Posted on 04/25/2022 1:27:21 AM PDT by Morgana
A California father-of-seven says he was beaten-up by grocery store staff after making a sarcastic remark about the length of a checkout line.
John Valencia was filmed scuffling with staff at Stater Brothers in San Bernardino on April 20, but said the violence escalated in a private store closet.
He told Fox13 that the incident began when he went to pick up a coffee, only to be confronted with a long checkout line for a single cash register.
Valencia says he asked a manager to open another, only to be ignored.
When he told the manager 'great customer service,' in what he insists was a non-aggressive manner, he said the staffer asked him to leave.
But Valencia's ordeal escalated into a brutal beating as he walked out, when he said he was dragged into a closet by at least two grocery store workers and beaten.
He recalled: 'Other employees came and I can remember it was like they had me on the ground, and I seen them trying to close the door, and I was trying to kick the door open so they wouldn't close it, and they grabbed my legs and pulled them up.
'Two of them started beating on me, then they started kicking my face and stomping on my back and stomping my head while holding me down.'
Valencia said the beating only stopped when another worker shouted: 'Let him up, let him up.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I sometimes won’t buy frozen foods, because they would thaw by the time I made it through the check stand and drove home.
Currently working in retail.
No.
Thanks for the info. That store manager has a lot to answer for.
Sounds like he was trying to buy a can of coffee.🤔
You're probably right. What threw me is when the article said: "he went to pick up a coffee."
Got their training from the worthless US Postal Service.
Latinos tend to be passive-aggresive, not violent.
WTH are you talking about?
The alleged facts are almost too perfect.
Did you watch the video?
Now go away, you putz.
We’re turning into a sad parody of the Soviet Union.
Punching the heavy bag.
The Publix I go to have their break room and a couple offices between the check out and the exit, for what it’s worth.
At the very least he will get free groceries forever!!
Who are you calling a putz? It can’t be me. You just made my point.
In case you didn’t know, the two of you aren’t disagreeing with me, if your point is that the manager is Latino. I never said the manager wasn’t Latino.
I wrote: “As usual, some freepers jump to conclusions about ‘race’ without watching the video or checking further.”
I was referring to the posts before mine, where some freepers were assuming the (alleged) attackers must be black. So, your posts are backing up my point that the manager isn’t black.
With that said, this man might not even be the right person, and it’s not necessary to keep posting his photo and name. I don’t care what his ethnic background is. I was only responding to others.
? I just posted his picture and name without any other comment. I often do that for stories. I would have posted his picture regardless if black,white, brown or somewhere in between. It may or may not be Mr. Garcia in the video. Fair enough. He is identified by the store’s website as the manager, so I’m leaning towards it is him. Without any further info, it would be difficult to swear it was him though. I hope there is a follow up to the story .
Come shop at Stater Brothers supermarket, you can’t beat our customer service!
My point is that you are a putz.
A timid, passive aggressive putz.
From the website:
“Stop by and see what we can offer you and your family today!”
Too funny....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.