A security guard in a Taco Bell was recorded slapping a woman who refused to leave the store in the face.
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On Sunday, a Taco Bell patron recorded the ugly confrontation between a Californian Taco Bell security guard and a troublesome customer. The video was shared with SNWS.
The video begins with the customer storming into the establishment to the self-service kiosk to begin ordering, defying the security guard's orders to leave the premises. He isn't far behind, and stalks over to her.
After grabbing her arm, he spins her around and delivers a mighty slap to the face. Stunned, the customer clutches her face and retreats to the other side of the restaurant. The guard presses onwards, determined to get her to leave the store.
It's unknown exactly why the security guard wanted her gone from the premises. It took some shepherding, but she was eventually flushed out of the store.
Alejandro Sanchez, a regular who recorded the video, spoke to SNWS about the incident. He said, "There's a Skid Row a couple of blocks away from there, and they just have a lot of traffic," ruminating whether she was denied access due to looking "homeless."
Taco Bell Regular Shares Thoughts On The Alarming Slap
Sanchez provided his account of events to the outlet. "The security guard was telling her to leave, and she didn't want to because she was ordering food," he said. "Then he just went off, and she started going crazy."
"He slapped the s-t out of her. It was crazy. Everybody was shocked," he continued.
Apparently, employees at the Taco Bell were more concerned with Sanchez recording the incident than the incident itself. The fast food giant hasn't publicly provided any statement about the slap.
The video started in the middle of the event, so there is no way for non-witnesses to know what happened leading up to the confrontation. However, there are scant reasons for such a strike to be warranted that couldn't have been resolved in other ways.
It would have honestly been more humane to simply push her out of the store rather than slapping her in the face and meekly ushering her out after. I'm no conflict resolution professional, but this appeared to be to be an extreme resort.
