Overview
- The footage shows a man in a Toronto Blue Jays jacket shoving and grabbing another man by the collar while accusing him of “acting superior.”
- The victim does not retaliate as staff and bystanders intervene and the aggressor is escorted out of the restaurant.
- Outlets report conflicting details about the location, describing it as either a McDonald’s or a Tim Hortons near a “Mobile Order Pick Up” counter.
- Toronto-based lawyer and journalist Caryma Sa’d first shared the video on November 2, and multiple outlets note they could not independently authenticate it.
- Online reaction includes denunciations of the behavior as racist as well as xenophobic comments, and coverage links the clip to concern following an Edmonton case in which police arrested and charged Kyle Papin after an October assault on Arvi Singh Sagoo, who later died.