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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 06:58 PM Jan 2015

Whole Foods Workers Caught On Video Beating Man Outside Union Square Store



(m. v. jantzen's flickr).

http://gothamist.com/2015/01/06/video_whole_foods_beating.php

A video uploaded to LiveLeak yesterday captures the vicious beating of an unidentified man outside the Whole Foods in Union Square. In the five minute long video, what appear to be Whole Foods employees repeatedly punch and kick a man who is attempting to barge his way into the store after closing hours. The incident allegedly occurred the night of December 30th.

Though the quality isn't great, the video clearly shows a group of what appear to be store employees and security personnel aggressively tossing the man from the store's sliding door. At one point, the lead aggressor in the film screams at the man; "You want to be a fucking tough guy? Get the fuck out of here!" While lying on the sidewalk, the man pleads, "I'm a veteran, don't do that," before attempting to access the store again.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=386_1420403050

Because of the source I didn't put this in LBN.

FULL story at link.

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Whole Foods Workers Caught On Video Beating Man Outside Union Square Store (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP
Daily Mail article on the story... PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #1
your pic shows 3 cops cars but the video shows how long this goes on GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #2
it's getting real... Enrique Jan 2015 #3
placed on administrative leave by the supermarket?!! frylock Jan 2015 #4

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
2. your pic shows 3 cops cars but the video shows how long this goes on
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:05 PM
Jan 2015

with no help from cops.

ETA: from the Daily Mail link:

No police charges are believed to have been filed.


The store employees handle this all wrong and are being disciplined / re-trained but I am wondering how much of this incident was due to the NYPD slowdown. That store is right across from Union Square which tends to have a police presence much of the night, especially right at the tops of the MTA stairs on the south end of the square, which faces Whole Foods.

Is this kind of thing what happens when the police tell the city 'okay, you're on your own' ?

frylock

(34,825 posts)
4. placed on administrative leave by the supermarket?!!
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 08:02 PM
Jan 2015

are you fucking shitting me?! they should be fired and arraigned on assualt and battery charges.

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