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  • he wasn't chokeing the man the man was turning purple and blue wtfh this is an outrage u treat people like this i hope they all got fired

  • this is soooooo wrong

  • People, you don't know the story. He could have a gun, a knife, anything..

  • Just becouse your def dont mean you dont have to fallow the law. If you try to steal security can and will arrest you and use any force needed to do so. If you dont like that to bad, the law says they can get the fuck over it.

  • My god! They don't understand they saying while the deaf man try communation to Security! What an idiot Security should not choke his arm but it too late to arrest....

  • Security guard or an MMA fighter?

  • That is sooo disturbing! ! What JERKS!!

  • Pregnant mom arrested at Safeway for $5 sandwich and her child was taken by cps.

  • Fucking mall securities.. they act as if their guarding the President!

    So many ppl there n nobody stepped in??

    If this happened where I live, you can be sure the locals would jump in and help out that handicapped person. That person could've died!

  • really piss off.... i want kill fat black & ugly mexico................i m deaf & nobody fuck my people deafs

  • @JSW4871 deaf and stupid why mexico dude what hell is wrong with you

  • just another stupid nigger who can't do his job.

  • son of a bitch. there could have been a better way. why don't he pick on someone his own age.

  • nigger

  • Catwolf14, Thank you for clearing that up.

  • Oh wow, I can not believe how no one was willingly to help those two except an old man! And for the person who said in one of their comments, "he has shoplifted twice, the man was guilty, deaf or not." That doesn't matter, the cop should not have acted the way he did. He could have tapped on the man's shoulders or something less violent. I'm glad he is fired, but I do not believe the man had even stolen anything. All the people standing there and watching you should be ashamed of yourselves.

  • WTF where do this guy live i wanna kill him he is fucking killing a deaf person i would give him a BIG lawsuit for exessive force and im so fucking angry if that had happend to my mother (who is blind) i would seriosly go home get my gun and shoot him a million times. But i live in Norway so that would never happen

  • @Cr4zYInCePtIoN U ARE Cr4zY. i kill u

  • bastards! the poor guy don't even try to hit him, but this son of bit... is choking him!!

    what the hell is this security ?

  • Damn feel sry for the guy....the black guy should have at least stopped and held on to the guy. Didn't have to choke him to death. Excessive force.

  • Poor guy kept tapping the guy but he wouldn't stop choking him..

  • that's wrong 4 attacking someone who can't hear..????

  • I wouldve been the Bystandered to just suckerpunch the Nigger and ground and pound . And yes im big enough to do that .

  • Faggot deserved it for stealing they should have cut his damn hands off

  • @ilikecats74 you ignorant son of a bitch, that man was deaf and couldnt hear the alarm go off. i hope you rot in hell motherfucker

  • @daledaledaledale4 Oh wow how dare we punish a deaf man he just didn't hear the alarm while he was stealing so he shouldn't be in trouble.

    Do you know how stupid you sound?

  • @ilikecats74 hah, do u knw how stupid you sound?

    crappy alarms go off like that everyday, and the man wasn't stealing dumbfuck

    maybe u should cutt ur fucking ear drums off and see how it feels to be deaf?

  • @daledaledaledale4 You can't cut your eardrums off faggot

  • @ilikecats74 lol just shut up, kid

  • @daledaledaledale4

    so because the man was deaf it's okay for him to steal? i understand that the security guard was overreacting by nearly killing the guy but the guy still did wrong, deaf or not.

  • @catwolf14 Diid you ever think that since the man is deaf maybe he did not hear the security alarm go off? Maybe what he bought was not properly scanned? How are you so sure he stole anything?

  • @DigitalPraise7 The security system included flashing lights. The security guard identified himself to the man before he fled. He has a history of theft. This head lock was not very dangerous, and he was not choking the man.

  • that security guard for what he did DESERVES to be called a nigger

  • THIS GUY IS 99.9% FIRED AND MAY BE EVEN SUED BY THE PERSON HE WAS CHOCKING AND THE PERSON CAN SUE THE GUARD AND THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR MANY REASON IM SURE YOU KNOW THEM. THIS GUY THE SECURITY GUARD IS FUCKED.

