Posted on 04/24/2018 8:50:46 AM PDT by simpson96
When a woman dining at a Waffle House refused to pay 50 cents extra for plastic utensils, she ended up tackled on the ground by Alabama police officers,(snip)
A day after bailing out his stepdaughter, Lamar Howard told ABC News he is proud of his daughter's restraint, and had he been with her he wouldn't have been able to control his emotions.
"I would have gone to jail first," he said. "And I might have ended up shot or dead.”
Chikesia Clemons, 25, who goes by "Kiki," sat down near the front of the restaurant, and is then shown on video shot by a friend being aggressively taken to the ground by two Saraland police officers, who pulled on her clothing and exposed her chest.
Clemons' father said that his daughter had dined at the establishment a week before and was given plastic utensils for free.
"Kiki was there with her friend and they had no problem being given the plastic," he said. "That's why when the lady made a big deal about it and said it was 'an extra 50 cents' they complained."
Clemons also asked for Waffle House's corporate phone number so she could call and lodge a formal complaint, shortly after which the situation turned hostile, Howard told ABC News.
(snip)
"I'm sitting here, and you're talking crazy to me," she said, as the cop began to grab her arms. "You're not going to grab on me like that. No."
From here, the friend recording on her phone said, "Come on KiKi, let's just go outside."
As the cop continued to try handcuffing Clemons, another officer appeared.
With her top down, revealing her bare chest, Clemons yelled at both officers: "What did I do? Why are you doing this to me?"
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The pull of gravity must be intense on that counter weight.
Police and restaurant employees said she was intoxed and had a alcoholic drink with her when she came in.... I had to look very specific on youtube to find the video as it seems a rite of some kind to get a video of At Waffle House Craziness put on youtube. To this, add a waffle house being shot up by unknown people in Meridian ,Ms April 22 also.How long before the video, by the shooters, gets put on YouTube? Get your 2 seconds of fame at WH. Seems a dynamic may be in play to force a sale or closure of WH soon after the death of the two founders. WaffleHouse shooting in Meridian story on WTOK page, didn’t fit the white boy crazy or the racist angle so it didn’t go far.4 youths were initially arrested or questioned on the shooting and three windows were shot out. A young basketball star was slightly injured (shot in leg)
Reading up on the history of the company tends to give a person a newfound appreciation. Also check out FEMA’s Waffle House Index for color coding the severity of natural disasters.
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