New York (CNN) -- A fast-food worker whose run-in with two unruly customers was captured on cell phone video last month will not be indicted on assault charges, prosecutors said Saturday.
A grand jury voted against indicting Rayon McIntosh, who was seen allegedly swinging a metal object against two patrons at a McDonald's restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
He had been charged with felony assault, according to Joan Vollero, spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney's office.
The incident occurred at the restaurant on West 3rd Street in the early morning of October 12, and seemed to begin when the cashier questioned a $50 bill the women gave him, according to the video.
The two women responded by hurling obscenities at McIntosh. One of them then appeared to reach over the counter and slap his face, the video showed.
From there, one woman was seen climbing over the counter, sending the cashier running toward the kitchen area. The other woman is then seen walking around to join her friend.
The cashier reappears with what police described as a metal object and repeatedly takes swings at the women.
What the hell? Is the customer always so right that they get to break the law? If I'm reading it right, one of the women was the first to commit assault when she slapped him in the face. They went behind the counter after him. Maybe I'm sympathetic because I'd do the same thing in light of those facts. We are looking at assault on a man performing his duties at work, and then they intrude on his space, threatening him after already physically assaulting him. Hell yes he grabbed a metal bar and defended himself. Who wouldn't? And here is one more bit of enlightenment for anyone considering doing the same thing: self-defense classes teach you how to get an enemy down and keep them there. I would have given them a few extra knocks as a reminder and recommendation to stay down.
I was angry when I covered this the day after it happened, and I'm angrier now.
The lesson to be learned here is that you can't get away with anything you want when it comes to public employees. People who are following company rules and regulations are cussed, smacked, insulted, and they have to wear a smile and be respectful the whole time. Wake up, world. The worker in the company uniform wasn't put on this world to be your scratching post. If you act like an asshole and a bully, someone is eventually going to have enough and put you in your place. In this case, at least in my book, the bullies are two women who deserved every smack they got. When you attack someone and intrude on their space, you get what you get and you can't complain.
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