  • I AM ACTUALLY DOING A COURSE IN CANADA (TORONTO) TO BECOME A SECURITY GUARD WHAT THE GUARD IS DOING RIGHT NOW IS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE WHICH YOU ONLY NOTE HOW I SAY ONLY USE IF YOU CANT AVOID ESCAPING OR CANT GET AWAY FROM THE THREAT ONLY THEN U MAY USE FORCE TO PROTECT UR LIFE BUT U ARE STILL NOT ALLOWED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE ONLY FORCE TO PROTECT YOUR SELF AND ONLY IF U CANT ESCAPE IT

  • they didn't really too!

  • I MUST against him. I feel bad for deaf and he is so stupid!

    I am deaf. I real mad at him police!!

  • Oh. My. Damn god. Why. Them. Do it too deaf man like that. Shit not right. I am. Piss off. About it I am. Deaf how. It. Very. Mad it. Ok. My name rico. I am. Full deaf too

  • stupid black people

  • It suppose not to tackle this deaf man. Because he is deaf and can't hear any alarm. Guess what I am deaf too. I always careful after I paid then leave to somewhere. People thinkbthat deaf people is alike animal? No. It not true.

  • why didnt they just kill him and throw him in the woods?

  • This is aweful

  • Ah the beauty of our society. Where ,because someone is under suspicious of stealing worthless shiny crap, with no evidence, it's okay to choke them.

  • Even if he was a shoplifter, he clearly is not resisting. AND WHY IS NO ONE DOING ANYTHING???!!!

  • @rootsm3 they didnt really need too. The guard wasnt using that much force compared to what correctional officers are trained to use(im in training) to the public it looks horrible but to us its nothing. What if i told you that choke hold wasnt tight enough to cause any harm because if it was he wouldnt be able to shift or get out of it and he did. And what if i told you that straddle muenuver was completely fine(it is no wieght is on him). Also a deaf man isnt going to stop if u tell him too

  • That was ridiculous! The "security gaurd" was choking the poor man until he practically turned purple! The man's friend was performing sign language so the idiot couldn't tell he was deaf? This is why he's working as a low paying security guard at Forever 21. NEXT JOB for him: McDonald's. Loser!

  • that man should be fired......

  • @nikkiolsz he is fired

  • I still would have done the same as the security..none of you know what happend before this clip so why judge?

  • If i was that deaf guy i would get him fired and figure out where he lives and keel him.

  • Randallr01 your a fuckin nerd....like punting a football?? Hahahaha fuck you and if I was there i woulda make you eat your goggles then snap your neck.faggot

  • I would've had difficulty restraining myself from running up and kicking that asshole security guard right in the jaw, like punting a football.

  • I hope he got payed out the ass in law suits. becuase this company is at fault either way. that is not legal

  • This is sickening. I can't even watch it. I am so ashamed of the human race.

  • I hate both that security guard and the disgusting fat piece of shit that was pushing the deaf guy's friend back. Talk about a power trip. It's okay, we understand you didn't graduate from junior high school and this is the best way for you to be a bully when you're 32 years old with 4 kids with 5 different women, but exercise your testosterone over drive on GUILTY thieves, not a deaf man.

  • @NamelessMC

    so because one is deaf that frees them from being guilty of a crime? "On August 19, 2010, a security guard at a XXI store at 6801 Hollywood Blvd assaulted and choked a deaf man, Alejandro Rea, for nearly two minutes because he did not stop at the door when the security alarms went off. Rea, who had previously been convicted twice for shoplifting, was seen on surveillance footage leaving with unpaid items and was arrested after the incident. "

    the man was guilty, deaf or not.

  • I take down all kinds of people if the alarm goes of doesnt matter who it is...doing the job.then ghe authorities deal with it. He should of not steal, and if he cant hear friken stay home.

