The "New Red Apple" nail salon in Tabus, East Fla., Brooklyn visited two African-American customers, their grandparents and grandchildren. After they had their nails done, the granddaughter pulled out her eyebrows, but she refused to pay any fees after she was dissatisfied with pulling out her eyebrows, which led to a conflict. At that time, the owner, Guo Lin, called the police, but the African-American woman attracted friends to make trouble and beat people in the store. The employees in the store couldn't bear it and rose up. After the police intervened, the fight was put down.
After the videos of both parties were released in China WeChat circle and Facebook, they attracted attention from all walks of life. On the 5th, after some African-Americans showed off in front of the "New Red Apple" nail salon, on the 6th, more African-Americans came to protest, saying that several employees of the nail salon were beating African-American customers with brooms.
These African-Americans and African-American grandmothers who also spent the night in the store are holding hands in front of the store-Wei Pai continues to shout "No manicure! No stick! " "Don't give money! No nails! " "There is no peace without justice!" "Close the store!" Wait for the slogan.
At first, the 67th Branch and the Brooklyn Southern District Police Department sent nine policemen to be on duty at the gate of the store. But at night 1, more and more people showed off, and the number once reached 70 or 80, so the police moved those who refused to stand in front of the store and were forbidden to show off.
When African-Americans showed off their prestige, detectives and heads of the 67th precinct also investigated the shopkeepers and Zheng. It is reported that after the clash on the evening of the 3rd, African-American customers pointed out to the police that they were not only beaten, but also injured by an employee throwing nail polish remover. Therefore, the police have been asking this question all the time that day, asking the store to hand over the employees who spilled nail polish.
At about 2 pm, when the police accompanied the shopkeeper Guo Lin and his wife out of the nail salon and returned to the police station for further questioning, the scene immediately became chaotic. All the demonstrators rushed to the couple and chased them all the way, and then paper towels, glass bottles and shoes were thrown at the couple. Although the police sent at least 10 policemen to control the scene at that time, it seems that the flying glass bottle hit a policeman. Worried about losing control, the police then reinforced more than a dozen police-inspectors to the scene. At 3 pm, the "New Red Apple" nail salon closed, and several other employees stranded in the store left the store safely under the protection of the police.
However, the situation after the collapse of the "New Red Apple" has not subsided. At 6 o'clock that night, under the call of local female state representative Diana Richardson, many African-Americans flocked to another Chinese nail salon near the "New Red Apple".
It is reported that Christina Thomas, the owner of the "New Red Apple" store and a customer of Zheng He, was arrested and charged that night. On the 6th, I checked the court documents and found that Zheng was charged with six misdemeanors, including illegal possession of weapons, assault, threats and harassment. One of the most serious is the beating that causes physical injury.
At 7 o'clock on the evening of the 6th, after being questioned by the police, Mr. and Mrs. Guo Lin rushed to the Asian American Association to meet with the media, which also restored the situation on the day of the incident. According to Guo Lin, the three African-American grandparents and grandchildren came to the store for consumption at 8 pm on the 3rd. Both grandparents and grandchildren have toenails, and the price is more than ten yuan per person. Later, my granddaughter pulled out her eyebrows. Who knows that the granddaughter was dissatisfied after pulling out one eyebrow, saying that she couldn't pay anything.
At that time, Guo Lin said that if he was not satisfied with his eyebrows, he didn't have to pay, but he had to pay for the manicure, because each shop assistant served his grandparents for 40 minutes and paid more than 30 dollars for them. Who knows, the granddaughter started swearing, so Guo Lin called the police. While waiting for the arrival of the police inspector, my granddaughter called a friend. After the visitor arrived, she kept cursing in the shop.
Guo Lin said that he kept telling employees to calm down and wait for the arrival of the police. However, this helper later pushed all the things on the checkout counter in the store to the ground and started hitting people with his African-American grandmother. At that time, his sister was beaten by her African-American grandmother and her face was scratched. Speaking of which, Guo Lin also showed photos of his sister's injury and videos in his hand. The video shows that the other party hits people first, which is completely different from the content spread in the mainstream of Facebook. Guo Lin said that he had handed these videos to the police station and put them on Facebook, hoping to let the outside world know the truth.
Regarding the customer's accusation that a clerk spilled nail polish remover on them, Guo Lin said that a part-time employee who had just arrived for a few days spilled a little nail polish remover left in a plastic bottle on the other person's clothes when he was beaten.
According to the couple, they have accepted the advice of the police and temporarily closed the store for a few days to avoid causing more conflicts. Zheng will appear in court on September 25, and she is also a little worried about it.
In response to this incident, Chen Shanzhuang, president of the Asia General Association, also called on people in the service industry to exercise restraint and calm when encountering disputes with customers and act according to law. In response to the demonstration on the 6 th, he also said that the current situation may be targeted, so he reminded Chinese nail shops to pay more attention to personal safety in recent days.
Contradictions are everywhere.
The news comes from Netease News.