That is Detroit for you

I thought “special orders DON”T upset us”!

what a brave, tough and commendable 20 year old! He daringly knocked down the imposing 67 year old, in what must be celebrated as a heroic display of the Ultimate in Customer Service!! Way to go Burger King, nice job on the employee screenings…..

I second that

anyone want to take bets on the profile of employee and customer?

What do you expect at a Burger King on the east side of Detroit? I’m surprised that the employee didn’t pull out a gun and shoot him.

Another typical day in a fine detroit neighborhood. Some regular old TNB

Can I get fries with that?

This kind of response is what is wrong with the America. Burger King is a corporation, not a person. It is owned by people’s pension plans, mutual funds and other companies. And those other companies are owned by pension plans, mutual funds… you get the point.

You and I directly or indirectly own a piece of almost EVERYTHING in the USA. I did nothing wrong, and “burger king” is not alive so it is not capable of wrong.

Let the kid go to jail and move on with life. Money can’t bring someone back to life. And neither can GREEDY LAWYERS.

Have it your way!

What do you really expect when you pay a young guy who was told by his probation officer to get a job 7.50 per hour. These service employees need to be better people, and the only way to get better people in these positions is to pay them more. Actually I am surprised that we don’t hear more of this the way I see people treat the employees who are trying to serve them. Truly and honestly, my respect and prayers go out to the family of the victim. The system is broken, and this act of violence is a result of that broken system.

This is what happens when you take religion ..morals and values out of society we become barbarians again…some people want to damn religion it is the very reason why we are civilized…even primitive tribes don’t beat up on senior members..they revere them…somethings broke in America and we need to fix it

We don’t want to knock the company out of business…no the answer is people need to become responsible for their own lives and get education and skills

Speak for yourself Scott in Kansas.

Bravo! Well said!

the Jew station, WWJ was careful not to tell citizens of the race of the murderer, in a Negro racist city

Good point about the “GREEDY LAWYERS.”

It shoul;d be okay to punch old men in the face and kill them. D@mn lawyers.

seriously…how SICK!!!!! Great job there parents, you should be commended on your parental engagement, your value training, and the obvious fine example you set for your SICK FREAK kid.

Sounds like the customer stood up when he should have shut up.

Dear Broken System:

Why, why, why should the system pay these people MORE when they clearly don’t deserve what they’re being paid already?!? If these people think they have it bad, and they don’t want to take advantage of all of the government aid out there to get an education to “BETTER THEIR LIFE”, then I say send them to Mexico and see if that changes their mind about “work environments”.

Obviously, the Burger King manager failed to explain the “Have It Your Way” policy to the employee.

i blame nixon

Oh, how I miss Detroit – It would make Zimbabwe proud!.

Maybe the guy ordered a knuckle sandwich. The young man was simply giving it to him to go.

It’s Detroit. Who cares?

I, too, am a little befuzzled at the “pay them more” comment…especially when i hear the same type bemoan the “evil rich”…Have it your way? He seems to want it BOTH ways !!

………”The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians, chapter 1….”The Gospel is the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.” Romans, chapter 1…………………

Dear Gomez Addams,

It is dumb opinions like yours that is wrong with our downward perpetuation of society. I bet you want to vote for continued unemployment for people to last 75 years too right? Of course, you could always work your entire life and receive Social Security at the end but that would be too much to ask. No, you would rather blame the media “scape goat” for the worlds problems and throw the Bush theory out there. Well done sir / madam (couldn’t tell with your name), you’re officially going to be my “idiot of the day” candidate.

Congratulations.

Tax payer

That pretty much covers it. Maybe a few prior arrests. But he was a good boy.

poop on that. It’s about accountability. The board of directors of BK are accountable when they open up their pockets to all the profit but deny any wrong doing when they kill a customer. Where’s the buck stop?

Oh and, you and I do not indirectly own a piece of almost everything. that is unless you think like a 3rd grader.

You’re not allowed to ask that question in the ‘Land of the Free’!!!!!!!

