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chegitz guevara is offline chegitz guevara
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As I was walking into the thug McDonalds in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, this black kid blew cigarette smoke in my face. At first, I didn't think anything of it, then I was like, that's ****in' rude, and I stared at him all the way into the store. I had half a mind to walk out and confront him, but I reminded myself that going to jail for assault and battery over one puff of smoke isn't a good trade. I went to the bathroom, and on my way out, the kid came in so I said something.

"You always blow smoke in people's faces, punk."

"I didn't try to."

"Next time, try apologizing."

As I went to get my food, he takes his shirt off and walks out the store saying something like, "I don't need to take this ****."

Stupid, stupid, stupid. I know damn well there are thugs all over the place at this corner, though for the life of me, I don't know why.

He goes and says something to another guy, and then another, and the next thing I know, the three of them walk into the store, the biggest guy (who was all fat), is saying I called his "little brother" a nigger and startin' ****.

I don't bother to stand. I know that standing will escalate the situation, and I'm in a bad spot with no way out and not much room to move.

I'm like, "The hell I did, I told him to apologize for blowin' smoke in my face." The kid is standing there grinning, like I'm gonna get a beat down, though I figure I can take two of them, even if my martial arts are a little rusty.

At this point, the staff is just staring, and the managers come from behind the counter . . . and stand there. They do nothing. they say nothing.

Fat boy says I'm lucky he don't spill my guts. And still the silence from the management. They aren't even calling the police.

I say, "I called him 'a punk,'" which of course means something different in thug vernacluar (it means someone who takes it up the ass). He chews his lip for a second, sees that he's not scaring me, slaps my Cubs cap and walks out agains saying something about me calling his little brother a nigger, at which point I say,

"My wife's black. I don't use that language."

They stand outside for another ten fifteen minutes, while the Micky Dee's management still does nothing. So I'm stuck at the store for about an hour and a half until I'm sure they're gone. I saw one of them slinking around across the street about a half hour after they'd disappeared, and the two girls that were with them kept popping back in at irregular intervals.

chegitz guevara is offline chegitz guevara
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In case anyone's wondering, the plane did not crash on my side of town. Ft. Lauderdale has two airports. The DC-3 crashed at the other one.

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Nice save.

Dont be so stupid next time.

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... the management did nothing during that whole time?

Wow. Way to stick up for their customers.

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... the management did nothing during that whole time?

Wow. Way to stick up for their customers.


Men of character, most managers (people) are not.

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Looks like you avoided a really bad confrontation. Why do you go to McD's in the first place, and why do you go to thugs' areas?

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sure would have been nice to have the police around harrassing you this time, wouldn't it.

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... the management did nothing during that whole time?

Wow. Way to stick up for their customers.



They probably see ALMOST confrontations every day. Its not idea but they probably only call the police if some punches are thrown. The manager could have interjected himself there though

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Looks like you avoided a really bad confrontation. Why do you go to McD's in the first place, and why do you go to thugs' areas?

1) McDonald's is an easy cheap way to fill up. Sure, it's not real food, but it can hold you through until you get some...

2) Your "thugs' areas" in Europe are called "cities" in the United States.

Chegitz! You're a good man. I would've gotten the assault and battery charge, I ain't patient like that.

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In case anyone's wondering, the plane did not crash on my side of town. Ft. Lauderdale has two airports. The DC-3 crashed at the other one.

That sucks. Another one of those beauties gone

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" slaps my Cubs cap"

This, in and of itself, should have shown these people you already have enough problems.

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Just to le you in on the score, I was assaulted (threatened), assaulted with a deadly weapon (threatened with being disemboweled, i.e. having my gut cut open), and battered (he hit my cap). Management did nothing.

As for why a thug area? Well, this is just a weird spot in downtown FtL. I think it's because it next to the central terminal for the buses, which I was taking back from a job interview. I was hot and hungry and really thirsity, so I thought I stop in the air conditioning and drink some soda 'till I was cool enough to ride my bike home.

I think maybe I copped an attitude cause I was really confident. I've been all but officially offered a job in Boca Raton (i.e., the owner says he wants to hire me but I should think about it-since he can't pay me what I want salarywise--but it's got full medical!). I spent the whole morning pumping my confidence up, and was in no mood to take any ****.

