derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Dec 10, 2010 2:30pm
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Dec 10, 2010 2:31pm
Sounds like self defense to me, although I don't think he'll be keeping his mcjob.Police said the customer was reportedly causing a disturbance Thursday afternoon at the restaurant on the city's east side and tried to hit the worker, who swung back.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Dec 10, 2010 2:32pm
Mooney44Cards;595441 wrote:Sounds like self defense to me, although I don't think he'll be keeping his mcjob.
yea...but the fact is some guy died at BK because one of the employees hit em. They'll settle any lawsuit methinks
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 10, 2010 2:33pm
derek bomar;595437 wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/burger-king-death-punch-employee-customer_n_794982.html
i hardly think BK will take the fall for this. they'll pay some money probably, but I wouldn't be shocked if they paid nothing. the kid that did the punching is fucked royally.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 10, 2010 2:35pm
I figured it was in Detroit before I scrolled down to see where this happened, and lo and behold, there it was...unreal
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Dec 10, 2010 3:15pm
Most BK's are franchises, so they might have to try and settle with the franchise owner.
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Sonofanump
Dec 10, 2010 3:19pm
The franchise will not be responsible unless they negligently hired a person known to cause such an action. But with today’s idiotic juries and liberal judges they might need to make a payout. It should be thrown out summary judgement.
stroups
Posts: 3,223
Dec 10, 2010 3:22pm
ccrunner609;595448 wrote:How can you blame the employee here. If the old dude took a shot then he deserves what he got. Should of taken his teeth out before getting in a fight.
exactly........... if you take a swing at someone you just might get punched back. I don't condone hitting old people or beating women if not necessary, but different people react differently and some people should think before they act. I don't go around trying to fight big ass NFL lineman because I think they wont hit me back due to the fact they are twice as big as me.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Dec 10, 2010 3:23pm
When you sue, you sue as many people as you can and go hard after who has the money. BK will get sued, and they will probably just settle for a lot of money, even if they arent at fault at all.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Dec 10, 2010 4:19pm
There's no way the worker should have been arrested, he hit the guy in self defense.
Now, if he repeatedly struck him while he was on the ground, that's a different story.
Now, if he repeatedly struck him while he was on the ground, that's a different story.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Dec 10, 2010 6:43pm
Where's Roger Huerta when you need him???
redfalcon
Posts: 1,088
Dec 11, 2010 2:19am
This is no different than a gas station clerk that fights back in a robbery. Money says you don't hear another thing about this.
And really no shocker that its in Detroit.
And really no shocker that its in Detroit.
oberhaus
Posts: 868
Dec 11, 2010 10:24am
The Huff said the worker was charged but the article says that no decision on filing charges was mad Friday. All that has been ruled on was that the death was a homicide. The employee might not even be charged if the DA is smart.
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Blanket
Posts: 369
Dec 11, 2010 11:28am
Axel Foley is on the job.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Dec 11, 2010 1:42pm
The bad thing is, the dude was homeless, so obviously his family didn't care about him, but now they'll be coming out of the woodwork to try to get some money out of this. If he didn't have any family, there would be nobody to sue BK.