Sean “Patriot” its attitudes like yours that get people punched in the gob. If I was a BK employee and you wandered in and called me a stupid baboon, I’d prolly punch you in the mouth. But, the action of punching you in the mouth is one thing…if you fall floor…is another…and its TOTALLY your fault for not using Poli-Grip to keep from choking on your dentures.

Have it ‘Your Way’? How about I kill you instead?

I’m not surprised by any horrendous act committed in Detroit, or any of our major cities. They all are cesspools.

Black. Male. No high school diploma. Casual drug user. Aspires to be a rapper

Dont forget about Father day being the most confusing day of the year

Anybody know what provoked the punch?
I doubt the kid (or anyone else for that matter) would’ve guessed he’d choke to death on his dentures.

i HOPE YOU’RE JOKING

GIT A ROPE !

Scott in Kansas was referring to you Freddy my boy.

Wow.That’s sick. Intelligence prevails….these comments are just as special….you guys have serious issues over there. Good luck.

Thats not what he said Aussie, he implied that the company shouldnt be held responsible for the actions of an individual. The individual should still be punished for what he did. Its not burger kings fault, they cant do a psychological screening on every employee they hire. Also, this man should be punished, but sueing for tons of money dosent benifit him. It’s almost as if his realitives where taking advantage of his death, ya know leveraging it to make a little extra cash, instead of seeing that justice is served. The Point im trying to make here Aussie is that your an idiot, you should try acctually reading the someones post before commenting on it.

phillysmart

This is what happens when you take religion ..morals and values out of society we become barbarians again
Oh baloney, I’m an Atheist and no way would I ever even think about doing something like that.
The real reason is the courts are too lenient on these azzwipes, if they kept them all locked up, like the animals they are, we’d have a lot less crime.
Too bad the old man wasn’t carrying a gun.

Being around that creepy image of the king all day…anyone could snap.

Must have ordered the fist sandwich.

Sorry that was poorly written, I him stopped being the employee and became the customer when istated that tons of money dosent benifit him.

I said Fish sandwich, not fist sandwich!

HAHAHAHA! Congratulations vpseelman, you win the Grand Prize!

Detroit is a hole, should be bulldozed.

Hey, idiot … have you ever heard of the word “sarcasm” … look it up in the dictionary, if you can read.

Yeah that’s the ticket. Pay more for unskilled labor! You must be a business man.

Savages.

You probably are a BK employee.

Why are we broken? Democrats!

What ever happened to HAVE IT YOUR WAY?

I guess the mans family will be the new owners of BURGER KING.

T.N.B.
When you choose to do business in a town like Detroit, this can be expected. Why would Burger King even attempt to find employees in a place like Detroit. Just stay away and let them all kill each other.

Do you want fries with that?

It’s the same all over – I’m from Baltimore – looks like you have the same “demographic” we have. Shocking, right?

This is obviously the customer’s fault, after all if he’d brushed and flossed he wouldn’t be wearing dentures, therefore would not have choked on the dentures he had. A clear case of suicide by denture. This is going to be the defense lawyer’s response.

I wonder what the suicidal customer said to provoke the poverty stricken hard working and uneducated 20 year old? I wonder what’s going on in America, what the hell is going on in America? Where did the civility go? Where did the morality go?

Yes, but stupid numb-skulls like Ex-Michigander don’t recognize sarcasm when they see it.

What a dolt.

Welcome to American ANARCHY!!! Good job liberals!

But you gotta understand! He was raised in an economically depressed neighborhood, and his mother worked three jobs to support her eleven kids and was never home, the local school didn’t understand his disability so he felt rejected by his peers, he fell in with a bad group after school, he was greatly bothered by the racist attitudes of the white people he came into contact with, and….ultimately…..it was all George Bush’s fault.

The only thinking comment I’ve seen. His response is wrong, but it’s more of a result of the insanity of the environment than his character.