  • @ThePolaris2 I've worked as a security guard and I have no idea where you're coming from. Store alarms are faulty. They go off all the time. "if he cant hear friken stay home" what an ignorant thing to say. Your shitty personality is more of a disability than his hearing impairment, so maybe you should stay home. If you honestly think this man deserved this, you're a power hungry asshole. People like you do not deserve the title of security guard. You're guarding nothing but your inflated ego.

  • @MorganFreya dude...your a faggot.lmao

  • @ThePolaris2 And you're a bigoted homophobic moron.

  • @MorganFreya you know he was doing his job...what the fuck would you do in his place...you dont even know what happend for real!

  • @ThePolaris2 Lemme guess... you're a cop or a mall security guard or some other breed of fascist macho. The security guard's actions are *indefensible.*

  • Hahaha.I'm a security guard I woulda done the same thing...you just gotta be one to understand

  • @ThePolaris2 For shoplifting? Ok. Thats kinda weird almsot killing a man for shoplifting. And forever 21's alarms dont work that well, they go off and on.

  • @ThePolaris2 He wasn't even shoplifting, he was deaf, and couldn't hear the alarms go off. So you would strangle a deaf guy for doing nothing.

  • The good thing is that the deaf man that was almost chocked to death by the security person knows exactly where he works and parks his car and can follow him to his house, the use of this clearly exessive force by a person who is NOT a police officer if not adressed by the courts could be easily revenged

  • Stupid

  • What a fucking retard nigger security gaurd. Handcuff him dotn fuckin chokehold him. Do that for a few minutes and you cause permanent brain damage. Fucking retard should go take a course. Only took me 4 days to take a course and know how to act professionally and know when to use force. Using more force because somebody is being choked by you and they are tapping you on the head gently trying to ask you to stop? LOL! I can't believe this shit.

  • Any person who was being slowly strangled to death would fight to get free so he could breathe. Stupid rent a cop should be thrown in jail.

  • Wrong in everyway. 

  • . U guys are soooo stupid like seriously, he couldn’t hear the alarm goes off so how can he be stealing if the casher didn’t scan the price right?????? It’s not his damn fault if he cannot hear.

  • as someone who works with the deaf, i would have dropkicked that nigger security guard and beat the living fuck out of him.

  • I am just shocked AND appalled that the dude found the need to steal the crappy, CHEAP clothes that's found at Forever 21...

  • LOL dont mess with forever 21 dummassss

  • I like how all thoughs people are standing around watching. People are cowards. Do something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

  • @ironkatia I know I wouldnt be standing there

  • omgosh! this is the most horrific thing! i hope he charged that man with assault this is beyond what a security guard can do

  • As a Securty gaurd we are their to Observe & Re-point.Not to serve & protect like police officers.We are not skilled to handle these matters.Thiers minuim ways he could have handle this.HE CHOICED TO USE BLUNT FORCE.

  • @DaMadhaTTeR424 thank you! what he did was ridiculous, i've never seen anyone handled like that before smh

  • @DaMadhaTTeR424 AGREED To Obtain.From this Vid this is of a villiant act.Plus he never used cuff or the new plastic to bind a person hands/feet together.

    Me personally we dont know how they will act.#1 approach him or her calmly.While doing so,even B4 i reach them.carefully observe to see if they are concelling a weapon.Is or isnt, ask them to walk with you.Now at this point they run,knowing what they done & your 100% sure they stole.Then obtain them.cuz again thiers ways around this BULLSHIT!

  • I am a security guard and I will say this STEALING IS STEALING... deaf or not he commited a crime and got caught.. I was not in this security guards shoes and for all you know he could of carried a weapon.. So for all you ignorant morans how about you put yourself in his shoes and see if you'll chance handcuffing him while he stabs your ass

  • @fr3sh2d3ath55 you so right we are not in their shoes.Im also Securty gaurd.And we are their to Observe & repoint.Not to serve & protect.We are skilled to handle these matters.As you see in this video.And to add insult to injury. Carring a Weapon... were?! a blind man can see this guy who's clearing wearing a tightly fitted shorts & T-shirt. And If he had some mini weapon on him.The Guard rolled up on him b4 he could even have time to use it.Again As a guard theirs minium ways to handle this.

