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Doc Reeves

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Im not a smoker, but this vegan guy seems like a douche. 

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There are a number of situations that seem too ridiculous or just too unlikely to ever happen anywhere outside a cartoon. You know, stuff like watching someone make an escape through a tunnel they just graffitied on the side of a building, or a shotgun blast that grazes its target but doesn't do anything other than sharply part his hair, or hearing an actual human say the word "varmint" out loud. 

We would've added "putting a stranger's cigarette out with a fire extinguisher" on that list, but a Salt Lake City restaurant owner decided that he'd bring that one to life on Friday night. According to KSL, Jon Bird had been volunteering for an event at the Gallivan Center when he stepped outside for a smoke—and he says that he confirmed with the building's security guard that it was OK to light up in that spot. 

But Bird was quickly confronted by a man in a striped sweater who carried a fire extinguisher outside with him. The man, later identified as local restaurateur Alex Jamison, told Bird and another man that they couldn't light up that close to his "customer area." The two smokers said that they were 25 feet away from the outdoor seating, in accordance with Utah law, but Jamison disagreed… strongly. 

"He came out with energy of hostility, a fire extinguisher in his hands, and said ‘I told you, you can’t be here,’” Bird told the station. “I’m still in shock and awe. I feel dizzy, kind of shaken up that something like this could actually happen.”

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In a video of the altercation posted to Facebook, Bird's girlfriend asks if he's really going to spray him with a fire extinguisher; Jamison responds, "I'm going to put his cigarette out"; and when Bird puts his cigarette back in his mouth, Jamison blasts him in the face. (Bird did tell him to "do it," but…) 

In a statement, Jamison said that, because he stands up for animal rights, he needs to apologize to Bird. "Well I’ll say that I’m not proud of my behavior, I let myself get egged on and I overreacted. I’m a protective small business owner who has asked hundreds of people not to smoke near our patio in the interest of our customers and our neighbors’ customer," he wrote. 

"I try to be respectful and generally always get good responses. I asked him multiple times during the day to please go to the designated smoking area but should not have reacted to feeling disrespected. I certainly owe the other person involved an apology and would like to make it right with him however I need to. I did not mean to cause him any harm. Our business is committed to fighting for animal rights and this must include other people. I’m sorry." 

Jamison, a long-time vegan, owns veggie-friendly sandwich shop Buds, the more upscale Boltcutter, and the vegan bakery and ice cream shop Monkeywrench. 

"For me it’s not the restaurant industry or cooking I’m passionate about it’s sharing the vegan message and spreading the movement,” he told Salt Lake Scene in May. “You can put a plate of food in front of someone and it changes their perception a little bit.” 

Putting a fire extinguisher in someone's face also serves to change peoples' perception a little bit; the Facebook pages for Jamison's restaurants have already been hit by critics of his behavior. "Will you have a fire extinguisher flavor coming soon?" someone asked on the most recent Monkeywrench post. "Does it come with a side of assault?" another person asked underneath a picture of Boltcutter's oyster mushroom tacos. 

Bird said that he and his girlfriend both went to the hospital after he was sprayed, and that he's had headaches and experienced shortness of breath since the incident. He has also hired an attorney. KUTV reports that the police were called to the scene, but Jamison and his fire extinguisher had already left by the time they arrived. 

Perhaps he hurriedly drew a tunnel on the side of a building and managed to run through it, just in time.

 

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4 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

Putting a fire extinguisher in someone's face also serves to change peoples' perception a little bit; the Facebook pages for Jamison's restaurants have already been hit by critics of his behavior. "Will you have a fire extinguisher flavor coming soon?" someone asked on the most recent Monkeywrench post. "Does it come with a side of assault?" another person asked underneath a picture of Boltcutter's oyster mushroom tacos. 

No shit.  This vegan twat-waffle seemingly grew up in a consequence free bubble.  He's damn lucky he didn't get his head bounced off the concrete.  You have no idea about this smoker.  You come at someone with a fire extinguisher you better be ready to go to the mats.  Guy could be a beta-barrista, or a BJJ black belt, or an overzealous EDC carrier.  

 

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2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

When you said “full aggy”, I thought this was going to be a bestiality thread.  

No shit.

Reading the OP I thought the bunny hugger ambushed one of Champkind's offsets, dressed it up like a sheep, and then tried to "know" it carnally.

I haz disappoint.

