FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE HE COULDN'T HEAR THE ALARM AND HAD THE FUCKING RECEIPT????? oh my god RAGE. for the love of GOD I hope they gave him medical treatment too.

What the fuck? So the only reason he didnt stop and return to the counter was because he cant fucking hear the metal detector? I mean, SO MANY PEOPLE set off the alarm because of something they're wearing, not because of anything having to do with store merchandise. And this dude got choked the fuck out over it? AND HIS FRIEND TRIED TO SHOW THE RECEIPT. I hope the fact that someone caught it on tape makes a difference because that's some BULLSHIT.

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Wow. This is horrible and disgusting to watch.

Fucking WOW. SUE, SUE, SUE!!!

I can't believe they put him in jail, when his friend had the receipts. I find the fact they say stuff was in their bag super shady and just a cover-up for their blatant fuck-up. There is no excuse for what happened in that video. I hope everyone gets fired.

Fucking Rentacops.

I saw the old guy going in to intervene, I think. But he was pushed back. It's always interesting when there is a crowd that only a few or hardly anyone stands up. Of course I'd be scared too. What assholes.

I am so fucking livid right now. What the fuck.

RAGE


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!

wtf is wrong with people?

putting the deaf-factor aside for a moment: so the alarm went off and the employee decided it was OK to go all MMA on the bro that was walking out... that's a recurring issue in retail. people shoplift or the dotty clerk forgets to take a sensor off. why the fuck did he have to put him in a fucking armbar?

but back to the deafness: holy shit. my father's deaf and i'm losing my hearing bit by bit and i can't imagine. it was so hard watching the video because you can just see his friend signing and them pushing him away again and again. even others were trying to help and they just pushed and pushed and pushed. wouldn't you realize there was something going on? they didn't even loosen up on his throat until that woman was screaming at the douche that the guy was PURPLE. he wasn't even paying attention to how he was handling the man...

Man, i wanted to punch that security guys face so much while watching this video.

I hope they sue.

FUCK THE WORLD TODAY. ughhh need a drink.

Oh gods, the assault just went on and on and on. I couldn't watch to the end.

Remember that story from a month or so back about the Gamestop employees on break that detained an able-bodied shoplifter from another store so mall security can bring him in and they got fired?

The same shit better happen to to these fucking jokers. Especially the Chuck Liddell wannabe using his McMMA-dojo-fu on that terrified man.

55 fucking thousand dollars bail? Fuck that judge so hard.

People still wonder why California is going bankrupt? The ACLU is going to drink Cali's fucking milkshake over this case.

LAPD officials identify the deaf male suspect as Alejandro Rea

Alejandro? That explains it all.

I don't even care that the apparently innocent man was deaf.

Even if he was guilty and shoplifting--it's Forever 21. Based on their price point, dude was seriously assaulted over like $100 or less of merchandise. I didn't watch the video, but when is choking ever the answer when you're not being assaulted yourself? Why is that cheap clothing worth more than a man's life in the security guard's sick mind?

The Security Staff was totally out of line.

I am hearing from people who live in the area that the tackled guy was a well-known shoplifter, and that this isnt the first time theyve had issues with the guy.

Security Folks were -still- totally out of line though.

FUCKING STUPID. I often get suspicious looks while I shop, no idea why, but I should NOT be arrested for not being able to HEAR ANYTHING.

I often give the benefit of doubt, but NO, NOT THIS TIME. IF ANYBODY TRIES TO TELL YOU HE'S DEAF OR CHOKING OR NOTICES HE'S USING SIGNS, YOU BETTER FUCKING NOTICE.

I cannot even comprehend the COST OF THE FUCKING BAIL FOR SHOPLIFTING.

FUCKING STUPID

Just sickening. And the bail - fuck that noise.

The ACLU are going to have a field day with this. I hope this guy sues the fucking crap out of the security company, the store and the LAPD for this shit.

A go ol' mixture of Ableism and Racism.

I wonder if the receipt disappeared. I saw the friend drop it and the security guard picked it up.

This is so disgusting. I hope the store gets sued and loses for millions.