7-Eleven workers hand out beating

[redshank]

I ended up disappointed.

I was hoping they shot him

 

[redshank]

None of that matters. It doesn't matter if it his first robbery or not.

I am not saying he wasn't in the wrong, but, beating him like an animal over and over, after he is already subdued and restrained, instead of calling the police is not right. I dont get all the "fuck yeah!" attitudes, which just amounts to endorsing needless cruelty. Just call the cops!

Piss Off

 

[Not getting younger]

So vigilante beatings are good, but police beatings bad . Strange world indeed. I think we all know what the general consensus would be if they were wearing blue.

Kind of with Kautilya. No problems with beating the snot out of him, but at some point …”enough is enough”.

 

[Not getting younger]

Police beatings are also bad. Am not advocating for police violence. If the guy is stealing its reasonably expected that he will be restrained and in the process beaten. But after you have taken him down there is no reason to whale on him like that with everyone cheering him on as if they give two shits about justice. I can flip that around and ask what people's reaction would be if it was a white man. Would you display the same lack of empathy? Am sure there is a race angle to the way people are reacting to this, but that's for people to introspect on. I mean it has to be one of two things. Either these fuckwits cheering the beating on or calling for more violence have a morbid fascination with seeing violence, which implies some mental health issue. OR it is good ol' racism where in another time they'd be part of a lynch mob.

OTOH care about justice? Then just restrain the guy and call the police! That's what you should do.

That’s kind of why I mentioned that. If they were in blue, everyone would be saying way over the line. That’s brutality.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

So vigilante beatings are good, but police beatings bad . Strange world indeed. I think we all know what the general consensus would be if they were wearing blue.

Kind of with Kautilya. No problems with beating the snot out of him, but at some point …”enough is enough”.

This is a little different though. That 7-11 store is located in California and that State is currently so rampant with shoplifting that cops hardly even bother prosecuting or arresting people anymore. What I saw in those 2 Sikhs was frustration and anger from being robbed so many times, that they decided to take the law into their own hands. People can only put up with so much.

Sucks for the victim but maybe he learned his lesson

 

[Robert Mugabe]

So vigilante beatings are good, but police beatings bad . Strange world indeed. I think we all know what the general consensus would be if they were wearing blue.

Kind of with Kautilya. No problems with beating the snot out of him, but at some point …”enough is enough”.

which is what happened. Without really beating the snot out of him. He was able to walk away, albeit without the garbage can full of stolen cigarettes. Lesson learned. No harm done. He got off easy. I blame the parents.

 

[Not getting younger]

which is what happened. Without really beating the snot out of him. He was able to walk away, albeit without the garbage can full of stolen cigarettes. Lesson learned. No harm done. He got off easy. I blame the parents.

Nothing like a “smack upside the head to straighten kids out”

 

[SchlongConery]

What is it with East Indians and these long sticks?

If you have ever been the object of lust of a horny 'Auntie', you'd understand!

 

[SchlongConery]

So much fundamentally wrong with the bystander/photographer.

1. He is taking a video instead of calling the police.

2. He asks the robber, mid-robbery , "Hey, can I have a Swisher?" (Cheap cigar with a strong following in certain 'communities')

3. He advocates to let the robber go.

4. He assists the robber in his escape.

As far as I'm concerned, this bystander epitomizes the bigger problem facing black society and culture and why others develop prejudice and intolerance. And it pisses me off because ALL black people have to suffer the indignity of racism because of their 'brothers' attitudes and actions.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

He is like this asshole in Vancouver, who was filming the dad who was stabbed outside Starbucks and did not even attempt to help the bleeding guy out before he died (in front of his 3 year old no less). Instead was more concerned with capturing the murder on camera and posting it on Tiktok for views, and proceeded to express no remorse for his actions either. Sick people man!

The Vancouver guy showed sociopathic unconcern. However in both cases, filming the incident might prove useful legally. As for the beating, the guy got hit on the legs and was able to walk out. He got away lucky with no criminal charges.

 

[wiskey bravo]

None of that matters. It doesn't matter if it his first robbery or not.

I am not saying he wasn't in the wrong, but, beating him like an animal over and over, after he is already subdued and restrained, instead of calling the police is not right. I dont get all the "fuck yeah!" attitudes, which just amounts to endorsing needless cruelty. Just call the cops!

I find it strange you noticed how many strikes he got but you're not counting the number of smokes he attempted to steal. No one knows if he has a gun. These owners were brave enough to defend their livelihood. Each stick strike does not equate to the number of cigarettes stollen If I had to guess these two east Indian's have families of their own. For a moment they thought about death. That comes with a lot of mental damage. They manned up and went into protection mode. Restraining comes after a good beating.

I hope you never get into trouble man. truly. If you found yourself at the wrong place at the wrong time I would beat that bastard to help you then restrain him after.
When you're dealing with a criminal like this you cant trust their next move. Show them who's stronger and they will back down.

Lastly, they were holding him to the ground. He was not handcuffed or tied up which mean he was not restrained.

 

[wiskey bravo]

Fucking love it

Its so perfect. love when people get what they deserve. I'm sure police officers who witnessed this video kick back their feet and smile when they see this.