You are ALL wrong! BK hired this person and this person then became the representative of Burger King. So yes, BK does have a liability stake in this game. A manager made a bad decision and hired a sociopath. That IS Burger King’s fault. In addition, the punk chose to punch this customer in the face and kill him. If it were up to me, you take the punk out back and hang him, arrest his parent or parents for negligence, and sue the heck out of Burger King for negligence.

It should be fenced in. And the decent citizens allowed to relocate.

It’s not the system that’s broken; it’s the degenerate subculture that won’t accept responsibility for self-improvement. Don’t expect to get highly paid if you don’t finish school. Wallowing in a gangster culture is the fault of the individual, not the system. Those that accept personal responsibility do quite well in the “system”.

Wrong!

The President Wants YOU!

Scott speaks for the majority of Americans who don’t live in the hell-hole cities traditionally run by DemLiberals.

Clever! However, I have to disagree with your last sentence. It can not be concluded that BK had faulty screening. This person may have had no prior record and undoubtedly showed little to know such signs of hostility during an interview. This guy worked at a BK in E. Detroit. It’s not like he was working at BK headquarters in the HR dept. Some kid working a register in E. Detroit doesn’t go through 4 interviews including psychological profiling. A tragedy indeed though. You are clever and funny, I will give you that. Take care.

Better pay makes for a better employee? That is laughable. People are what they are, period.

Pay me ten dollars and hour, or twenty dollars per hour and I’m still the same person. Doubling my pay does not make me a better person.

PAY THEM MORE? To flip burgers or punch buttons with pictures of food on them? Gimme a break. The job pays what the job is worth, not what the employee wants or needs. Need more pay? Get a better job or work hard at the one you have and try to move up in the ranks. Money s not the solution. Paying an a$$hole more money isn’t going to make him less of an a$$hole.

I bet he didn;t punch the man for nothing. Let’s hear the rest of the story please.

“Big Mac, Filet-o-fish, quarter pound of french fries, icy drink, thick shake, sunday & apple pie” and dentures in your throat… oh wait, is that the other civilized fast food chain? There certainly are many companies that have employees that need to be weeded out, just like i’m certain there were girls watching…
This is why the most basic jobs require hours of profiling whether it works or not .

Something tells me the ‘King” isn’t down with this type of behaviour.

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“Better pay makes for a better employee? That is laughable. People are what they are, period.”

Agree!

Giving a wage increase will not alleviate the sinfulness and depravity of the human race. It’s a sin problem, not a wage problem.

He must be white with degrees .

that didn’t take long…. the 20 YO was a victim…. sheeze

Yeah! If he had been paid $10.50 an hour, this could have been avoided.

Everyone should expect a 20 year old will not beat on a 67 year old in ANY system, broken or not. Personal responsibility is where the blame lies. The kid, and any sort of parent he may have/had are responsible. No “system” fixes that.

No, what’s broken is our ideas of right and wrong and individual responsibility – as exemplified by your thought process regarding this crime.

Right on, phillysmart.

I’ll take that whopper just the way you make it, thanks.

Calm down gomez, he’s a fool.

Broken system,

Using your logic, it’s BKs fault because they weren’t paying him enough and even though you don’t know the facts of the case, you are implying that the customer had it coming because you have seen service employees treated poorly in other situations you’ve observed. So, using your logic, the assailant needs a raise and should be treated more appreciatively in the future by customers. Except for the your last sentences to the family, your conclusions are dangerously illogical.

This kid should quit Burger King and become a cop, hes got the talent for it.

There is a way out!!

And His name is Jesus Christ.

This has nothing to do with race. The BK employee was obviously a Democrat. If he were a Republican the headline would have read: A 67 YR OLD VIETNAM VET AND GRANDFATHER OF 8 WAS PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY A 20 YR OLD REPUBLICAN BURGER KING EMPLOYEE. THE PATRIOTIC GRANDFATHER LATER DIED AFTER CHOKING ON HIS DENTURES.

That’s it? What kind of reporter are you? What brought on the altercation? Where’s a copy of the police report?

