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Florida police say Taco Bell employee shot at customers for putting soda into water cups
notthebee.com ^ | Apr 29, 2026 | Jesse James

Posted on 04/29/2026 8:53:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN

I really don't know how to feel about this one.

I'm 100% totally anti-theft and I think stealing needs to be dealt with harshly. But maybe not THIS harshly.

D'Mari Jy'Quan Patterson, 20, was arrested Monday and accused of snapping at the trio (of young female thieves) while on-the-clock at a Taco Bell in West Palm Beach ...

One video obtained by police showed Patterson berating the woman who lingered near the soda fountain, CBS 12 reported. Police said they could hear a firearm being racked in the video mere seconds before the first round went off.

One woman was hit by a bullet and collapsed to the ground. Another suffered a graze wound, while the third bolted, the outlet reported.

Patterson, who tried to plead self defense, allegedly chased her down and fired another shot in her direction, which struck a window near the Taco Bell entrance.

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To: V_TWIN

No need to look.


41 posted on 04/29/2026 10:07:16 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: V_TWIN

That’s the sad truth.


42 posted on 04/29/2026 10:07:43 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: V_TWIN
Never said he was not going to be in trouble.

I just understand his sentiments.

When you are working and someone, or several someones, brazenly steal right in front of you and dare you to do something about it? Yeah, it makes you angry.

A functional system would have resulted in him calling the police to deal with it. But we no longer have a functional system.

I would suggest that the general public get off their padded butts and do something or they are not going to like the results.

43 posted on 04/29/2026 10:10:59 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: V_TWIN
Perhaps that is going too far. Sometimes kids trying to steal something can grow up to be movie stars! :-)


44 posted on 04/29/2026 10:17:59 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Norski

Wendy’s is ahead of the game. I hear they are remodeling their restaurants in certain areas as drive-through only. No one allowed inside.


45 posted on 04/29/2026 10:20:41 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Leaning Right
I wonder if that played a part here.

There is no way to detect stolen soda, especially as customers can refill their own cups.
46 posted on 04/29/2026 10:31:00 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: V_TWIN

The authorities should prosecute the “victims” for theft, to be completely fair. Charges from taco bell for theft should be filed. Fair is fair. Guy who shot at thieves did the wrong thing, though.


47 posted on 04/29/2026 10:39:00 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: V_TWIN

"Boo Boo, I thought your name was bad . . ."


48 posted on 04/29/2026 10:58:04 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The DemonKKKrat Marxists ride Unicorns on their fantasy farms.)
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To: V_TWIN

The Secret Service needs him...... 😎


49 posted on 04/29/2026 10:58:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: V_TWIN

You gotta pinch crime in the bud. Next thing you know she’d have torn the tags off her mattresses.


50 posted on 04/29/2026 11:04:11 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: econjack

See tagline.


51 posted on 04/29/2026 11:05:21 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
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To: V_TWIN

At last count, 73% of blacks are raised in single-parent homes. I blame this on the gov’t for paying single moms more when the father is not present. I wonder what would happen if you reduced all subsidies (e.g., welfare, SNAP, rent, Medicaid, etc) by $5000/yr for single moms but full benefits when both parents are present. You don’t think momma would go after the father if that was the case?


52 posted on 04/29/2026 11:11:42 AM PDT by econjack
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To: V_TWIN

Was that wrong? Should he not have done that?


53 posted on 04/29/2026 11:16:17 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Rinnwald

That was a young De’voreaux White.

He played Argyle in Die Hard.


54 posted on 04/29/2026 11:18:39 AM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: V_TWIN

” D’Mari Jy’Quan Patterson”

I don’t want to be called raciss, but I’m pretty sure (without looking) that this is a Black YUTE.


55 posted on 04/29/2026 11:19:17 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: V_TWIN
D'Mari Jy'Quan Patterson,

Hmmm...I think my new son will be named D'Mari Jy'Quan, sounds like it's a Caucasian name..🤣

56 posted on 04/29/2026 11:23:48 AM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: V_TWIN

“The owner and I are not on speaking terms. Apparently the refills ARE limited.”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TOPT/progressive-lets-ride


57 posted on 04/29/2026 11:47:37 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: OldHarbor

RE: What jibberish language is that ?

Once on Laverne and Shirley, Lenny Kosnowski said to Squiggy:
“I heard my name in Polish means ‘Help! There’s a pig loose in my kitchen.’”


58 posted on 04/29/2026 11:50:25 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: OldHarbor

RE: jibberish name....

He’s an example of why ghetto names are made up like ICE CUBE, ICE T, LL Cool J, SNOOP Dog, P Diddy and MOS DEF.
Saves a lot of trouble.

Probably at the voter registration tables they let him have identities under four or five misspellings in various precincts.


59 posted on 04/29/2026 11:56:03 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: OldHarbor

Photo....

Someday he could apply for a screen test and then be hired as the sullen, cruel gangsta henchman supporting actor roles on all the cop shows. Looks exactly like them.


60 posted on 04/29/2026 11:57:52 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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