 

[wiskey bravo]

You are overstating the danger here and being overtly dramatic. The guy is just a broke dude doing something stupid. He neither had a gun nor did he pull one out. He was thrown to the ground and the guy was on top of him, and there was this idiot filming it. The 3 of the could have held him down and then called the police. There was no need for this much violence nor was the situation serious enough to warrant it.

There's another video pal where the thief said he had a gun. Anyways who cares. What's meant to be happens for a reason.

With regards to overly dramatic.....you mentioned " this much violence".....Don't you think you're being dramatic about violence? It's a stick beating and you're triggered by this because of what? Did you mention this happens in your home country a lot? I guess my skin is thicker than yours. It's a stick beating and he walked away. He actually asked for a soda on the way out. Not to worry he's fine.

Anyways I have some real violence issues to attend. Time to check in with the family in Ukraine. Not to worry since there's no stick beatings there. Just bombs and bullets.

 

[Butler1000]

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You are overstating the danger here and being overtly dramatic. The guy is just a broke dude doing something stupid. He neither had a gun nor did he pull one out. He was thrown to the ground and the guy was on top of him, and there was this idiot filming it. The 3 of the could have held him down and then called the police. There was no need for this much violence nor was the situation serious enough to warrant it.

As someone said, when you take away hope this is the result. California at the moment has decriminalized shoplifting. So no, calling the cops is pretty much now not an option.

So they went old country on him with measured strokes to his legs(notice not the head or where internal organs are) to teach him a lesson. And honestly if the threat of calling the police was a deterant, then really would he have been so blatant? So self assured he would get away with it?

When the authorites start doing their job then sure, until then bet on more incidents like this occurring, more juries aquitting, and maybe less assholes doing this.

 

[Butler1000]

Oh California has decriminalized shoplifting? Evidence that they have?

Stop, there was no reason to do any of this. The other guy was on top of him any way. The one guy video taping it could have helped hold him down while the other guy dialed 911. That is what should have happened. Initially as they took him down it would have been understandable if the guy suffered some beating, but subsequently there was no need. Saying shit like they have decriminalized shoplifting etc is just bullshit right wingers like to say just because it is California.

Why Shoplifting Is Now De Facto Legal In California

Google “Shoplifting in San Francisco” and you will find more than 100,000 hits. And you will find lots of YouTube videos, where you can watch a single thief, or an entire gang, walk into an SF Walgreens or CVS and empty the shelves. Most walk in, go about their pilfering, and then walk out...

www.hoover.org

 

[Butler1000]

So its not legal. Thats what I said.

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/crime-verify/california-prop-47-shoplifting-950-fact-check/536-4d1de58e-bf47-4ede-8c2f-b4d0c1788b86

When police don't show up, and DA's won't prosecute, what else is it?

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Its not that they dont show up. The criticism is that it is a misdemeanour instead of a felony. But a misdemeanour still has consequences including jail time.

Since you seem to want to argue this one into the ground. If we scoped the area where the perp is probably still loitering and brought him in for an equal time response/ q&a interview. The question might be asked.....what the fuck did you think was going to happen?
The store keepers, by the look of them, probably took such effrontery as a challenge to their manhood. I gather that is a thing in some parts of the world.
Some people take a dim view of it here as well. The sheer oblivious incompetence of the guy triggers a reaction. You roll the dice, ya takes yer chances. Pulling a stunt like that is risky.
Lucky he didn't try it on this guy.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

I am not arguing anything to the ground. I am saying the same thing over and over again and I think I should stop responding.

Simply, that the guy was wrong, he was restrained but the beating was unnecessary.

I think the beating subdued him. Maybe he had ninja moves the store clerks didn't know about. All bets are off once it starts.

 

[Not getting younger]

When police don't show up, and DA's won't prosecute, what else is it?

Living in the country there’s a saying.
Don’t worry, the cops are only 20 minutes away.

Kinda see both sides. At the end of the day, the guy with the “stick” is targeting his legs. Other guy is actually restraining him. Could stick guy have stopped sooner. Sure. should he have? Maybe. Wasn’t there. Was he much of a threat? Didn’t appear to me like he was fighting back.

 

[jsanchez]

Police beatings are also bad. Am not advocating for police violence. If the guy is stealing its reasonably expected that he will be restrained and in the process beaten. But after you have taken him down there is no reason to whale on him like that with everyone cheering him on as if they give two shits about justice. I can flip that around and ask what people's reaction would be if it was a white man. Would you display the same lack of empathy? Am sure there is a race angle to the way people are reacting to this, but that's for people to introspect on. I mean it has to be one of two things. Either these fuckwits cheering the beating on or calling for more violence have a morbid fascination with seeing violence, which implies some mental health issue. OR it is good ol' racism where in another time they'd be part of a lynch mob...

It could be one of 3 things (why limit your choices to 2 ?)

When the state abdicates people who have to make a living end up taking the law into their own hands, simple as that,
I've known one guy in the states who has a similar business, shoplifting comes with the territory.
On the one hand you want to sympathize with the poor, on the other hand you have to survive and feed the family, survival trumps everything.

Pretty sure you don't go to work packing a gun (the US is fucked up no question about that).

It's much easier to lecture and preach from the safety of the ivory tower.