This is not the first time a hero employee has being fired for breaking some rule about e.g. "not resisting a robbery". Google search "employee resisting a robbery" for tons more.
So what if this hero waiter had been killed "on the job"? Was that car worth this guy's life?
You know what I'd love for lunch? Fresh asparagus, then, um, pasta - angel hair pasta with heaps of basil, garlic, olive oil and, uh, apple pie. Uh, John, have you got a towel?
So what if this hero waiter had been killed "on the job"? Was that car worth this guy's life?