*Days after a video went viral showing a Florida McDonald’s employee being attacked by a white male customer, Yasmine James spoke to ABC about defending herself.
“I didn’t have any control over my body when he grabbed me. Like I’m scared, like why are you grabbing me, I just didn’t understand his intentions. Even though we were having a verbal conversation, I don’t think it was that for him to grab me,” she said.
She also revealed that she called 911 because “management didn’t know what to do.” However, she doesn’t blame her manager for not reacting quicker and says the company needs to implement more training on how to deal with situations like this.
“When that happened, it was like he didn’t know what to do. It’s like, basically what’s the procedure? There’s none.”
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The 20-year-old hasn’t been fired, but she has concerned about returning to a job where she has zero protection.
“It’s like scary, anybody can do something to me. I work so close with the customers, and now that everyone knows and people don’t agree with this, they can do anything. I am committed to using this horrible experience as means to fight for justice, not only for myself, but for other women experiencing this kind of violence in environments where they should be safe and protected. I am so grateful for the outpouring of support I have received from all around the country. I am aware this type of violence happens to women, especially Black women, everyday.”
James has also lawyered-up but no word if a lawsuit will be filed.
In response to the incident, McDonald’s released the following statement, “We share the community’s concern, and are taking this disturbing incident very seriously. Our highest priority is always the safety and well-being of everyone in the restaurant, and we do not condone violence of any kind, especially against our employees. We firmly stand with our employees everywhere, including our employees at this restaurant who were involved in this incident.”
The white thug who attacked James, Daniel Willis Taylor, 41, has been charged with two counts of 1st degree simple battery for initiating the physical encounter.
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