I start with the assumption that the company wants to fire him so badly that they are ready to pay “over $21,000” (have you read the article?) to do that.

you mean this line?:

A Florida nurse named Kerry Campbell launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover James's legal fees and basic needs. It's raised over $21,000 so far […]

besides the misquote: corporations are quite infamous for the lengths they're willing to go to to avoid social responsibility. in this case, they quite literally outsourced 'this hassle' to the police.

I’m not American, your insults don’t work on me.

neither am i, and from this comment i get the impression you're a European chauvinist.

it's not an 'insult'; you need to look in a mirror.