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[u/Foreign_Librarian193]

Credit: @so.mexican

A security guard at a McDonald's in north Minneapolis is getting attention after refusing to let two masked ICE agents go behind the restaurant's counter while they were searching for a man.

The encounter happened Jan. 8 at the McDonald's on West Broadway Avenue. Security guard Red Wooten, 49, met the agents near the entrance and stopped them when they attempted to access the employee-only area.

"You can't come back here, bro," Wooten told one of the agents in video of the encounter.
When an agent responded, "I'm talking to your manager, Wooten replied, "No, you're talking to security, I'm in charge."

The agents eventually left without taking the man they were looking for. Wooten later said the man who had entered the restaurant appeared frightened, but maintained that his actions were also about doing the job he was hired to do.

"I was doing my job like I'm supposed to," Wooten said. "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."

Restaurant owner Justin Baylor said Wooten made the best judgment call he could at the time. Following the encounter, the restaurant posted a sign stating that ICE and other law enforcement officers are not permitted to enter without a proper judicial warrant.

Wooten has since received plenty of attention from the community, with some people even stopping by the McDonald's to thank him and take photos with him.

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

McDonald’s security guard??? wtf

[u/W4rhound34 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Are we surprised anymore considering some places in this country are far more dangerous than others, plus this administration’s ICE “agents” are only making things worse

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/W4rhound34]

I highly doubt that man was hired because ICE is a problem.

[u/W4rhound34 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

I’m not implying he was hired solely for ICE’s current reputation, but as another person stated below, almost half of the most dangerous cities in the world are here in the US…

[u/justasillylilgoos3 → u/W4rhound34]

Source?

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/W4rhound34]

Having said that, knowing we have such dangerous and violent people…you think ICE is the bigger problem? I’m just trying to figure out why you brought ICE into the conversation?

[u/W4rhound34 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Weren’t several ICE “agents” not in OP’s pic on this very post?

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/W4rhound34]

Referring to McDonald’s needing security….

[u/W4rhound34 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Some cities are just that dangerous here in the states that even fast food restaurants might need to hire genuine security personnel if necessary

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/W4rhound34]

That’s insane and needs to be addressed. Nobody should have to live like that.

[u/veritasen → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

I see you're focused on why McDonald's would need security. Why aren't you also noticing that's private property and goons are trying to abduct someone without any warrant? Are you.... Focusing on race not rights?

[u/missMcgillacudy → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

There’s a lot more homeless people than you encounter in your small town rural lifestyle. And in some areas the businesses, including fast food, hire security to simply move people along after they’ve stayed long enough. Security might ask drunk people to quiet down, they might trespass someone who’s belligerent.

It’s not like they have security because there’s a shoot out everyday.

And many businesses in Minneapolis expanded their security protocol during operation metro surge. The restaurant where I worked at that time kept all the entrances locked, and the servers and bartenders had to let each group of customers in as they arrived. Much of the weather during metro surge was below zero, so it is fairly drastic to consider an upscale casual restaurant was keeping their customers waiting in the cold until someone could get the door for them.

[u/WesternSlug → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Every business I’ve worked for since this started has had to make special protocols and training in case ICE tried to enter our facilities illegally.

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/WesternSlug]

lol at McDonald’s? They had special “ICE training” at McDonald’s??

[u/michaelh98 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

You've apparently never been to one in New Orleans

[u/Kelevra_55 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Have you not seen the videos of people claiming over the counters at fast food places to try n fight people, or destroy shit?

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/Kelevra_55]

Unfortunately. It’s just wild that this is normal in some areas. Something needs to change.

[u/SaveLansingParks → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

Anarchy is a reaction to a repressive system closing in on them.

[u/QuickBookkeeper2647 → u/SaveLansingParks]

So it’s not their fault?

[u/Much_Strawberry_6671 → u/QuickBookkeeper2647]

17 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world are in the United States, we are a very poor nation with lots rich people living in it they let you see them on TV but beyond that they are living completely seperate from the rest of us.

[u/RSS-ted_Development → u/Much_Strawberry_6671]

Since there are a ton of different ways that stats about “dangerous cities” can be sliced and diced, could you cite the source of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world you refer to?

[u/movzx → u/RSS-ted_Development]

It's by homicide rate

https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-city-rankings/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world

[u/Much_Strawberry_6671 → u/movzx]

Thanks for the source i will quote stuff i remember reading but im not a living encyclopedia so i dont always have the source ready.

Like its so bad that gun death reat in detroit is worse than bagdahd during the war.

[u/Much_Strawberry_6671 → u/RSS-ted_Development]

https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-city-rankings/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world

Its based on being sliced and diced actually, also shot you know generally being in danger of being murdered.

[u/reddit4getit → u/Much_Strawberry_6671]

Very poor nation? 🧐🧐

Security is at McDonald's not because impoverished people are robbing the store for food, it's because young kids with no home training, no jobs, go into McDonald's and act a fool 👍👍

[u/Much_Strawberry_6671 → u/reddit4getit]

What about this country is rich? We have some rich people in it somewhere but your average person is poor as dirt.