Was This McDonalds Worker Right To Defend Himself?
Talk about a “Mac attack.”
McDonalds worker Rayon McIntosh took self-defense to the next level over the weekend while at work in Greenwich Village, New York. As is customary in many locations, McIntosh requested to scan the $50 note handed to him by Denise Darbeau, 24, of Queens, and Rachel Edwards, 24, when they came to his register to order food. The women took offense to McIntosh’s gesture to the point where Darbeau starts screaming and cursing, lurching across the counter to not only slap McIntosh but also jumping over it to apparently fight him. She gets more than what she bargained for though, when McIntosh pulls out a metal rod and proceeds to bash not only her but Edwards also.
Other customers in the restaurant, including the patron recording the footage on their phone, can he heard screaming as Darbeau’s head gets pummeled (she came out of the incident with a fractured skull and broken arm). McIntosh, who previously served more than a decade in prison after being convicted of shooting and killing a classmate when he was 19 years old, has been charged felony assault charges, along with criminal possession of a weapon. He’s currently being held at the Manhattan Detention Complex on $40,000 bail, The two females were charged with menacing, trespass and disorderly conduct.
McIntosh’s father tells the New York Post, “You can’t go into a person’s workplace and attack them. Let’s be real now—this was self-defense.” But how much excessive force is needed in a situation like this? Who determines how far a defense of self can go?
McDonald’s has issued a statement in regards to the incident. “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.”
If it was my business, and if i had a gun in my possession, i would have pulled out my gun and shoot those 2 as you never know what will happen to you.
This country is the land of free, and he has his constitutional rights to defend himself when he is attacked and potentially life is threatened at a private work SPACE.
plus the only reason for the continued hitting was BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO GET BACK UP, WHILE HE WAS TELLING THEM TO STAY DOWN.
Those 2 women had no right to attacked him, swear at him and invaded his PRIVATE SPACE to threaten the man in the intention of harming him. When a man or women is attacked at a private work space, this is considered as his space and he has right to defend him and the space in every moment when it was invaded especially he was threatened, potentially life threatening.
The media is totally bias against him just because he was a former criminal. What would happen if those 2 were armed and dangerous? Would you still say he deserved this bad publicity? What if those attackers were males and the defender was a female? Would the media still publicize this bias against him? What if he was never charged with crime? Would he still be the attacker?
This sorry ass dude is already sorry and paying his taxes working at MCDs. I bet this is the best job he can get with his back ground history. The dude made a big mistake in high school days like all other teenagers make mistake. It is just that he took it to an extreme level; nevertheless, i am not defending the heinous crime that he made previously however, i bet he had, has and will always regret/ted what he had done as he had to serve in prison over a decade not realizing that he really had done as a teenager.
I bet he knew things that he knows now; he would have never made the same mistake. Thus, he tried to contribute back to the community by paying taxes and working hard to join back to the society working at a MCDs getting paid minimum wage even though he could have become a drug dealer or robber to make quick money like most of other criminals do. What if 2 people attached you at your work place? What if this was a bank? Those 2 were dead by now.
Now MCD fired him. They have no right to do that because he was defending himself. Wouldn’t you be angry if you were fired and imprison even though you were defending himself? It is MCDs job to provide secure working environment and it is their job to protect their employees. Instead, they had to fire him without questioning him. MCDs should get totally sued as
What if those 2 women were depositing 50 dollars at a bank? The armed security guard would already have shot them.
He is victim here, not a criminal. Set this man free and MCDs should totally pay him for firing him.
Looks like those ladies got what they deserved when they decided to jump over the counter. Act like a fool and get dealt with…
Employee, no doubt feeling threatened, retreated, CRIMINALS chased after him and in the end got a can of “Whoopass” sprayed all over them. They get no sympathy from me….set me on the jury and “not guilty” employee will be!! MdDonalds is wussing out too. Can anybody say boycott?
lol that was classic! Hell yeah he had the right to beat them bitches down!
I just wish there was a better view
Well i see nothing wrong. The female was first of wrong for even hitting him… oh my bad slapping the sh*t outta him. Curse, yell, scream all you want act a damn fool but you never and i mean never touch anybody! Thats what her ass gets. She looked kinda butch anyways, wanna swing like a man, get bet like a man lol! Whogh knows what that roung ass chick had, coulda had a gun or knife if she is beasty enough to jump over counter like that. Shame on Mikki D’s for firing that man! What was he supposed to do? Take a ass whooping>?
