The McDonald’s cashier who was taped hitting two women with a metal pole has been cleared of all charges. Rayon McIntosh, 31, had been accused of brutally attacking the women at the 24-hour restaurant in Greenwich Village, New York, after they shouted obscenities at him, slapped him and then jumped over the counter. A grand jury heard testimony for 11 days and voted to clear McIntosh. Scroll down for video
Vicious: The cashier was filmed using a metal rod to attack two women
Savage: The attack is thought to have begun following a row over a bank note 'Hallelujah!' was heard in the courtroom after assistant District Attorney Jaime Hickey-Mendoza said: 'We ask that Mr McIntosh be released.' McIntosh, who served about a decade on a manslaughter charge, was getting his life back on track when the two women threatened him in McDonald's. His mother, Maureen Lucas, told the New York Daily News: 'If he didn’t have that record, they would never have arrested him.' Stepsister Jacara McIntosh added that he had an 11-year-old daughter and took a fast-food job in an effort to get his life back on track.
Customers: The two women are shown being served by Rayon McIntosh behind the man in white shorts She said: 'No 31-year-old wants to work at McDonald’s making $7.25 an hour but he did it.' The case stemmed from an incident at the restaurant on October 13 when Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, both 24, wanted to pay their check with a $50 bill. When he checked to see if the bill was genuine they allegedly became angry.
Argument: One woman is seen jumping over the counter while the other walks to the side Eventually they jumped over ther counter. Video surveillance footage showed McIntosh grabbing a metal bar and hitting the women. The attackn was also captured on cell phone video. He was facing assault and weapons charges. The women are facing charges of criminal trespassing, menacing and disorderly conduct. A grand jury has yet to vote on their case.
Horrifying: The attack took place at a McDonald's restaurant in Greenwich Village in New York One of his victims required surgery after suffering a fractured skull and a broken arm and the other suffered cuts. A McDonald's spokesman said at the time of the attack: 'The violence in this video is alarming and reprehensible. 'The franchisee of this restaurant has told us that the individual involved no longer works for her organization. 'We strive to ensure that our McDonald's restaurants are safe and welcoming for our customers. 'Our franchisee is fully cooperating with authorities in the investigation.'
McDonalds employee working nightshift was given $50 bill. Checked if it was legit according to policy. Two ghetto girls didn't like that and yelled at him, called him a pussy and spit on him and punched him in the face. They then leaped the counter both of them and continued coming after him. He retreated to the back of store and they followed him. He grabbed a pipe and gave them one heck of a whooping in self defense to stop the attack.
Anyway, what would you do if you were in that situation? I'm not against self-defense but on the video it appeared that there was some additional unnecessary retaliation. Would you hit them girls? I probably would but just to push them back. The employee apparently also got fired, should he be fired?
The girls kinda asked for it, not saying they should've been beaten that badly but they forced the guy to snap so I don't feel that much sympathy for them.
It was definitely a bit excessive, but those girls were being absolute cunts. Honestly, reading into both sides of the argument, its just shows what happens when you get a few extreme people clashing.
girl asked for it imo, next time act civilized and you'll be treated with civility
people need to learn that they can't take out all their little personal insecurities and troubles on people working in the service industry/shitty jobs just because they think nothing will happen
wow thats pretty fucken brutal, however, if roles were reversed and it was 2 men jumping the counter, there wouldnt be a question whether this was ok or not, so i dunno, i guess its ok?
So they got angry about him checking if the money was real? Most shops/restaurants here do that with every bill they receive. I'm with the employee here, the women do not have a valid reason and jumping over the counter? I see perfectly clear why he would want to defend himself. Although he should have stopped hitting when they started yelling stop really..
About firing? I doubt they have any choice in that, violence against customers is probably unacceptable in any condition. I worked in a shop for a bit as a side job alongside university and if there would ever arrive such a situation, for example theft, you are not allowed to do anything since you are endangering your own safety and you will get fired.
is there such a thing as excessive violence in self defense? one of the girls got a fractured skull and a broken arm. he could of stopped once they were down, i'm sure the broken arm came after the fractured skull to protect herself
the guys been in jail for manslaughter charges; if he feels like he needs to stand his ground like that, he needs to man up a different way
Sort of actually glad to hear "justice" was served to the women even if it was street justice.
Sick of bitches going around thinking they run the world and do w/e they want. Im glad he put them in their place and hopefully taught them not to act out like that again.
edit: Definitely excessive violence towards the end you can sort of hear him hit them 2-3 more times. It's clear they both need some help but the women should be charged as well.
yep, they guy was really handling himself for quite a while and when they finally make him break (what they really intended to do), well, what else do you expect, when you are in anger, you can't easily control your actions. So i think they even got lucky with that kind of beating.
On December 13 2012 21:46 Nabes wrote: I dont think it was excessive, if you have people coming at you and trying to hurt you, you bet your ass you will retaliate with the pain train.
Title misleading - I don't consider them girls, for true girls don't jump a counter trying to hurt somebody. The cunts deserved what they got. Slightly excessive since when they were prone on the ground, he probably could've stopped but that's what happens when you behave like idiots.
Kinda sad that he lost his job. People attacking him over a $50 bill is probably a first time occurrence, but I'm sure this guy has deal with many ratchet people like that on a daily basis. I don't blame him for snapping like that.
On December 13 2012 21:45 heyitskez wrote: wow thats pretty fucken brutal, however, if roles were reversed and it was 2 men jumping the counter, there wouldnt be a question whether this was ok or not, so i dunno, i guess its ok?
Yep, this is a victory for the justice system as well.
I would hit anyone that hit me no matter male or female, I don't care if you have a vagina, don't hit someone expecting not to get hit back. But I think he definitely went overboard with whatever he picked up to beat them with.
This seems like sensationalist bull, rather than news... So a former convict was assaulted by 2 women and he retaliated with a metal pipe in self defense. Of course, the metal pipe was an over exaggeration, but the bitches had it coming. From the story it seems all 3 are not right in the head. Who in their right mind gets angry and then attacks a clerk for checking if a banknote is valid or forged? Who picks up an metal bar and hits a woman with it? He should have just easily overpowered them and pushed them away. After that lock them in and call the cops. The court clearing him of charges is... weird and right at the same time. Sure it was self defense but a pipe is a bit much. McD had every right to fire him. The story makes him look (probably not true in real life) like a psychopath. No company would want to be associated with an employee who did that...
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