Were Those Hot Dogs Made Of Gold?

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Court of Appeals says a department store wasn't justified in firing a worker who took two leftover hot dogs from a company picnic, so it must pay him unemployment benefits.

The court ruled Thursday in the case of Nolan Koewler, who was fired from a Dillard's store in Evansville a year ago.

Dillard's hosted a Fourth of July cookout for employees. Afterward, a manager ordered the leftovers stored in a break room freezer until Labor Day.

The next day, Koewler took two hot dogs and ate them, an act caught on surveillance video. He claimed he never heard the instruction to save the hot dogs, and the three-judge panel sided unanimously with him.

I am amused and horrified.  I'd hate to see how Dillard's handles an actual problem.  Also, who freezes and reserves HOT DOGS?  Are they so cheap they won't part with a few cents in recycled meat parts?  Yeah, I think it's safe to say it wasn't worth ruining a career for no matter how you look at it.