut managers after he fired multiple shots at a man who put a gun to his head Thursday and demanded money outside the Sutton Hill Apartments, 2100 S.E. King Ave. . . .

Spiers, who has a valid handgun permit, said he’s been “pretty much in the dark” about his job since the incident. Vonnie Walbert, vice president of human resources at Pizza Hut’s corporate offices in Dallas, said last week that employees are not allowed to carry guns “because we believe that that is the safest for everybody.”

Uh huh. Good thing he didn’t listen or he might be being carried by six instead of subjected to mealy-mouthed HR flackery from one.

UPDATE: Kevin, I’m not “outraged,” I just think it’s, well, kinda mealy-mouthed on their part, especially in light of what actually, you know, happened.