If you signed an agreement …

So, this is kind of a crap source (Lad Bible?) but I want to use it as a starting place for a debate. Here's some cut-and-paste with some light editing.

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Edward Parker was working at the Lodge Hualapai early Dec. 4, 2020, when a gunman entered, ordered him "to kneel on the ground and put his hands behind his head while the armed assailant took all the money that was at the bar."

"Edward was terrified during the ordeal and feared for his life" as the gunman got away with $3,937.35. His bosses then presented Parker with a "repayment form" and, worried he'd be fired, he signed it. His paycheck was docked $300 at a time before the nearly $4,000 debt was paid off by the end of June.

Two people were arrested in connection with the robbery, and "there is no evidence whatsoever that Edward knew these individuals or had anything to do with their actions" on Dec. 4, 2020.

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So, Edward is now filling a civil lawsuit about this. Personally, I think he's absolutely right to do so and that his bosses acted in a dishonest and predatory manner in getting him to sign a repayment form. However, I frequently hear the argument on here that if you sign anything obligating you to pay money, then you are responsible for it. That ultimately it's on you to do your due diligence and that being taken advantage of is your own fault. Edward DID sign a form agreeing to pay for the stolen money. So … should he get the money back?