A video of a Sikh man beating up a robber with a stick in a US store has gone viral on social media, earning him praise and admiration from netizens. The incident reportedly took place in a 7-Eleven store in California, where a masked man tried to loot the store by stuffing items into a garbage bin.
Robber Threatens Store Owner With Unseen Weapon
The video, which was shared by Twitter user Ian Miles Cheong, shows the robber pushing a garbage bin and filling it with products from the shelves. He also warns the store owner to back off whenever he tries to stop him, claiming that he has a weapon. A person filming the scene from behind a plastic partition, likely the payment counter, narrates the whole incident and advises the store owner to let him go.
Sikh grocery store owner was told that "there ain't nothing you can do" repeatedly and that "ayy, just let him go" as they were being robbed. The Sikhs disagreed. pic.twitter.com/ZIb5CVLMNl
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 2, 2023
Employee Grabs Robber’s Arms, Sikh Man Thrashes Him With Stick
As the robber continues to empty the shelves and heads toward the exit, one of the store employees decides to take matters into his own hands. He courageously seizes the thief’s arms, while the Sikh man grabs a stick and starts hitting him. The filmer tries to intervene, shouting, “Don’t do that. Don’t do that, man. Don’t do that!” but the Sikh man remains undeterred, relentlessly thrashing the thief until he falls to the floor, begging for mercy.
Netizens Hail Sikh Man’s Bravery And Action
The video of this incident has gone crazy viral on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Users hailed the Sikh grocery store owner for defying the belief that there was nothing they could do. Some of the comments are:
- “Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear turbans.”
- “Guy is robbing the store in the US, as usual, the store guys are helpless, but then Indians arrive in the picture.”
- “Never mess with a Punjabi. Robber got busted.”
- “This is what happens when authorities won’t, or can’t, enforce the law and some citizens decide they’ve had enough.”
- “Though I don’t support violence, this is the best video.”
The location of the incident has not been disclosed. It is not clear whether the police were called or if any charges were filed against the robber.