Monday, October 2, 2023

The narcissistic violence of the homeless

Store clerk set on fire with stolen lighter fluid as he confronts serial shoplifter


https://nypost.com/2023/10/02/california-store-clerks-head-is-set-on-fire-with-stolen-lighter-fluid-as-he-confronts-serial-shoplifter/

Disturbing surveillance footage out of the Bay Area in California shows a serial shoplifter setting a store clerk’s hair on fire with stolen lighter fluid after he tried to stop the alleged thief from stealing.

Suraj — the store clerk who declined to reveal his last name out of fear of being targeted again — is seen on video tussling with Kendall Burton before Burton doused Suraj’s head in lighter fluid on Sept. 22 at the Appian Food and Liquor in El Sobrante, according to a video obtained by CBS News.

In the video, another worker is seen rushing to Suraj’s rescue with a baseball bat seconds before flames consume the clerk’s head after Burton ignites the fluid during the confrontation.

“I tried to cover his hand, but I don’t know. I don’t remember. He just lit the fire on me, you know,” Suraj told the outlet.

“I just rushed to the restroom, and I just splashed water on my face.” 

Suraj — who has been working at the store for the past five years — said he and other workers at the Bay Area store deal with shoplifters regularly, but nothing of this magnitude has ever happened.

Suraj is seen fighting with the serial shoplifter as he tries to stop him from stealing.
KPIX 5

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