Security Guard At Popeye's Assaults Disabled Vet With Service Animal
42While attempting to buy two biscuits for carry out at Popeyes on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood at midnight on 9/12/15 at just after midnight, I was assaulted by the security guard who told me that I had to leave based on the grounds that I had a service dog inside the store.
He was completely uneducated on service dog law. When I attempted to educate him, and get a clear answer on what law I'd violated, he grabbed my arm and twisted it to get my camera phone out of my hand, because he didn't like being on film, which is made completely and clearly evident by this clip.
He then presses stop and drops my phone on the counter --- That is where the film ends, and you will either need to rely on my word, or call Popeyes to see their security footage --- He pulled out his taser and zapped it in my face a bunch of times and threatened to tase me, all while my American Pit Bull Terrier, who is police trained, is remaining completely calm at my left side. At least there was one obedient dog at Popeyes tonight.
That being said, customers started angrily approaching the guard and confronting him in the masses about assaulting me and taking my phone; One customer demanded the guard return my phone to me. At this point, the focus was no longer on me, so I yelled to the guard who was being bombarded by Popeye's customers that I was exiting the store voluntarily and calling the police.
He LITERALLY chased me outside and yelled to all of the black people standing around that I called him a 'Nigger'. Let me state for you unequivocally, that THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. He even told the police that I did. That falsifying information to a sworn law enforcement official.
I'm a pretty smart dude. Even if I were a full blown racist, I wouldn't call an African American security guard a nigger in a room 80% full of hungry African Americans. That's a fool's errand. Race was never brought into this until he made a problem where there was none by lying. Ultimately, the police took a report, and I told them I wanted to press charges. LAWSUIT.
A revised copy of the current laws for service animals, and inquiries about service animals can be found at this link: http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
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