Shocking, Disturbing Restaurant Assault Vid: Woman Allegedly Beaten Into a Seizure As Employees Laug

It DOES look like a seizure I have seen before. There are many different types of seizures…they do not all look the same.

As soon as I saw it, I had the same physical/psychological reaction, i.e. ready to intervene/care, that I have had many times.

I’m not seeing a debate here. Moved to the Pit from GD.

There is too a debate here!

No, there’s not.

rips lobohan’s weave out

That was a gift!

now i feel bad

I love the picture of the dude that filmed it all. Is that Chris Tucker?

Internets are your friend. If you don’t like google you can also bing it. Baltimore News, Weather and Sports - Maryland News - WBAL-TV 11 News

From the link:
On the video, you can hear at least one employee yelling for the attack to stop.

Police charging documents show that another person tried to intervene and break up the assault, but the black women punched her in the face, causing her to fall over. Police said that woman declined medical assistance.

The man who shot the video appeared to have done nothing to help. On the video, he’s heard telling the attackers that the victim is seizing and that police are on the way.
According to TheSmokingGun.com, the McDonald’s employee who filmed the attack said the victim was a man.

Equality Maryland identified the victim as a transgendered woman. The group has urged officials to investigate the attack as a hate crime.

Although the guy filming it claimed the victim was a transvestite, the police said it wasn’t.

bdgr - you mean the original police incident report or something more updated?

Yeah, well, that’s not me. And the fact that it happened to that guy doesn’t make me think it’s statistically likely to happen to me. If I see a fight break out, I’ll still break it up. If I get hurt in the process but I can stop a one-sided ass-whooping from taking place, so be it.

I’m quite sure that McD’s has such policies in place. Stopping an attack like that requires force or the clear authority to detain/arrest (like police presence). Bet your ass if those guys had forecefully detained those girls they would have a dozen lawyers fighting over who gets to sue McD’s for assault and false arrest/imprisonment.

One of the fun things about working security where I did, we expected to intervene and detain all involved parties in incidents like this. The fun ones were very uncooperative. :smiley:

From the police press release on the incident.

Has the Baltimore Police corroborated Vernon Hackett’s account of the incident? Because thus far it’s only Fox “News” that’s echoing his claims with this misleading headline:

‘Woman’ Beat Up At McDonald’s Was A Male Cross-Dresser


Video’s brutal. Bunch of fuckin’ animals.

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the prosecutor’s office has stated that they are investigating whether it was a racially-motivated hate crime, but were unaware of the transgender bias possibility. The article, however, cites a group called “Equality Maryland” as having confirmed that the victim was transgendered.

You’re an idiot. Do you really think a four minute youtube video can show you what all seizures look like? Seriously, you’re an idiot.

Catty: Holy shit, ol Vernon looks quite feeble minded in that picture. I hope that’s not one he’s using for wooing women. He looks like someone who would yell “I LIKE TATER TOTS!” at you from his porch as you walk on by.

Also, I agree with RedFury on the “fucking animals” idea.

The only idiot here is the one with no real medical knowledge trying to troll. Let’s take away even the video aspect of this to maybe something you can grasp more easily. Do you really think someone suffering a traumatic head injury severe enough to cause a seizure is going to then be able to refuse medical attention when the police arrive minutes later? Go ahead, use google I’ll wait patiently.

I’m a nurse who has worked in emergency rooms and trauma centers since I got my license. I’ve seen plenty of seizures and I’ll still say you are an idiot. I-d-i-o-t if you think you can armchair quarterback whether or not that person had a seizure from your keyboard.

I’ve been with an ambulance crew where a car accident victim seized twice and refused transport.

Fucking idiot.

The victim didn’t refuse medical attention. It was one of the bystanders who tried to help and was nocked down who refused. The victim was transported to the hospital.