Thomas Lopez, a lifeguard in the Miami area, was fired for leaving his assigned area to save a drowning man. His employer, Jeff Ellis and Associates, which has a contract with the Florida city of Hallandale, said Lopez "left his patrol area unmonitored and exposed the company to legal liability." Lopez said he had no choice but to do what he did. "I'm not going to put my job over helping someone. I'm going to do what I felt was right, and I did." After this story hit the media, the company offered Lopez his job back, but he declined.

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