Yeah, if your from detroit it doesn’t matter if you’re murdered…if you were from Chicago or LA it’s a different story. Your comment was unbelievably pitiful and revealing of your own depravity.

I’m sure there is something in the employee manual about punching customers. Sure BK will be sued, but utimately the employees actions were so far out of the scope of his emplyment, there should be no liability to BK.

Should have just let the man “have it his way”.

POS muslim.kill them all !!

I expect the employee to do his best, realize that he is fortunate to have a job at all, and earn a better wage through hard work and dedication. There are too many people in this country waiting around for a better system. Stand up and write your own future. Take some responsibility and quit waiting for the government to tell you who you are and how much you an have in their system.

I expect friendy, professional, courteous service with a smile from someone who appears neat and clean – every time I am there to spend my money. Every single person who applies for and accepts a job in the service industry knows the pay they are to get for the work they are expected to do. Every single one has the freedom to respectfully resign should they find they made a mistake and do not like the arrangement they agreed to. The person has the responsibility to do so. Being responsible and taking accountability for ones own actions and decisions is what determines a persons character. To blame this on a system is a sure sign of lack of accountability. We should all expect great service from everyone in the service industry every time we shop.

No, probably a Democrat.

Also add to that is probably out of jail, first honest job in his life, and under some form of correctional supervision?

Another reason why people (or Businesses) do not go to DeToilet…

Never EVER allow an enwurd to get within 6 feet.

Why arrest the guy, make him a TSA supervisor – he exhibits the perfect qualifications.

great comment

Maybe he ordered an enword to go. . .

Yeah. It’s NEVER THE FAULT Of the INDIVIDUAL. stupid liberal

Result of a broken system??? Are you freaking kidding me? The 20-year-old is a low-life THUG, and I hope he sits in a prison cell for the rest of his life.

How could he afford a decent lawyer on that? I say at least $25/Hr plus free legal council. And of course child care. Don’t forget the children, you heartless dope!

That’s the smartest question anyone has posted here. Note the lack of true investigative journalism here. Half the story, little or no facts. Sad what the media has become here in the US. Just talking points.

This is Detroit, so its possible the old man felt “dissed” (translation:disrespected) and got up in the miscreant’s “grill” (translation: the old man got very close to the man’s face and got verbally loud), they both got their outside voices on, and both lacked the social skills to resolve the issue between them in an appropriate manner. The miscreant felt he could maintain his “manhood” by punching him. As for Burger King hiring the wrong person, yes they did, but look where the Burger King is located. You couldn’t pay me to drive through, let alone live or work there.

Here here Sammy!! I too am an athiest and I have very high morals and values and would NEVER think of striking an older person like this kid did. It’s not religion that keeps us from being barbarians, it’s our morals.

Pot licker, you shouldn’t talk to your upperclassmen that way.

I smell a law suit, and one more ape in jail that we have to feed.

can I get cheese with that?

They can’t be paid more. The public has to have their 99 cent double cheeseburgers. Do you want cheap food or well paid employees?
I dare you to stop going to fast food restaurants until they pay employees better. Will not happen.

YOU can have it my way, MOFO!

You mean THEY are!

It’s not a gray area. It’s right vs. wrong.

I must say that all the facts aren’t in, but it seems that the police acted stupidly.

Have it your way . . . .

thats a mortal lock

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce…….special orders do upset us.

Have it our way, or get your dentures knocked into your throat.

Knuckle sandwich…best reply here! Im LMAO!

so much for having it your way.

DING Fries are done…Ding fries are done…..

Merry Christmas BK!

No-first comes the hard work and becoming better people–THEN they get more pay. This act of violence is the act of a violent person, not of a “broken system.” Don’t make excuses for him.

Yes We Can Build a http://www.NewNation.org YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

There is a “culture” where any disrespect can be met with extreme violence. Until you end that culture you will get more of this stuff.

Go watch an NFL game. The minute someone says something another doesn’t like, they will forget the game and incur a 15 yd penalty, even throw the game away, to get “revenge”. They feel their “culture” demands it.