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Was my behavior on Friday the right way to handle the situation? Of course not. Am I sorry? Absolutely. Did I mean to cause that man harm or pain? Definitely not. Does he deserve compassion? I’d love to give it to him. But I’m done groveling. I can be wrong, admit I was wrong, and still defend myself. It was small minded thinking on both of our parts and we both need to own it. What nobody saw was the previous interactions, prior requests to stop chain smoking in front of our patio, to please walk 30 feet south to the “Designated Smoking Area” as coined by the large sign on the wall, complete with tables, chairs, and ash trays. The cigarette butts. He was there all day, same spot, working with the event on the plaza above. That was his station, and therefore his property. Nobody saw the entitlement in this man challenging me. I have a line I use on smokers, and it usually always works, asking them politely to move, without energy or judgment. "Excuse me, sorry to bother you but this whole street is non smoking. There is a designated smoking area right over there, if you don't mind taking it there. Thank you." Hundreds of times it’s worked. “Sure, sorry, no problem.” is what I usually get. Never have I received the smug refusal that I got on Friday. Never have I had someone continue to blow smoke in my face, to give excuses as to why they’ve got the right to smoke on private property that isn’t theirs. With friends hanging out, not working, also smoking. Was my escalation warranted? Stepping out with the extinguisher was sure to send the message though. Who in their right mind would continue to smoke with a warning like that? I was defending my lungs. My customers’ lungs. My neighbors' customers. The dry grasses right next to him. The building. The street from litter. And he continued to challenge me, to provoke. He told me to do it, literally and figuratively, so I gave him what he asked for. If he hadn't said "do it" I wouldn't have. Not a blast, just a puff, to put out the cigarette. What nobody saw was the continued debate afterward, him still sucking on that thing, mocking me and saying, “You missed.” So you want to call it assault? Go for it. Words have no meanings anymore, crossing the street can be a crime. I call it self defense, protecting my air, the duty to protect my customers. ABC fire extinguisher powder is “generally regarded as safe” but may cause mild irritation of the respiratory system and eyes, usually treatable with fresh air. Not carcinogenic, unlike tobacco smoke. So go ahead, call it a deadly weapon, call it lethal poison, blow it out of proportion. Am I a good person? I sure try. Am I an asshole? On occasion. So crucify me. Insult me. Put my name and face on social media and the news. Call for my persecution. Assault. Ruin. Yesterday I was afraid. Today it gives me power.

 

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I can be wrong, admit I was wrong, and still defend myself

Wait, you're the fucking victim here?  Fuck you soy boy.  

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Nobody saw the entitlement in this man challenging me

Did you look deeply into his eyes.  Did you feel his contempt wash over you.  Did your soul hurt.  Did the cries of dying lettuce steel your resolve....

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So you want to call it assault? Go for it.

Doesn't matter what you call it - matters what the police report says you entitled, spoiled, little child.  

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Yesterday I was afraid. Today it gives me power

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If the fuckboi believed the man smoking a cigarette was unlawfully doing so, and this man was non-compliant, his relief was to contact the local police. Instead, he chose to commit assault. Even if you’re in the right, the law does not allow someone to commit assault on another person or his property. 

I am not a smoker, but it pisses me off the lengths one human will go to impose their views upon another human. I hope the smoker presses charges. Fuck that guy 

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Darwin will take care of that vegan fuckboi one day. I just hope the smoker takes this chump for every penny possible. And I can’t stand smoking - lung cancer took dad. But you can’t do that fire extinguisher to the face and be an insufferable twat-waffle like our sandy vagina beta bitch restauranteur. It’s all too much.

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One night after cookoff I very drunkenly borrowed the extinguisher from our cab and sprayed down one or two of my colleagues in the parking garage.  It was fun and done in love.  One of them was very likely smoking a cigarette at the time, however this had nothing to do with the situation.  Over beers A few minutes later, we decided it was a good prank and all went home.   I wish I had a pic.  Vegan guy is an asshole tho. I hate frivolous lawsuits but hope he gets taken by the smoker.  

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By Monday, Jamison was no longer the owner of three vegan restaurants, Bird hired a lawyer, and Salt Lake police say Jamison may find himself facing a misdemeanor assault charge.

"In looking at the video — and that's all I've seen — it appears that that's the case," said Sgt. Keith Horrocks.

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Utah law prohibits smoking within 25 feet of a door, window or air vent. Based on the location of the fire extinguisher incident in the video, Bird was a suitable distance away from the businesses during the second smoking event. He says he was also far enough away during the first incident.

Salt Lake police on Monday said they had not yet interviewed Jamison. At the conclusion of the investigation they will forward the case to the city attorney's office for a decision about charges.

 

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8 hours ago, mulletpelini said:

I'm curious how one gets ownership taken away.  Was he renting?

If he wasn't a majority owner, the other owners could simply cut him a check for his equity position (minus the cost of the fire extinguisher) and send him on his way.

He probably netted about tree fiddy.

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13 hours ago, Helobious said:

Unrelated question: I have a vegan relative, and yes he’s a pretty smug asshole. He’s been hardcore vegan for about 5 years. Thing is, he’s still very much chubby/out of shape as fuck. How is this possible? 

Neighbors wife is semi-vegan/vegetarian.  She's a jelly-belly.  Stress eats whole bags of potato chips, ice cream, donuts, candy, etc.  But hey....no meat....

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