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(seriously -- glad you did not get hurt)

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Me too. That guy coulda suffocated me just by rolling on top of me, and I'm a big guy.

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I think maybe I copped an attitude cause I was really confident.


..because off course, you always pump yourself before going to an interview, right?!

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So, Florida has a concealed carry law. I wanna know what's a good handgun for concealing that won't accidentally shot my nuts off or pop a cap in my ass when I'm gunnin' down some homies.

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Just to le you in on the score, I was assaulted (threatened), assaulted with a deadly weapon (threatened with being disemboweled, i.e. having my gut cut open), and battered (he hit my cap).


Thanks for a refresher on Law 101,Boss

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Management did nothing.


Maybe they know the jerks in question. maybe they know they are all talk. If they didn't , it strikes me that calling the police might have been appropriate but in the end they were not needed. Everything got handled without major incident. Just curious but what would police response time be if the police are told that some guys are jawing at each other
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It depends on how it was said. "Hello, 911, some gangbangers are threatening to stab a businessman" might get a faster response.

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It depends on how it was said. "Hello, 911, some gangbangers are threatening to stab a businessman" might get a faster response.


I guess they figured ""Hello, 911, some gangbangers are threatening to stab a communist" would stir up a lot of apathy.

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It depends on how it was said. "Hello, 911, some gangbangers are threatening to stab a businessman" might get a faster response.


Was business slow?? Perhaps they thought an actual stabbing would bring police, EMs, coroner and maybe a bunch of rubberneckers and they could set the record for Big Macs sold on a Tuesday

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Was business slow?? Perhaps they thought an actual stabbing would bring police, EMs, coroner and maybe a bunch of rubberneckers and they could set the record for Big Macs sold on a Tuesday


Hey, it was McDonalds. They'd wheel him out the back and serve him, hot and piping, a few minutes later.

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Somebody wake up Theben. He should know the answer to this.

IIRC, a business like a fast food place has to take reasonable steps to protect its customers from in-store assaults. But maybe that's just California law...or maybe my brain is rusty and it's not even the law here.

Che, did you do the manager bit too? I mean, WTF were those bozos doing?!

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Well, at least you held your ground, and realized your mistake.

Though it isn't the most masculine thing to do, I'd reccomend that you apologize for the misunderstanding, adn bring up the fact that the kid is lying. It also would have been good to throw in the black wife thing a lot earlier.

glad you aren't hurt though.

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Were you the only whitey in the restaurant?

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Did you at least have something to read while you waited the 90 minutes after the confrontation?

Showing restraint, more character and brains than your opponents.

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man, I can't say it was stupid because it was the right thing to do, but in practice maybe it was a little bit stupid. But when push comes to shove, you did the right thing and not flip out or show any emotion of being afraid when the big boy came to you, because I'm absolutely confident if you would have flinched, they would have assaulted you. That's how PUNK mind works. They don't fight the fair fights. As you noticed, the guy who confronted you in the first place had to send someone else to take care of business, he would have joined the beatings when it was safe for him to do so, ie you being down. That's the mindset of all these PUNKS. It has nothing to do with balls. You see what you did required balls. What they did, assault or not, did not require any at all. That's the most important thing when being hassled and played by potential attackers, to not show any fear. They won't feel sorry, they feel 'easy target', and they go for the easy ones. This is scientifically proved fact.

So yeah.. but in the future, I would try to control emotions if I were you and facing thugs. You never know.. so better stay cool.. but if push comes to shove, FAFU (First Action Force Use) rule applies to the maximum. I'm glad nothing happened though.

And as for the McDonalds managment... *shakes head*... what a bunch of pussies. They let that happen inside of their business, I don't care if some burger flipper doesn't do anything, it's not like he must love his job, but managment, even if they don't like their jobs either and are not getting paid that much more than the flippers.. it's their duty and if they don't have the balls to step in, they have to call the cops, that's the absolute MINIMUM. They didn't, they let you be harrased inside of their place of business, that's unforgivable. I would take this up to them. Get some of them free burgers and ****.

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Next time, throw the remainder of your soda in his face and say, "Who the **** are you? Do you know who the **** I am? **** you"

Err, I mean, well done. Your heart must have skipped a few beats here and there.

 
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