This culture is the problem.

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Two guesses as to why they don’t show the employee’s photo.

As an employer I have to disagree with you, Joe Johnson – one profession in our society – I will let you guess which one! – has made it nearly impossible to properly screen potential employees. No previous employers ever want to disclose anything, for fear of being sued or incurring retribution. It is critical in my business (limousine.shuttle service) to screen potential hires, but I have to resort to alternative tactics to do so. It is really ridiculous and does nothing but keep these losers bouncing from job to job, burning every employer as they go along. Since I am often transporting elderly ladies and students, I have to carefully screen every potential driver with a fine toothed comb.

Another poor inner-city youth headed to prison. Our http://www.FATBOY.cc Founder would be saddened.

We should sterilize all families (mother, father (if he can be found), children) living off welfare for over 6 months. This would eventually lead to an end of poverty, crime and make the future better instead of perpetuating the problem as we’ve been doing since the 1960′s

Um, no. Thousands of people work jobs that pay minimum wage, and they don’t freak out and kill old people. The problem wasn’t his pay grade.

Poor 67 year old man RIP………….. Right before christmas

Yeah but if we stop going to fast food restaurants until they pay their employees better, our cholesterol levels will make quite an improvement…

He be a gangsta!

I miss the days when get bush meant a night after six beers and something I couldn’t remember anyway…

“My Baby didn’t do ’nuffin!” will be the predictable families defense to this outrage. I’m sure he was “misunderstood” and likely “provoked” by the old guy. It’s someone else’s fault is always the defense.

If this was a white employee punching a black customer. You can bet your @ss the races of both individuals would have been posted.

must be a teabagger.

I think I know who this 20 year old is, I think he is the guy outside the polling place in Philadephia and he is the one holding the night stick. I have heard some rumors that he may be Eric Holder’s son, but this is just scuttlebutt.

The PROBLEM is a result of one of the following:

George Bush
Failure of Public Schools
Angry White Men
Racism
Low Wages
Illegal Immigrants taking the Good Jobs
Not enough taxes on Millionaires and Billionaires
American Imperialism
Redneck Southern Biggots
Christian Ministry and Zealots
Gun manufacturers and the NRA
Bush AND Cheney
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannidy, Glen Beck and Fox News
Slavery in the USA
White Supremists
KKK
Hurricane Katrina and FEMA
George Bush
The Military/Industrial Complex
The Masons
Skull and Bones Society
Detroit White Policemen
Gay Bashers
RUDE Senior Citizens demanding service for their money and correct food delivered hot, correct, and on time with a smile.
SOUNDS LIKE A CASE FOR ERIC HOLDER, THE NEW BLACK PANTHERS, AL SHARPTON, JESSE JACKSON AND MAXINE WATER TO GET INVOLVED TOTALLY.

What a terrible thing! That employee should be fired immediately.

Was it a Hate Crime, or was the victim a negro too?

Sharia Law would allow the kid to get his hands cut off and his mother stoned to death. The father clearly never existed, so there is now one for the Muslims to congratulate on raising a great little black muslim terrorist wannabe.

Yes, pay them a “living wage” and charge $9 bucks for a whopper.

THE PROBLEM IS BLACK KIDS WITH NO PARENTS AND NO VALUES. NOT BURGER KING, THE SCHOOLS, OR THE GOVERNMENT…IT IS BLACK MEN (MENTAL IDIOTS) IMPREGNATING BLACK GIRLS FOR FUN AND ABANDONING ANY KIDS THAT RESULT. THE ONLY LEGITIMATE ARGUMENT FOR ABORTION IS THE SOCIAL MORES OF THE CURRENT BLACK GENERATION.

Cannot even begin to attempt to understand the deranged thinking of a 20 year old who punches a 67 year old. And that also goes for any fool who makes some sort of “It’s society’s fault” or “They don’t pay enough” excuse.

The man was 67. Only a thug, raised by thugs, would punch a customer, let alone a 67 year old customer.

