A Waffle House customer was tackled to the ground and arrested after refusing to pay extra for utensils, according to the Washington Post. The incident took place on Sunday, less than two weeks after the arrests of two black customers at Starbucks ? which also spurred protests with calls of hypocrisy directed at the coffee company ? and on the same day as a shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee.
A partial video of the situation shows officers grabbing 25-year-old Chikesia Clemons?s neck and wrist. After a scuffle, her top falls off of her upper body, exposing her chest. She ends up on the floor while trying to explain the disagreement she had with employees. Clemons?s mother told
Al.com that she had refused to pay an extra 50 cents for set of plastic cutlery.
?What are you doing?? Clemons asks, on the video.
?I?ll break your arm, that?s what I?m about to do,? an officer says. The officer then puts his hand on her neck.
?You?re choking me!? Clemons says.
Protesters filled the Waffle House location in Alabama on Sunday afternoon.
https://www.eater.com/2018/4/23/17271062/waffle-house-arrest-black-woman-protestsFull Video (Graphic)
