Posted on 08/07/2023 12:09:34 PM PDT by Morgana
Two Sikh 7-Eleven workers who attacked a thief after he repeatedly targeted their store are under investigation for assault, police in California have said.
In a now-viral video, the workers are seen smacking the suspect with a stick after he entered the store in Stockton with a garbage can and began filling it with tobacco products from behind the counter.
The attempted theft on July 29 was allegedly the third time in two days the man had targeted the store. On a previous occasion, he tried to intimidate staff by claiming he had a handgun.
Despite widespread praise for the workers for defending the business, Stockton Police Department said they are now under investigation for assault. A robbery probe is also underway.
'It has been brought to our attention that a video of two 7-Eleven employees assaulting a robbery suspect has been circulating. We are aware of the incident and the investigation is ongoing,' a statement on Saturday said.
The witness who recorded the fracas has since praised the 'courageous' response of the workers. Police said the incident followed several thefts at the store by the same suspect.
On July 28 at 3.41am, staff at the 7-Eleven reported a man entered the store, 'went behind the counter, and threatened to shoot the victim if he intervened,' police said.
'The suspect then took several packs of cigarettes and other items and placed them in a large garbage bag before fleeing.'
The following day, at 12.27am, the same man returned and 'demanded money while simulating having a handgun'.
'The employee did not comply; therefore, the suspect grabbed several food items and placed them in a garbage bag before fleeing,' police said.
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That’s not funny; that’s Sikh!
The Stockton Police Department is 300 feet away from this 7-Eleven...
Wow. Game, set, match, to the hood rat.
The police are loyal to those who pay them, whether in Californication or Pyonngyang. The democrat party says let the negroid burn, loot, and murder, and they do.
The sikhs were trying to make an honest living. That’s “acting white.” They need to be taught a lesson that acting white will be punished and the protected “negroid” species will not be restricted in doing whatever it pleases.
Whoever has the lighter skin gets charged.
It’s the law in California now.
You’re a true patriot.
The thug even told them to back off or he would “pull is strap” and reached behind is back. In a fair world the shop owners would be mopping up blood tissue after exterminating a lethal threat.
I’m all talk at this point. I have not been picked. But thanks.
No cameras, no posting, no publicity. Just handle the vermin and dispose of same.
Stockton, California. A democrat run city. My great uncle Wilbur, a former Stockton chief of police, is crying in his grave.
The police are NOT the friend of the average citizen. They will load you onto boxcars if they are told to. The main purpose of police is to raise revenue for the police state.
Me too. they NEVER want me.
And how many of those cops went into that 7-Eleven and got free drinks, etc?
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