He will probably get probation, and in a few years or less, he will commit another atrocity..

Clearly the employee was NEGROID, otherwise the report would have said ‘white’.

From employed burger flipper, to murderer… “have it your way.”

Detroit… what a pathetic place.

Fell off my chair on that one. Funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks!

Well, the brothers would be burning down the rest of Detroit and looting the stores for big screen TVs, Beer, and Nikes if a BLACK MAN got hurt by a STINKING ANGRY RACIST WHITE HONKEY CRACKER…don’t you know. Oprah knows the story.

What a lousy place to live… city of gang banger trash.

Not enough sense to be an employee anywhere. More likely on gov’t aid, like the rest of ‘em.

I will be flying to Detroit today and doing http://www.LIVESHOT.cc on CNN.

I SERVED IN VIETNAM.

Diversity at its finest. The great government experiment carries on.

Fry the black kid, not the potatos.
Shame on the old white guy…jambing his face on that fine young boy’s hand like that…he coulda hurt the kids ring finger…or his social one…would have impeded his nose cleanout tool something awful

Kid is what makes Michelle Obama PROUD of the country for the First Time in Her “Adult” life! Just get you a KENYAN President…and the whole country changes and NO ONE has any HOPE. Maybe he was trying to say Change and Hop Heads. rather than change and hope ahead.

With THREE….THREE…PURPLE HEARTS!!!! COUNT EM.

anyone who has ever worked retail or food service has, at one time or another, fantasized about punching some jerk in the mouth and watching him choke on his dentures. granted, most of us just let the dream slip away without making it happen.

IT IS ALL IN THE RACE GENETICS…..WITHOUT A COOKPOT TO BOIL THE MISSIONARIES ALIVE TO EAT…THEY ARE FORCED TO FLIP BURGERS IN AMERICA FOR MONEY…SINCE THE NORTH SHUT DOWN THE COTTON BUSINESS THAT USED TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED AND OUT OF TROUBLE.

“RETAIN CIVIL RIGHTS…REPEAL THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION…BRING CIVILITY BACK TO THE NATION.

As the late Paul Harvey would say, “Here’s the rest of the story”.
What is the rest of the story? The who, what, where is covered, but
not the “why”!

It is Bo Pelini’s fault. Clearly.

The ACLU and the NAACP and John Conyers will go to the poor chile’s defense immediately….he was driven to the act because of his inadequate upbringing and sexual abuse by his mothers fortieth boyfriend.

Legalize Pot. Bring them all to Heaven at once.

The US should pay Al Quida to destroy Detroit and save us Urban Renewal costs.

A sociopath? Where in the article does it even imply the kid is a sociopath? Do you even know what a sociopath is? If the kid was a true sociopath, nobody would be able to tell until he killed someone. Ever hear of Ted Bundy? Ed Gein? John Gacy? Those people are sociopaths and lived among “normal” people for years, even decades and nobody knew what was truly going on in their heads so please, until you understand what a sociopath is, don’t diminish the impact of the designation by using it when it’s not applicable.

In Detroit they don’t show blacks who commit crimes in Texas we don’t show meskins who do same.

If he hadn’t been hired by BK, the NAACP and ACLU would have brought a federal discrimination lawsuit against BK and the kids could buy all the drugs that he an he mamma ever wanted.

Now you know why California banned Toys with Kids Happy Meals….all the employees were stealing the toys anyway.

Kid clearly a product of Detroit Public Schools….up to the 4th grade when he dropped out at 20 yo to go to “work” at BK punching the timeclock and old white guys.

Did the customer order the Burger King Whopper?

ditto that Fred!

he should have agreed to supersize it…

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And where do our morals come from ?
The Judeo-Christian ethic, perhaps ?

wHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE got Reverend Al Sharpton. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Jeremiah Wright preaching to him and the gang….isnt’t THAT RELIGION?? They all have tax exempt “church organizations” they represent….you callin them liars and cheaters???

