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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 198 points 5 months ago

"Vernon said the man threatened to kill him and called him a racial slur"

There it is. He felt like someone he thought was beneath him was giving him something and that upset his worldview.

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

"I AIN'T TAKIN' NO CHARITY FROM NO N@#@!R!!!"

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 115 points 5 months ago

That man is too fucking stupid to own a gun. Take it away, and put him in timeout.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 60 points 5 months ago

That man is too fucking stupid to own a gun.

Or a car, for that matter.

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

sHAalL NOT bE NfriNGed!!111!!

Fucking apes.

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 6 points 5 months ago

Well yeah, if there’s fringe on the gun it’s a navel weapon.

…you know, I wonder if we can get them to believe that.

[-] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago

He probably shouldn't have had it to begin with.

[-] numberfour002@lemmy.world 91 points 5 months ago

I'm thankful that in all my years of working in retail, I never had a gun pointed at me. Having said that, random people get so bent out of shape about the most ridiculous, inconsequential things and it can be close to impossible to predict who it's going to be or what is going to set them off.

Based on my experiences, if a customer is being indignant even after explaining that I was helping them out, I would apologize and remove the discount or ring the order up differently (if it was in my power to do so). More often than not, they calm down after they get what they want, even if it's to their own detriment. Granted, after calming down, a not insignificant number of these folks will realize their mistake and then they have to figure out a way to save face so they can ask for the discount to be reapplied.

[-] _lilith@lemmy.world 80 points 5 months ago

This man has nerves of steel. Dude said "you do what you gotta do I'm not running" to a man holding a gun in his face.

[-] Naminreb@kbin.social 39 points 5 months ago

That young dude has 10 kids…he’s probably oblivious to violence by now.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago

Stable behavior that indicates someone should have a firearm

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 49 points 5 months ago

Idk why people are so angry out here at 9 in the morning

LOL, I love this guy's perspective. Hear, hear!

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I can understand why people could be angry. They have to be awake at 9 in the morning.

Definitely doesn't excuse the gun and the racism.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 39 points 5 months ago

Bet I can tell you something about the voting history of the guy who couldn't understand basic math or the concept of a sale, perseverated on that fact long enough to come back to the burger king that tried to give him a deal, called the cashier a racial slur and pulled out a gun.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago

Lol Minnesota republicans want to get rid of algebra I'm HS. Maybe someone should show him this.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 37 points 5 months ago

No front license plate is a criminal’s paradise

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

It's Ohio tho, they have two plates...

The other car didn't have fronts either, so it's got to be a border town or something.

Taking a gun across state lines can open up a shit ton of other charges too depending on a lot of different charges.

But gun crimes like this rarely get charged, the cops don't give a shit so even if someone identifies the guy and tells cops where he's at, they probably won't do anything. Especially if it involves crossing state lines.

The reason people act like this, is they get away with it. Usually up until they actually murder someone

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Ohio doesn't require front plates anymore.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

That's crazy, I'd hate to hear the logic they used to change that law

[-] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 8 points 5 months ago

I'd hate to hear the logic they used to change that law

It was wrapped up in a big transportation budget bill, one of many amendments which were designed to cut expenses.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

as with every bad idea, my guess is that they just shouted the word "freedom" over and over again

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 4 points 5 months ago

It’s weird. Here you have to have a front plate but not necessarily a back plate because of trailers

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

Sounds more like an excuse for racism and intimidation than an issue with his order.

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago

Did he have a Gun to Protect himself from this Man he was giving a DIscount to? That's the ONLY way to Prevent this SItuation!

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Well, when those people start getting uppity, looking down on good, moral Christian white men, somebody has to remind them of their place. 'Murica.

/SARCASM

[-] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

Jail him for life

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago

This is such an American phenomenon.

Even without the school shootings, this would be reason enough for me to say that the second amendment needs further amending.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I dunno, that guy sure looked like a well-regulated militia (งツ)ว

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I hear the natives of Australia are still treated pretty badly. Racism is a universal human cancer. No one culture has a monopoly.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I'm not sure what you're getting at. The problem is that a random loser had a gun and pointed at another human being in a situation so far removed from a "life or death situation" that it's almost impossible to fathom.

That guy should never be allowed within 10 feet of a gun, but I'd be surprised if that's part of his punishment.

[-] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 14 points 5 months ago

I threw it on the GROUND! I am not a part of this system!

[-] Mechanite@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You can't buy me off, Burger Man!

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Do cars in the US not have license plates on the front?

I'm not seeing any on either car in the photo.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

This took place in Ohio, where the front license plate requirement was actually dropped recently in 2020.

For anyone wondering, the non-front-plate states are the "rugged 21" and are:

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • West Virginia

...But not regular Virginia. That's because everything is still illegal in Virginia. And luckily New Jersey drivers are also still required to have a front plate, so you can identify them coming and take evasive action.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Cost-cutting, presumably

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 5 months ago

And luckily New Jersey drivers are also still required to have a front plate, so you can identify them coming and take evasive action.

As long as you aren't camping in the left lane with your thumb up your ass.

[-] sleepmode@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago
[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That explains why they can't just figure out who the guy is from the car's plates even though they have a picture of the front of the car.

[-] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 5 months ago

It's still not that simple. The guy could just claim his car was missing or his similar looking friend borrowed the car.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I'm sure the police are working overtime to solve this case. 🙄

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago

SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED

(/s)

[-] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Naw that wasn't me! That's not who I am! It was my ::insert medication::!

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Dude is clearly nuts

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The cashier did the the worst thing you can do to a narcissist: he made him look stupid, and wrong. Can't have that. There's nothing, absolutely nothing worse to a narcissist than embarrassment.

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