ADVANCE FOR MONDAY SEPT. 24 - In this Sept. 17, 2012 photo, Goodwill employee Leilani DeWitt puts away merchandise at the store off of Norton Ave. in Sioux Falls, S.D. Goodwill Industries is opening a jobs program for homeless veterans that aims to reduce a problem that nags service members leaving the military. The Sioux Falls retailer plans to enroll 55 homeless veterans and find jobs for 36 of them by next summer. These are people who today are living in cars or couch surfing or (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn)
The video was recorded by a bystander Wednesday, and then promptly posted on the Internet.
It begins with two clerks dragging the man back into the store and continues as they try to wrestle him into submission.
In the process, his shirt is ripped off, his pants fall down and he is left struggling in his boxers. One worker appears to bite the man on the shoulder. Another tries to yank him up by his underwear.
Through it all, the man shouts "I got nothing, man!" while disbelieving patrons alternate between laughing and shouting at the clerks to let the man go.
"Somebody call the police. This is ridiculous!" one patron shouts.
A 7-Eleven spokeswoman told reporters the chain found the video horrifying. The company fired one worker and will retrain two others.
Police said the shoplifting suspect was already wanted in another case. He faces charges including robbery and assault.
Post a Comment