From my general observations, I’m guessing they were both speaking ebonics, couldn’t understand each other, despite both being black, and got into an argument when the order was wrong. I see it regularly when I go into a fast food restaurant in “diverse” neighborhoods.

I dont know, but that kid has got a “Whopper” of a left hook!! Maybe he needs a promoter.. Don “King”!! We need o get him in the “Onion” Ring!!!

Judging from your grammar, I would suspect you would be an ideal replacement employee at the BK for this kid who is going to prison to learn how to really do crime the RIGHT way.

And the kid was just another of the black turds floating around there.

or Dope and Strange

What’s with the “we” stuff? Only one person is responsible here, the one who hit the man.

LIKE IT MATTERS….HE KILLED THE OLD GUY. WHAT WOULD YOU AS A JUROR USE TO EXCUSE HIS BEHAVIOR? HOW’S THE WEATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO, CLEARLY YOUR HOME.

That kid has a “Whopper” of a left hook. He needs a promoter.. Maybe Don “King. He needs o get into the “Onion” Ring.

So much for “Have your way”?

Tel it like it is, brother.

Sourpuss….WHO teaches Black Kids the VALUES and RESPONSIBILITIES that Create MORALS….they are not innate God-provided human characteristics…self interest and greed are the common morals of self preservation. Socialization and Culture create the environment for MORALS to develop. It is parents and adults that are responsible for providing that environment for kids to develop ,,,but if there are no moral adults, don’t expect anything from the offspring no matter how often the pray, go confess, thump a bible, or light a candle.

TOO MANY of them for a rope. Need a LARGE BOMB.

Ross…he was the grandson of Obama’s sometimes Daddy who made a lotta brothas with a lotta different muthas.

Wow….. I would like to take a crack at trying to describe some of the people commenting on here. Racist, never worked in fast food, and probably thinks there own degree or job puts them above everyone else! But that is us right typical americans. No wonder other countries hate us we are infested with ingnorance.

If you read the same story from different sources it actually says the 67 year old threw the first punch. DO RESEARCH BEFORE YOU JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. Also race has nothing to do with it, the area the kid was raised does however. Look at the white celebrities from Detroit: Eminem and Kid Rock- both white, both trashy. It’s city living and lack of proper parenting and poor education, not race. No You shouldn’t punch people, that’s a given but kid did not know the man would die, how could he foresee punching a man and having him choke on dentures? The man was irate throwing punches and the kid punched him back. Before anyone goes branding me a Democrat, I would like to say 1) I’m a Libertarian, 2) I’m a soldier in the US Army – a true patriot, that doesn’t just talk- actually does something for their country (unlike most of you “patriots”) 3) I am White.

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i think that religion doesnt civilise us but merely unites those in faith. i am civilsed and a complete agnostic so i think that is a sorta banket comment, a bit unfair x

So Lets say the 20 year old had died, what kind of comments would we see here! Lets not forget the old man through the first punch! His death was a result of his own actions. Not to say that the 20 year old was right cause he was not. But by the age of the old man you would think he would be wiser and not start a conflict in a public place. If he was old or young does not matter should never act that way without expecting a response! And who said he was african american or other wise! Pretty racist think he was just because he works at a burger king!

[...] The employee has been arrested, but where is the message from the CEO. The CEO should have a video on the corporate site that #1 offers condolences to the family of the dead customer, #2 stresses full cooperation with the authorities, including turning over all surveillance videos of the store. #3 some concrete actions to make stores safer, possibly greater psychological testing of employees to screen out those prone to violence. More at DetroitCBS.com [...]

Interestingly, this article/page started out with little to no info – very poor journalism CBS Detroilet.
It did not specify it was an 67 y/o white man that died, but it does now say the young man was defending himself & not the aggressor.
Having read all the posts here, 2 things remain evident is {1} (quote=Sourpuss) Note the lack of true investigative journalism here. Half the story, little or no facts. Sad what the media has become here in the US. Just talking points(/quote) {2}Racism is alive & well in america
T/Y “Actually Researched Before Posting” for remaining objective & providing usable insight

P.S. Without a doubt – rufus is a dufus

[...] Burger Death Ruled A Homicide The death of a  Detroit Burger King customer has been ruled a homicide. Police say 67-year-old Paul Cannon fell and [...] [...]

