Activists protested at Waffle House’s Atlanta headquarters on Monday, demanding the restaurant chain drop charges against customer Chikesia Clemons, who was violently arrested at an Alabama location on April 22. Waffle House, however, doubled down on its defense of employees who called the police, and claimed Clemons was threatening the workers with violence. The activists also asked Waffle House to release video of the incident that “will prove officers threatened Ms. Clemons,” issue a statement rebuking the mishandling of Clemons and take “disciplinary action” against employees involved. The activists called for a nationwide boycott of Waffle House beginning on Friday. Clemons, they said, told officers she would “shoot this place up.”Waffle House quickly released a statement defending the “appropriate” actions of the Saraland Police Department.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2018 16:52 UTC