He had every right to defend himself from these two crazy women. There was no need for these two to curse at him repeatedly, assault him and then jump over the counter to continue their assault. He was just doing his job by asking to check for a counterfeit $50 bill. Sounds like these two had something to hid. Also, BS to McDonald’s statement. I have seen plenty of videos with extreme violence occurring in their restaurants. Also, isn’t it a businesses job to protect their employee’s?
Whether this is a reflection of a personal fault on behalf of Mr McIntosh, the conditioning that comes courtesy of a ten year stint in jail, the degenerative aura that comes from visiting an impersonal fast food vendor or simply the unresolved trauma of a man who has somehow confused and armed himself against what he perceives to be a hostile world is up for debate. But what oughtn’t be up for debate is the very serious nature of these two girl’s injuries.
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/10/mcdonalds-cashier-launches-into-an-all-out-assault-on-customer-after-they-jump-counter/
Whatever happened to the LAW of CAUSE & EFFECT?
Cause dem two Attackers caused the effect, Administering Defense!
Cursing led to Slap, Retaliation and Retreat.
Leaping over Counter, Lead to Barrage encounter.
Point – Counter Point
Skull Opened – Case closed.
Nuff Said.
Quibbling about “severity of injury”, post hoc, is an insult to the situation of self defense. The CAUSE of the injury was the result of the voluntary act of the two criminals (as the initial aggressors) attacking the cashier, NOT the cashier defending himself. Self defense is his right. The two criminals have only themselves to blame for their injuries.
“Severity of injury” is also irrelevant as one doesn’t select these injuries off a list when protecting one’s self from bodily harm. These two criminals are lucky they didn’t do this to me. My 9mm doesn’t have a “stun” setting.
The injuries have nothing to do with the case. They jumped the counter. Most small business owners would proceed to blow them away, BUT OMG THEIR SKULLS… gtfo here with that trash.
They provoked the attack. They assaulted him first. They entered a controlled, illegal area. He did not know if they were carrying a concealed weapon. Can two civilians walk into a Police Precinct, argue with an officer behind the desk, lunge at him, go behind the counter to finish him off? Please, they would have been shot dead on the spot. How many unarmed civilians are dead now because the police shot them because “they made a sudden move” or “looked like they had a weapon”. The bottom line is that, he was an employee doing his job and two customers to offense to it and took it to another level. They looked like Dikes anyway. Wanna look and act like a man, get beat down like a man. My advise to Rayon McIntosh, just keep saying “I feared for life”, cops say it all the time.
The author must live in Mayberry, Did the author not see the two women yell scream slap and strike him first. Did you not see him run away? Did you Not see them jump over the counter to attack him ? Maybe they chased to bring him a Teddy Bear? Maybe the author believes their intent was hugs and kisses? After being cornered Rayon defended himself with the first thing he could get his hands on. His defense lasted 4 seconds. Maybe the author did not see her head pop up over the counter, when he hit hit them the second time?
How many people have their face sliced open, with a razor or even a finger nail? He could have been stabbed in the neck with car keys? This is clear Self Defense!
Only feminazis could say he is a criminal.
Feminazis also support impunity of Casey Anthony.
This probably isn’t the first time that those two h00ker$ acted all thug, so yeah, they got exactly what they deserved. Maybe they’ll think twice the next time they run their mouths. IF they are capable of actual thought. What happened to them is just, well……..FUNNY!
Those women are not dead. And, they should be. That is something. The man defended himself, from potentially four attackers. The women had come in with two boyfriends.. One threatened to cut Rayon… So, all bets was off. Now, why is he in jail? Putting a hardship on his family. When in all likelihood, those two “ladies” are looking to get a nice fat settlement from McDonald’s. Where is the justice here? Ridiculous!
He took it way too far, there was no need to ad the extra half a dozen blatant whacks, couldve easily killed on of them
THOSE BITHCES GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED. HE DIDN’T LAY A HAND ON THEM UNTILL THEY PUT HANDS ON HIM, HE DIDN’T KNOW, MAYBE THEM GHETTO ASS WHORES HAD GUNS IN THIER PURSES (PROBALLY DID) HE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DEFEND HIM SELF. I WOULD OF DONE THE EXACT SAME THING.