Get the facts first. The sixty seven year old attacked the the 20 year old. Then tried to hit him with a bottle and the boy retaliated. There is definitely a concern for customers, but shouldn’t employees be safe also?

That’s some kinda customer service!

you are so right the jews are destroying this country

youi must be a jew

I’m sure all of you Ignorant Racist Cowards just love stories like this. It gives you the opportunity to go on your senseless rants behind the safety of your computers. “You People” are the same ones who complain about what’s wrong in this world — not having a clue that YOU are a major part of it!

If only people would understand the that the real problem is SIN, NOT SKIN! Jesus Christ is our only hope!!!

Amen BK!!!

Father’s Day being the most confusing day of the year? LMFAO! Good one!

Yup, definitely a rapper wanna be–guess his “world tour” will begin and END @ Joliet!

ROTFLMAO

Father’s Day being the most confusing day of the year? LMFAO! Good one!

Yup, definitely a rapper wanna be–guess his “world tour” will begin and END @ Jackson/Marquette [not Joliet].

ROTFLMAO

It must be hell being black stuck in Detroit working at…….a Burger King!

Actually HELL is where the BK employee will be going (Marquette?)
He’ll trade his wallet in for a purse.

LMFAO

They need to just put a cage around the entire city of Detroit ! Animals!

RUFUS, you hit the nail on the head.
They need to just put a cage around the entire city of Detroit ! Animals!

You can always rely on TNB to ruin all that was once decent.

They call us “racists,” but the truth cannot be suppressed forever. They call “racism” an internet phenomenon; I call it a basic truth that we are forced to deny. They attempt to portray us as an inconsequential and “radical” sect because we dare separate ourselves from the politically correct orthodoxy, but this is a farce; they FEAR our true numbers and the underlying CREDIBILITY of our message.

The time of fostering the worthless and parasitical has long become unsustainable, and we are reaching a crossroad.

Jd read me comment moron. I AM blaming the individual. Stupid idiot. Learn to read.

THIS IS A TRAGIC STORY ALL YOU HEAR IS DEATHS HAPPENING IN DETROIT. I AM PRAYING FOR WHAT USED TO BE THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE TO RETURN AS BEING SUCH. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION OF SOME NOT ALL YOUNG ADULTS IS THAT THERE IS NO PRAYER IN THE HOME GOD HAS BEEN COMPLETELY LEFT OUT. PARENTS GET WITH IT GET BACK TO CHURCH AND TAKE AND INSTILL GOD IN YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE IT IIS TO LATE. WHAT HAPPENED TO MORALS AND VALUES AND DON’T CAGE PEOPLE UP LIKE THEY ARE WILD ANIMALS PRAY TO GOD FOR HEALING AND HELP IN THIS CITY.

Very well put BK it is about SIN!!! The devil is running rampant in Detroit..Prayer and coming together as a people is what this city so needs.

It’s the blacks, stupid.

It’s not detroit, it’s a random person who needs to get a chill pill. He/She does not represent all of Detroit. =.=

By inciting violence the customer wanted to “have it his way”. The employee responded by giving the customer a non-menu item, the knuckle sandwich. Sounds like good service to me.

The King killed a hamburger!

You’re an idiot. Sin is made up, a way of just saying “people” are the problem. which i agree, people suck, you in particular. Always looking for super natural agents to blame for stuff too im sure , dont listen to the voices!

STUPIDITY knows no color barrier. HATE knows no color barrier. BOTH parties involved were wrong for becoming physically violent. Shame on you, CBS (and these comment boards) for giving a forum to the hateful and stupid. As though we were not subjected to enough of it already. Screen the comments BEFORE you allow them to be submitted!

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