Black man beaten to bloody pulp by security for trying to buy groceries

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

A black man was beaten to a bloody pulp by a security guard at an Oakland Whole Foods Thursday night after an attempt to purchase groceries led to an argument. 

An eye witness to the attack, Zoe Marks, on visit from Edinburgh, Scotland where she lectures at the University of Edinburgh, gave an eyewitness account of the assault on her Facebook, posting graphic images of the victim. She told the Oakland Tribune that she saw the argument between the cashier and the victim as he was trying to use an EBT card (a food stamp card that works like a debit card), but said that the victim wasn’t “shouting,” nor was her “violent or disruptive.” In fact, Marks said the man wasn’t a threat to anyone and that she felt “safe” until the armed security guard came and “attacked him.”

In a Facebook status Marks described the “violent assault,” saying the guard “slammed” the victim against “concrete pillars.” He also allegedly put the man in a chokehold and “suffocated” him before throwing him on the ground unconscious. Then the guard reportedly locked the man out of the store despite the fact that he was unconscious.

She said none of the employees called the paramedics, instead they called for backup.  

"They were treating him as a threat as he lay unconscious in his own blood,” Marks told the Tribune.

Marks reportedly spoke to the victim as she tried to keep him conscious, as well as the security guard, other eyewitnesses and police to give her account. 

Oakland Police are currently investigating the attack. They said that the victim remains in stable condition at a local hospital.

Krauss also added that the security guard has been "permanently removed from Whole Foods Market." 

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/black-man-brutalized-security-guard-225842280.html

 

[SEVDALIZA 1,274]

This is f*cked up   What's the idea here? He was just attacked like that?

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

This is f*cked up   What's the idea here? He was just attacked like that?

Well, apparently there was an argument but the eye witness says the man wasn't being violent. 

[Jonna Lee 384]

a black man attacked at whole foods... gfffhdcvg bye...

[SEVDALIZA 1,274]

Well, apparently there was an argument but the eye witness says the man wasn't being violent. 

Well, yeah, I read that, but why would someone take this kind of measure on someone who isn't being violent, this is beyond me   Do we know how the man is doing as of now?

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Well, yeah, I read that, but why would someone take this kind of measure on someone who isn't being violent, this is beyond me   Do we know how the man is doing as of now?

He's stable. 

Blacks are seen as more aggressive by some no matter what they do. 

[DrewStevens 5,249]

That sounds horrible. Even if he was being aggressive there was no need to get so far.

[SEVDALIZA 1,274]

He's stable. 

Blacks are seen as more aggressive by some no matter what they do. 

Just reread the OP, I skipped the line where it says he's stable  Glad he wasn't left in a critical condition. fücked up world...

[Kermit 15,807]

a black man attacked at whole foods... gfffhdcvg bye...

I should have known it was Whole Foods, if you're black and even raise a single octave there will be 8 cop cars waiting for you in front of the store...

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

I should have known it was Whole Foods, if you're black and even raise a single octave there will be 8 cop cars waiting for you in front of the store...

 

This is true. Whenever I go to Whole Foods it's PACKED with white people. 

[Kermit 15,807]

 

This is true. Whenever I go to Whole Foods it's PACKED with white people. 

I don't even try, I go to Walmart to get healthy foods or Kroger's.

[Bette Davis 12,742]

Tragic  I hate stories like this.

[craig 680]

He's stable. 

Blacks are seen as more aggressive by some no matter what they do. 

The problem is that once you have a violent, high-crime, high-gun owning society, everyone starts to react more aggressively. The polive get brutalized from dealing with brutal people, they shoot quicker because guns are widespread, etc.

Here in Canada, I've never heard of a grocery story having it's own security guards. so things couldn't escalate this way. But violent crime - leads to more security - leads to more violent responses.

[latina twilight 2,319]

This is frustrating, I'm glad that the *sshole security guard was fired.

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

The problem is that once you have a violent, high-crime, high-gun owning society, everyone starts to react more aggressively. The polive get brutalized from dealing with brutal people, they shoot quicker because guns are widespread, etc.

Here in Canada, I've never heard of a grocery story having it's own security guards. so things couldn't escalate this way. But violent crime - leads to more security - leads to more violent responses.

Oakland is the city with the highest crime in California, I believe. So that contributes to the psychology of the populace.