Man tells a customer to apologize to a Toledo Checkers cashier he allegedly hit with soda. Instead, the customer crawls into the back of his Subaru

A man is going viral after being caught on camera climbing into the back of his own car to avoid a confrontation over his behavior at Checkers and Rally’s in Toledo, Ohio. The man allegedly threw a soda at a female cashier during a heated argument about his Big Buford burger, according to Atlanta Black Star. A TikTok user named @vaultedthoughts says he witnessed the situation and decided to track the man down in the parking lot to hold him accountable.

The video shows the creator following the man to his Subaru SUV and demanding that he return to the restaurant to apologize to the cashier. The creator then shouts, “Say your name, say it. If you wanna throw it at a woman, throw it at a man. Toss it at me. Toss it at me.” The man by the Subaru says, “Excuse me?” and “Pardon me?” when first confronted.

He also claims that he already apologized to the worker, but the creator refuses to accept that story and keeps pushing him to go back inside. “Go apologize to her. You’re a grown-a** man, go apologize,” the creator tells him. Instead of facing the creator or driving off, he opens the rear hatch of his Subaru and climbs into the trunk.

He climbed into the back of his SUV

From inside, the man yells, “F*** you, man,” before slamming the hatch shut. However, many viewers seemed more focused on his face than his words. “HE CLIMBED IN THROUGH THE TRUNK TO AVOID APOLOGIZING,” one person commented.

Some viewers think the man feared a physical fight, while others think he was desperate to avoid saying sorry. “Who raised you?” one commenter asked. Another person joked that he climbed through the trunk to avoid apologizing, while another viewer suggested, “No, he did it to avoid an a** whooping.”

It is a strange end to a situation that started over a Checkers burger order. In his caption, the creator wrote “Being a man isn’t about intimidating women.” The creator then says being a man is about having the courage to stand up when someone is mistreated.

Throwing a drink at someone can actually count as assault in Ohio

Ohio’s assault statute bars anyone from knowingly causing or attempting to cause physical harm to another person. That attempt clause matters, as a thrown object may not need to injure anyone for the conduct to fall under the law. The state also defines physical harm broadly, covering any injury regardless of its severity or duration.

Assault is generally a first-degree misdemeanor in Ohio, carrying up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, according to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. However, the man in the video has not been publicly identified, and no charges appear to have been reported. Police also do not appear in the clip.

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