Burger King has just joined the growing list of New York City businesses who have called the police on individuals for simply wanting to eat a meal without having to show their papers.
Five people have been arrested after refusing to leave a Burger King that refused to serve them without showing proof of vaccination. The group of protesters showed up at the fast food restaurant in downtown Brooklyn at around 7:30 p.m. on December 27th to protest the city’s COVID vaccine mandates through nonviolent civil disobedience, a.k.a. simply asking to be served food without providing their papers.
After being denied service due to New York City’s vaccine mandate, which requires people to show proof of vaccination in order to eat indoors, the protesters were filmed loudly arguing with Burger King staff, saying that they had a right to be served just as any other customer.
Police were called in after the protesters refused to leave.
Upon arriving, police were greeted with a crowd of people screaming “Shame on you” and calling them “Nazis” as they handcuffed the protesters.
Other individuals in the crowd yelled at the cops, telling them that the protesters were not criminals, and had done nothing wrong.
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Multiple protesters against mandates were just arrested at Burger King in Brooklyn NY for defying the mandate and charge with trespassing #NYC #NYPD pic.twitter.com/ooo1xKft18— Leeroy Johnson (@LeeroyPress) December 28, 2021
According to police, the five people who were arrested were all charged with trespassing and remaining unlawfully inside the Burger King, and were issued desk appearance tickets.
The individuals that were arrested included Michael Mitchell, 36; Augusto Alarcon, 39; Ethan Boisvert, 41; Mitchell Bosch, 41; and Bradford Solomon, 44.
Protestors in NYC are arrested for entering Burger King without showing proof of vaccination pic.twitter.com/XmwMHBcJi6
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) December 28, 2021
Twitter immediately lit up with people standing up for the protesters, and denouncing the NYPD for their actions.
“The NYPD and all who support them are cowards,” wrote journalist and podcast host Tim Pool.
The NYPD and all who support them are cowards https://t.co/vXxDiKKqp2
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) December 28, 2021
“There’s a crime wave in New York City… so it makes perfect sense to send a dozen cops to the arrest a man for not showing a vaccine card in Burger King,” wrote Tim Young, author, comedian, and columnist for the Washington Times.
There's a crime wave in New York City… so it makes perfect sense to send a dozen cops to the arrest a man for not showing a vaccine card in Burger King.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 28, 2021
Former Navy Intel Officer and current Senior Editor of Human Events Jack Posobiec tweeted:
“Liberals are cheering this
They were never anti-police
The Vaccine Crackdowns Have Begun.”
Liberals are cheering this
They were never anti-police
The Vaccine Crackdowns Have Begun pic.twitter.com/s2YjpoqogF
— Jack Posobiec ✝️ (@JackPosobiec) December 28, 2021