  • Your right that we are there to observe and report but if you remember if you see a crime in place you can detain a person in other words handcuff them. he was caught stealing the security guard stopped him and detained him I have detained a few people myself as a security guard you are allowed to detain a person and handcuff them, you have to release them to the police once you detained them but other than that it is 100% legal to stop someone from stealing

  • bastardo......

  • THUMBS UP THIS

    QUESTION #1 IF and IF that son of a bitch is trained then he would have cuffed him and have him been handled by police. But that porch monkey didnt cuffed him. Instead, he choked him to death. What an asswipe.

  • Listen, if he was stealing then he should have been punished, but this is just sheer brutality. The man's face is turning purple, and the entire time, he's trying to sign that he's going to stop and that he can't breathe. Also, the brother was trying desperately to tell the guards that he was deaf and that the other man was hurting him.

    He shouldn't have stolen, but this was ridiculous. The man was only fighting because the guard was hurting him.

  • If the guy would have just laid prone and just said, "Well....you do what you do you get what you get".....this would not have caused such a scene. The security guard was put into a tough position because he resisted. If you steal and get caught be man enough to face up if your caught red handed. What's up with the little fit at the end thrown by the fool in the safety vest...he needs to trade that thing in for a straight jacket....jeez...the guy went nutzo there....

  • they should have gone to work for goldman sachs, then they could steal hundreds of millions of dollars and get away with it. 

  • Wow you could at least just sprawl out instead of choke. That keeps him in his place.

  • It's not right to choke someone blue. Restrain him, taze him, but you don't fuck around choking someone like that. Remember no one is above the law. If security had killed that man, the courts would lock him up the next 20+ years.

  • although that guy if that guy is a real thief, choking him that long was kinda harsh.

  • I guess being deaf now-a-days gives you the right to steal and be exempt from any form of punishment. God forbid if a deaf man ever breaks into your house - Might as well give him the key to your front door. Besides, there is a very, very big difference between a choke and a strangle - That male is not being choked. Security officers have a very difficult job, and when faced with a situation like this, whilst being surrounded by potential threats, a strangle is quite often the only resort.

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  • Regardless if he's a thief or not he is still a human being. If he stole then let his punishment be decided in court. The guy tapped out several times. Suppose those bystander weren't there, the criminal would've been seriously injured or worse even dead. Dam* the world has grown so cold.

  • @sxxxcq shut up pussy

  • @ian55554 that deep nasty pitless foul hole from which u crawled out of is ur moms "pussy". it should've been you in that video. Things happen to the wrong ppl i wish it were u. You vile ass creature u.

  • how biased is the associatedpress?

  • epic win for the camera man knowing his laughs about video taping 1:47-1:53

  • deaf or not deaf he should know the difference between right and wrong. losers.

  • @pumpindagoods Wow you failed so bad.

  • Hahahahah!!!! how's the dude going off at the end.... pmsl

  • they could have resolved that incident in a cammer matter without using lethal restraints!

  • well if he is stealin sumting - disabled or not - should be treated with equal brutality.

  • Last time I checked blacks do know what deaf is

    damn what kind of society are we turning into can't you see he's physically challenged!

  • I wish someone would censor those annoying beebs, they're harmful to my ears!

  • deaf or not a thief is a thief

  • I can't believe how many people here have an opinion of what they know nothing about. Especially JoshHooten. We know nothing of this situation, especially any claims that this person is guilty of anything (prior or otherwise). This is all assumption and hearsay at best. Door alarms go off ALL THE TIME without meaning someone is walking out with an unpaid item. Most often it is the staff's fault. I've floorwalked for over 7 years and even I adhere to the adage: Innocent til proven guilty.

  • @jneedee I was at Dick's sporting goods, and bought a hat for my brother. The lady forgot to remove the tag and when I walked thru the door alarm went off. Three employees nearly tackled me to the ground, and later gave me a half ass apology after they realized what happened. The cashier who rang my purchase then blamed ME for "Not showing her the security tag in the hat!"

