protestors shut down convenience store after video shows owner, then employee, kicking black woman

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video of kick here:
https://www.facebook.com/miika.baybiie/videos/vb.100000344431435/1935433416478121/?type=2&theater

https://www.theroot.com/protestors-shut-down-convenience-store-after-video-show-1827848821

It turns out that black Twitter is not just a place for memes and watching the Shiggy Challenge. Protesters in St. Louis gathered to shut down a convenience store and block the exits after a video emerged of the store’s owner and another employee attacking a woman, prompting people who viewed the assault on social media to actually do something about it.

Around 10 a.m. this morning, Shemika Russell recorded an employee of Gas Mart confronting a woman outside the store. As the woman and the man from the store argued, another man, alleged to be the owner of the gas station, came outside and kicked the woman to the ground.

After the first kicker goes back into the store, the other man, apparently jealous of his boss’ racist kung-fu, decide to join in on the treat-a-black-woman-worse-than-Putin-treats-Trump festivities and kicked the woman again.

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An employee of the store said that police took two men into custody, one of whom was the gas station’s owner. The 50 or so protesters also made sure that the woman who was attacked, Kelli Adams, received medical attention.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-arrested-dozens-protest-apology-issued-after-workers-kick-woman/article_620bc2ba-7a9b-54d7-9c67-f5985b8be7dc.html

Gas Mart later issued an apology about the assault.

"On behalf of the entire Gas Mart family, we want to extend our sincerest apologies for the negative experience that has occurred at our location 5745 Delmar Blvd," the statement said.

"Gas Mart does NOT condone this kind of behavior nor is it tolerated. We will take all the appropriate measures needed to assure an incident like this does not happen again. Encounters of violence will not be tolerated at ANY capacity at any of our locations."

In a tense moment at the gas station protest, Gas Mart representatives appeared in person to apologize to Adams, who returned to the store after receiving treatment for an injury. Protesters chanted "you don't hit no woman" before the representatives were allowed to speak. Adams told the crowd that she'd like to see the store shut down, but thanked and hugged the Gas Mart representatives for the apology.