Taco Bell sees minor rule-breaking turn into maximum force in a flash
A fountain drink dispute ended in a magnum of overreaction
After witnessing the grave offense of putting soda in a free water cup, a Taco Bell employee allegedly pulled a gun and started blasting — turning a sub-50-cent pour into felony assault, police say.
According to police, three women entered the restaurant and asked for a cup of water. Investigators said one of the women then filled the cup at a soda fountain, which led to a verbal argument with an employee, identified as 20-year-old D’Mari Jy’Quan Patterson. (WPEC)
Cellphone video taken by a witness shows Patterson yelling at the women as tempers flared. Police said the sound of a firearm being racked can be heard on the video just before a shot rang out inside the dining area.
One woman fell to the floor after being shot, while another suffered a graze wound, investigators said. A third woman ran out of the restaurant. Police allege Patterson followed her outside and fired another shot in her direction. That round missed but shattered a window near the entrance.
I wonder if Mr. Patterson regrets his dramatic overreaction.
Whereas in Singapore, these girls would have been arrested. Am gonna go ahead and assume (with no apologies) they are repeat offenders and he got sick of telling them to fuck off. Not that that justifies his actions. But one can appreciate the frustration...
I was standing in a Walgreens last year, talking to the cashier, bemoaning the fact that the store was closing...and while chatting, this [bleep] walked right out the front door with items they had not paid for. And the cashier turned to me and said: "...aaand that's why we're closing."
All of these employees should be armed with stun guns and blow-darts. Prosecute all of these assholes. Stop making excuses for them. Stop justifying their shitty behavior. They suck.
#TeamSingapore #TeamSouthKorea #TeamTakeSomeFuckingAccountability