Widespread condemnation for man who removed memory stick without ejecting it
There has been widespread shock and condemnation of a man who removed a memory stick from a USB port without first ejecting it. The man â Simon Williams, is thought to have removed the memory stick at approximately 3pm on Monday at Whitmore and Whitmoreâs consultancy in Bracknell. âIt was just so out of character, you know?â said co-worker Serena Greene. âHe was in a hurry, heâd copied something on to it. I saw what he was going to do, and I was all âNo, Si donât do it!â but he just pulled it out anyway.â Whitmore and Whitmoreâs Office Manager â Julian Doyle takes up the story. âThe whole office went silent, Si was just standing there staring at the memory stick. I think he was in shock.â âI donât know, I guess instinct just kicked in, I got everyone to stand back. I mean, who knew what was going to happen? I got Si to put the memory stick down and walk away.â âI mean, Iâm just grateful no one got hurt.â Official advice is to always eject a memory stick before removing it. âIt was shockingly reckless behaviour,â said Chief Inspector Mark Hammond âHe put himself, and his colleagues at risk, and some of those people had kids.â âI mean, what next? Turning off his PC with the power button instead of shutting it down?â