ALSO SEE VIDEO AT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gnjIFTjmjQ 8/21/15 WORKER @ 7-11 WENT NUTS WHEN i TRIED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT the $2 MINIMUM REQUIRED TO USE A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD FOR A PURCHASE [this actually all began the day prior when the actual “owner” (or so he says) told me I couldn’t get “cash back” unless I made a $2 minimum purchase. I was intending to purchase two bags of sunflower seeds for $1 and then get cash back as I have done without question or issue at every other 7-11 I’ve ever been to in my life. So I thought the guy (apparently his name is Noah) was just making it up on the spot because he had some sort of prejudice towards me. I didn’t argue, but returned later in the day when another clerk was there and tried to do the same transaction and did so without a problem (bought $1 sunflower seeds & got $10 cash back). Since I was in the area this morning to get my car worked on, I decided I would try one more time and see what happened. This time it was a NEW rule. The “volunteer” lady said that you can’t even use a credit or debit card for a purchase without $2 minimum. That’s where this conversation begins.... TRANSCRIPT: volunteer: "greg where's the sign that says there's a $2 1
minimum...i'm a volunteer.. BALD RED (BR): anything credit or debit.. me: who made that up.. that's policy..store policy..do u want to be served or not..k sir do u want to be served or not? me: r u the owner? BR: no, I'm not...i'm the owner, sole proprietor, operator, I'm security, I'll escort you out...so, get out of here... me: did I do something wrong? c'mon... BR: you're being a smartass.. me: i'm just asking why...get out...I talked to the owner yesterday , he didn't say that... BR: [unintelligble...maybe i'll talk to him too ? "what's he going to do?" me: what's your name? greg. get out. ok greg you're on tape. BR: get out. you're a smart ass me: u want to... you're on videotape...u want to hit me, r u going to hit me? BR: get out. no, why would I hit you ? me: you're acting violent toward me. BR: You're a lame. you're a lame. why would I hit you? me: I'm lame? why am I lame? 2
BR: because you're a lame. you're a punk. Me:what's that mean? I'm a punk? BR: what u think you're going to provoke me? you're a f__k__g moron. yes you are. me: wow! ok.greg thank you. i'll talk to noah...yes I have it on video too. LATINO GUY(LG):.get out of here me:u work here too? LG: i'm from the hood, now get the F out...get out homie. me: NO, you don't talk to me that way. BR: get out. no. you don't want trouble. ME: why are you talking to me that way. I didn't do anything wrong. who r U? LG: u don't need to worry about who I am. u don't like me. No, I don't. u start s--t...; just get out. me: what did I do wrong? no, not the way you talk to me like that. who is this guy? LG: get out. [ BR: GET out of my establishment. me: NOW its your establishment? BR: yeah it is. I'm the one in charge of it right now. me: r u the owner. [he starts walking around toward 3
me again] LG: I'M telling u bro. me: u dont scare me man. LG: the F what I do. me: are you going to hit me? u going to hit me? BR: Get the F--k out ! me: U just hit me, kicked me with ..i'll wait for the police. BR: Get the F out of our property dude. excuse me, get out. Get out of my face. u just hit me. [RIGHT THERE HE HIT MY HAND HOLDING THE PHONE] me: i'll wait for the police BR: wait for the police, get the F---k outta here. guess who's side they are going to be on u f--k--ng moron. me: I don't care. i'll wait for the police. BR: I asked u to leave. get the F--k outta here. me: i can stand here BR: you're disrupting my business. this is private property u idiot.get the F--k off it. me: i'll wait for the police. BR: You're on private property. get off me: i'll wait for the police. BR: I'll take it as a personal threat. me: ok. 4
LG: [i think he called me a bastard and a piece of sht...more unintelligble me: what did I do man? I have a credit card BR: come inside. leave this f--k--g out here.do NOT come in this f--k--g door, dude, me: you're on video man. [he slams open the door hitting me again] BR: stay away from my business me: you're anger is going to get you in a lot of trouble. I didn't do anything wrong. BR: u didn't do anything wrong? ur a smarta-- f--k--g b-tch... me: I just asked to use my credit card, and asked why..and BR: that's not what u said...don't lie u f--k--g idiot. i told u there's a $2 minimum, [unintelligible & facial contortions] you're a f--k--g b--tch. me: you hate me because...[ AT THIS POINT the LATINO GUY grabs my phone from my hand. He will not give it back. He starts walking around the corner of the store. BR puts his arms out to block me from following the latino who has my phone. I push my way thru his arm blockade, and follow the latino around the corner of the store. I keep saying, Give me back my phone. SUDDENLY 5
HE LIFTS HIS ARM & SMASHES MY PHONE on the CONCRETE as HARD AS HE CAN. It shatters. I bend down to pick it up and feel the heat of the two of them near my back as if they are about to attack me. I turn and run with the broken cell phone in my hand towards my vehicle. I ask the people in the donut shop next door to call the police for me. They refuse to do so. They say I must use the payphone. I pick up the payphone and dial 911 and as i am talking to the dispatcher I see a police car driving by, but it doesn't seem to be aware of any incident and doesn't seem intended to pull in to the parking lot. So I put the payphone down and run towards the police car at batavia & chapman and flag him down. It's officer Ruelas. He pulls in and I begin to tell him what happened. Then Officer Silver arrives. Later I went to the Orange Police Dept & a report was formally filed, and a case for vandalism was made against the Latino guy. I still think an assault occurred as well when he kicked the cone at me and then hit my hand holding the phone and said "Get the outta my face." video 2015 08 21 06 05 57 video 2015 08 21 06 03 21
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