I read through the posting. It says he got aggressive. If he had been pleasant and low key there would have been no problem.
So he should have just taken all this and not said anything?
You suggest to just stay pleasant and low key when being treated unjustly?
“As I was filling my cup up, I turned to walk off and a fella grabbed me by the arm and asked me was I going to pay for that, and I told him I wasn’t aware that I had to pay for that.”
Lewis says he tried to pay the $0.89 right there, but wasn’t allowed to. He says he wasn’t given the chance to pay the cashier either.
“I never had an option to make right what I had done wrong.”
He says he was taken to a room, given the $525 ticket for shoplifting and told not to return to the property.
A hospital spokesperson says it was her understanding that Lewis was aggressive during the confrontation.”
I read through the posting. It says he got aggressive. If he had been pleasant and low key there would have been no problem.
That actually says nothing.
It's funny how you did NOT comment on the other facts presented in the article a bit earlier: someone grabbed his armed and asked if he was going to pay... but the fascist didn't allow him the opportunity.
It would be normal for someone to respond in a "strong" manner when someone just "grabs their arm."
Agressive is the word of the officer stated, not necessarily the reality. I am sure the police were polite and respectful --lol. I would believe Mr. Lewis over some aggressive thug with a badge.
You need to get your head out your a** and try to perceive the reality that more and more fascists in government are sadistically abusing citizens.
Our Founders knew the type of person most attracted to government employ -- vile, corrupt and sadistically inclined.
Most in government now truly view the citizens, especially taxpayers as their enemies.
**** It says he got aggressive. If he had been pleasant and low key there would have been no problem. ****
The nice GubmentPerson said he got aggressive.
Details are significant.
;-)
“I read through the posting. It says he got aggressive. If he had been pleasant and low key there would have been no problem.”
Oh please. There is no direct evidence in the article that Lewis got aggressive. There is only this bit of hearsay:
“A hospital spokesperson says it was her understanding that Lewis was aggressive during the confrontation.”
If you watched the video you can see that Lewis comes across as a polite young man. It’s very likely that Lewis was defensive when he was grabbed by the arm and accused of stealing- and that gets spun as “aggressive” by the VA in order to divert attention from their own kafkaesque behavior.
If you have ever worked in a government agency you would know the petty bureaucrat who thrives on power and loves the chance to punish minor infractions as if they were major crimes. The more punishment the better. These fools could easily have let the guy pay for his drink. But then they would have missed the chance to punish him as if he were a felon.