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New York (CNN) -- A fast-food worker whose run-in with two unruly customers was captured on cell phone video last month will not be indicted on assault charges, prosecutors said Saturday.
A grand jury voted against indicting Rayon McIntosh, who was seen allegedly swinging a metal object against two patrons at a McDonald's restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
He had been charged with felony assault, according to Joan Vollero, spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney's office.
The grand jury reviewed evidence and testimony over 11 days, said Vollero.
The incident occurred at the restaurant on West 3rd Street in the early morning of October 12, and seemed to begin when the cashier questioned a $50 bill the women gave him, according to the video.
The two women responded by hurling obscenities at McIntosh. One of them then appeared to reach over the counter and slap his face, the video showed.
From there, one woman was seen climbing over the counter, sending the cashier running toward the kitchen area. The other woman is then seen walking around to join her friend.
The cashier reappears with what police described as a metal object and repeatedly takes swings at the women.
Restaurant patrons can be heard screaming for him to stop, while other employees are seen trying to intervene.
The video, one minute and 10 seconds long, shows the cashier taking swings at the women as many as 10 times as they lie behind the counter.
"Stop! Stop!" one woman screams. "Stop it! Call the cops!"
The two women suffered lacerations to their head and face and were taken to a hospital, police said. One of the women suffered a fractured skull and a broken arm, according to a complaint filed by the DA's office.
Authorities identified the women as Denise Darbeau and Rachael Edwards, who authorities say each face pending charges of menacing, criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Personally, I'm happy it ended this way. Did he use excessive force? Perhaps, but I'd much rather him "winning" this instead of the two that tried to jump him and got a skull full of bushido.
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I haven't the foggiest. I would imagine on the grounds of defending oneself or the like. I mean the guy did prison time and was holding a job at mcdonalds. Looks to me like he was making a valiant attempt to reintegrate into society. Then some trouble makers up and try to start something. They just ended up picking the worst person to do it towards.
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Justice. Sure he went over the top but they brought it on themselves. This just teaches the lesson that even in our namby pamby society there can be consequences for your actions, namely lacerations and a fractured skull.
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
I'm fine with this. He tried to defend against two very aggressive attackers whom had already struck him and had climbed over the counter to continue the confrontation.
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
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In the end, it doesn't matter. They're supposed to give any potentially counterfeit money back, not take it and hold it, so by questioning it and not taking it, he did his legal obligation there.
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This is stupid. The women slapped him and jumped over the counter to further the attack. He then acts in self defence by fighting them with a metal pole, and now he's been charged with assaulting them.
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Whilst I agree he proberly did use excessive force, he was attacked first and then pursued by those two women and I think they got what they deserved for acting in such a horrid manner. He may have had the right to defend himself but I think he took it a bit too far.
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First rule in self defense for civilians, there is no such thing as excessive force.
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
If you're the kind of scum who would attack some man doing his job, I have no pity if that man grabs whatever is to hand, and breaks your head in. You took the risk that would happen when you chose to attack him. Don't come crying to me for sympathy that your malign assault didn't go as planned.
First rule in self defense for civilians, there is no such thing as excessive force.
I wish that was legally true.
Edit: I realize that I look in the off-topic forums for stupid news like this too much...I should stop that (go on, ask me why it's stupid )
It's true to a point...
AFAIK context is very important. If they are unarmed killing them is too much but if they have a gun/knife killing them is probably fine... legally anyway.
That said i have alimited understanding of these things so it could be wrong.
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I'm personally ok with the outcome. Clearly the women were the aggressors and heck even I might have tried to strike back at them. I can't believe they actually tried to slap him...I bet they thought they were in deep trouble for having a fake 50 dollar bill...Any news as to whether it was actually real?
First rule in self defense for civilians, there is no such thing as excessive force.
Its only excessive if the threat has stopped being a threat, generally to the standard of a "reasonable person."
Should have been no billed right off the bat.
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AustonT wrote:I thought the first rule was retreat, which he certainly did, and THEN there's no "excessive."
Heck no, only in namby pamby girly states like New York or France is that a requirement. I think we're all agreed this is the appropriate standard
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There should be commentary and captioning in this video.
0:01 "Do something, you a pussy and yo man is too"
(McSamurai: this bitch do not know who she faking wit)
0:34(McSamurai: Done)
0:45 "Stop it, stop! (Histerical screaming by fattie)
(McSamurai: I think we can all agree you need to shut the feth up)
It's like the directors cut.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
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Funny how its the women that are calling for the police when they are the ones who initiated the confrontation.
The guy probably should have laid off after they stopped chasing him, but thats more of a semantic opinion. Still its good he clocked em for that.
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Melissia wrote:I don't...
First rule in self defense for civilians, there is no such thing as excessive force.
I wish that was legally true.
Edit: I realize that I look in the off-topic forums for stupid news like this too much...I should stop that (go on, ask me why it's stupid )
Its up to interpertaion, and largely the personal opinion of the Judge reviewing the case. Some judges would say you could kill the attacker in self defense, others will lock you up if you so much as break one of their fingernails.
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
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