Whole Foods Customer Violently Attacked After Choice Of Payment Refused

Phoenix Rose

There has been a noticeable increase in divisiveness across the nation as news reports are flooding the Internet with stories of violence and murder. There is an obvious tension in the air as individuals have been extremely wary after the violent attacks on law enforcement recently and calls for violence against white people by hate groups. With all these threats of violence, a surprising situation arose when a security guard, hired to protect the store and its customers, viciously attacked a patron due to his choice of payment.

According to reports, the unidentified victim attempted to purchase his groceries at a Whole Food Market with a food stamp card, which the cashier denied. The cashier and the victim then argued over the payment method, which was witnessed by Zoe Marks, a customer in the store.

Marks took to Facebook to document the harrowing experience:

“In Oakland less than four hours and I just saw a young man violently assaulted by an armed security guard at Whole Foods — slammed repeatedly against concrete pillars, put in a chokehold, restrained, and suffocated until he was thrown face down on the pavement unconscious, the guard locked him out of the store despite the fact he was immobile. Not a single employee called the paramedics. He was trying to buy groceries with his EBT card and ended up in a stretcher.”

You can see the post below, including photos. However, you should be warned that viewer discretion is advised due to the violent nature of the contents.
Marks wrote about the customer, saying, “He wasn’t shouting at anyone. He wasn’t violent or disruptive, there was no threat from him to any of the customers or employees. (We) felt safe until the security guard attacked him.” 

The victim in a pool of blood outside the store

Beth Krauss, a spokesperson for Whole Foods Market, released an email stating that the company has a zero tolerance for violence.

“Whole Foods Market considers the safety and security of all team members, customers and members of our community a top priority, while we move swiftly to gather the facts, we want to make it clear that Whole Foods Market takes a zero tolerance approach to violence.”

Since the incident, the security guard has been permanently removed from working in any Whole Food Market store, and the victim is in stable condition at a local hospital. Fired? He should be arrested.

It is not clear if the cashier denied the food stamp card since they did not accept that form of payment or if there was another reason. The police are still investigating this vicious crime, but one thing is evident, this seems to be a rather extreme response.

While there is a stigma in America when it comes to food stamp users and the entitlement mentality, no one deserves to be beaten senseless for trying to buy their groceries. I would bet this guy won’t need food stamps after lawyering up and getting a nice settlement in court that he’s absolutely entitled to.

H/T [Daily Mail]
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