  • i wonder what matt hamell has to say about this???

  • Can't Hear...

    Deaf Of The World...

    Help You...

    Church or Cooper Helper...

    (Call Personal Interpeter)

    Thank You..

    Too Much..

    Cops You Stop Guard Him Be Nice....

    Deaf Anger People Don't Touch...

    You Failed Cops..

  • What did you say?

  • that dude is lucky I wasnt the guard.  I woulda tried to use my bodyweight to grind his fucking face into the pavement a few times just to really give him a reason to hate me.

  • @Zeglamancer rot in hell dude

  • @Zeglamancer what's wrong with you?

  • maybe the security guard is sick of little shits like him coming in and stealing shit. Cuz then his boss prolly calls him into the office and yells something along the lines of "Why do I keep paying you when these little fuckers keep running off with our merchandise??"

    So much like Wayne Brady, he decided it was time to choke a bitch. Good on u bro I know the bullshit SGs get. Oh flashlight cop. toy cop. wanna be cop. etc. Dude its just another guy on his tuesday night at work

  • Why didn't the security do what they did at the end in the first place

  • @MichaelGooding to calm the guy downe

  • Really? You guys are making a big deal out of nothing really. I mean, yea maybe the dude was holding his neck a little too tight & I totally understand that the dude is handicapped but he has a record. He knows the difference between right & wrong. There are issues far more worse then this tiny little issue that we need to worry about. Get over it & move on. Morons.

  • @tknicol SIA dont train any sort of neck holds anymore, too dangerous. But damn a thiefs a thief. the other guy should have been dropped as he went for the bag.

  • LOL at niggers. Give them a fake badge and see how hey act

  • @TheArmy19D lol....

  • @TheArmy19D Gotta love watching them chimp out. Pathetic.

  • @TheArmy19D How did u know his ethic ?

  • I would've coldcocked that guy in the white t shirt a minute and a half ago.

  • 0:09 noit moving, ,,,0:20 to 0:27 hes pointing at his arm not moving..security tightens his grip, guy panics taps him on head to get off (coulda hit him but he dint)...0:35 he has his hands free and isnteven tryin to pull him self up or get him off. at 1:06 he had a chance to run away as he wasnt even being held but he stayed there and put his hands up open palmed showing no intention of violence, security then grabs him and pushes him down again.

  • by the way the guard sucks at his job. if he was trained propperly that guy would be on the ground in hand cuffs in a matter of secounds..sad to watch

  • lol at the crazy nigger at the end

  • I'd pop off on the security guard regardless if I was deaf or had the ability to hear.

  • I'd pop off on that guy regardless if i was dead or had hearing

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  • his buddy was telling the dumb fu(S that he have the recipt like thats why you PEOPle are not like

  • Yep unfortunately, he was found guilty and charged.

    Which sucks for honest handicaps because such events don't work in their favor.

  • I think its funny how people talk shit about the security guard thats doing his job...The guy stole some shit and he got choked out for it lol come to my house and steal something and you'll be lucky if all you get is choked out more then likely your hear the sound of a 9mm going off and lets not forget HE STOLE SOMETHING!! HE IS A THIEF AND IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES HE WOULD HAVE HIS HAND CHOPPED THE FUCK OFF

  • Yet another example of the sadistic nature of moronic cop wanna be "Security Guards" They get off attacking handicapped,elderly and if by chance they attack a healthy person, its always with at least 3 guards and from behind! Security is the end of the line as employment goes.

  • @le238man, well not really, the only time its really the end of the line as far as employment goes is when retired police go into the job for extra pennies. the only thing that makes them seem like violent thugs is they aren't allowed handcuffs, mace, battons or anything for self defense. many security guards work in places that act as methodone clinics and needle exchanges, so to do the job with no "tools" is pretty ballsy and its less painfull for every party involved when its from behind ;-)

  • That would of been prime time for other people to steal from there with everyone else absorbed in this!

  • And what was the last black guy screaming in the army cap.

  • The deaf guys stole merchandise but the guard used excessive force. I dont know how exactly he tried to get them to stop before the tape but unless he ran in front of the deaf guys and put up his hand telling them to stop then it doesnt explain why he went all ortiz on him.

  • Criminal is a criminal regard less of Sex, Race, sexual preference or health conditions. He knew he was caught; he should have not resisted and cooperated if he wasn't guilty.

  • Let me ask you a question would you fools feel this bad for a shoplifter who could hear? just because hes deaf doesn't mean he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. fuck that deaf thief

  • @stickfawk So someone who steals should be assaulted? You guys who approved of this are absolutely pathetic. Educate yourselves and let's build a world where this kind of crap can't happen and people are treated with dignity and respect. Research The Venus Project and shake off your master's leash.

  • @stickfawk I would feel bad for any shoplifter that had excessive force used against him.

    Putting someone in a chokehold until he turns purple is ABSOLUTELY the wrong thing to do, this is absolutely despicable.

    His reason for resisting arrest is because he was being choked, once he got out of the chokehold he got on his back in a submissive position.

    This was wrong in every possible way.

  • @l3eastThe You should be so lucky mate!

    I hear in Saudi, if they catch you stealing they chop your hands off. A choke hold isn't that bad in comparison.

  • @l3eastThe So, you are saying if i went to your house and rob you blind and gotten my ass beaten by one of your family members you would feel bad for me? And to top it off I was deaf..... Hhhhmm I know who to steal from now....

  • @l3eastThe shoplifters should get their finger cut off, so i think him being choked is okay.. OBEY THE LAW

  • @sexyturk10 Do you not understand that he's deaf? He wasn't shoplifting, he just didn't hear the alarm.

  • @l3eastThe Nah if that had of been on properly he would have been out, you can vary the effect of chokes easily. Doing his job.

  • @l3eastThe now now it wasnt that bad. he didnt hit the theif once. yah he put him in a choke hold but it wasnt hard because as a trained CO i know that if the choke hold was done correctly he wouldnt have been able to get out. Difference between me and him though is that im authorized to use that force. i wouldnt call him a 'BRUTAL' guard id just call him one thats not very educated. Unfortunatly many in security restrain people because they think they can when they have no more power than u

  • @stickfawk the security gaurd still used excessive force. the guy was no threat, he was just trying to breathe. i know he had to restrain him, but choking was going a bit too far

  • HOLLYWOOD CA I can't believe this you should be ashamed of yourselves someone should have given that security guard a good kick in the head! I would have. Looks to me like he was mugging the deaf guy, I would have been coming to the aid of a MUGGING/bottom line

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  • you dont get it sybo59 they arent theifs they could not hear the alarms going off so the security guard thought they were the theifs but neither of them could speak they were trying to make noises i think they are sueing the security guard company

  • @JoshHooten That's funny, because the guy has a criminal record of thievery, and is in jail as we speak. He is currently being charged with " one count of 2nd-degree robbery and one count of petty theft with priors". The internal investigation has concluded that the alarm (siren AND lights) went off, the guard identified himself to the thief, the thief acknowledged him, and then fled the scene with the stolen goods. When the guard caught him, he resisted arrest. What are your sources?

  • @sybo59 security guards cant make arrests, only citizen arrest like any other. he had no right to even touch him

  • @234DDH Citizen's arrest grants the right to detain a resisting of fleeing criminal within reason (the "reason" part is where things get sticky regarding lawsuits and such).

  • @sybo59 a guy who is just lying there not even resisting and hes strangelin him i would hardly call that reasonable

  • @234DDH Obviously we're seeing the aftermath in this video. It begins with him already on the ground (and still resisting).

  • @sybo59 looks to me like he was acting as any normal person would act if they were being strangled and NOT! RESISTING! puting ur hands up and wriggling about. at nio point did he throw a punch nor did he try to pull away. if someone is hodling u down ur not moving not pulling away and they are cutting your air supply wen ur being complient what would u do?