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So, this happened today at work... [View all] Progressive Jones Feb 2019 OP
Oh my goodness, this really happened to you?! manor321 Feb 2019 #1
All four of us, so far in this thread, thinks Cha Feb 2019 #7
I didn't see where the OP stated conclusively misanthrope Feb 2019 #74
My rule: Politics should never be discussed at work, unless MH1 Feb 2019 #98
At one time I was a nursing supervisor in a hospital. TNNurse Feb 2019 #113
Someone with anger like this Scarsdale Feb 2019 #130
The company is exposing themselves Mr.Bill Feb 2019 #114
It is never excusable to assault someone over mere words. The Mouth Feb 2019 #116
Did they terminate him or what? DontBooVote Feb 2019 #2
Yes, Was He Fired? itcfish Feb 2019 #106
Wow! Are you ok? That is some pretty serious stuff right there! smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #3
Wow! I was laughing until.. Cha Feb 2019 #4
Wow! I mean wow. First glad you are okay. MLAA Feb 2019 #5
He needs to be fired. How dare he touch you! This muthafucka needs to learn to use his UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #6
And you believed this? cwydro Feb 2019 #154
Don't respond to me again. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #157
Lol, best put me on ignore then. cwydro Feb 2019 #160
Sorry. Glad you are more or less OK. Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2019 #8
Good God Ohiogal Feb 2019 #9
Nonsense. These idiots have always been here. Trump is just the excuse Volaris Feb 2019 #54
He needs to be summarily dismissed. Otherwise keep options open. He could return with a gun. onecaliberal Feb 2019 #10
Agreed. FirstLight Feb 2019 #18
"He's clearly unstable." after talking to MAGA Cultist about Red Don's middle class tax increase ... uponit7771 Feb 2019 #20
Most of what I'm seeing from them JustAnotherGen Feb 2019 #88
+1, I lived in a red state and the SALT cap includes the fair taxes that was given non state tax ... uponit7771 Feb 2019 #92
Funny thing. There were reports that the higher incomes, ie. most with 2 homes, were Republicans. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #96
+1, IE; OC CA, OP KS, Norther Chi, Northern Easter DFW turned blue. Those people caught uponit7771 Feb 2019 #97
That's not true JustAnotherGen Feb 2019 #110
I live in NJ. I've got family and friends in every county and I am politically active. It's true. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #119
I have a house in Nassau County, NY dhol82 Feb 2019 #126
Oh my god that's alot lostnfound Feb 2019 #138
Yup. We are screwed! dhol82 Feb 2019 #141
Sorry krkaufman Feb 2019 #142
Yup. dhol82 Feb 2019 #143
I agree. The guy sounds violent and unstable. Blue_true Feb 2019 #21
If he didn't get fired the boss is an idiot. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #11
Sounds like the guy's tendency toward violence is known by supervisors. Blue_true Feb 2019 #24
Tell the boss you don't feel safe and the magahat... brush Feb 2019 #12
+1 MontanaMama Feb 2019 #50
At work it's always safeinOhio Feb 2019 #13
My bet is the bosses are afraid of the MAGAT. Blue_true Feb 2019 #25
Its important to talk politics today - national emergency EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #53
Violence Fuzzpope Feb 2019 #14
That guy has gotta go Leith Feb 2019 #15
The MAGAT sounds like a really dangerous person. Blue_true Feb 2019 #26
I am glad you're OK Lifelong Protester Feb 2019 #16
you should have called the cops nini Feb 2019 #17
Somebody in the office should have called the cops! calimary Feb 2019 #64
I would call them too nini Feb 2019 #102
Sucks you had to go through with that. But exposing a MAGAhole? Worth it! Initech Feb 2019 #19
The guy sounds really dangerous. His bosses are likely afraid of him for that reason. Blue_true Feb 2019 #29
True. Initech Feb 2019 #35
Yep. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #39
Scary situation UpInArms Feb 2019 #22
Man, you need to watch that guy. Blue_true Feb 2019 #23
Yeah I'd be making a trip to the local police department ASAP. Initech Feb 2019 #27
You Should Have Filed Charges Against Him, Because Strategery ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2019 #28
+1 eom LittleGirl Feb 2019 #118
I hope he doesn't get off scott free for assaulting you Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #30
Jesus H!!!!! 3catwoman3 Feb 2019 #31
A small manufacturing firm. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2019 #38
Oh, there's something being manufactured here alright. nt Codeine Feb 2019 #150
Yup. cwydro Feb 2019 #151
One of DU's Nazi stalkers actually put a YouTube video Codeine Feb 2019 #155
The guy has to go Demobrat Feb 2019 #32
Me too! mjvpi Feb 2019 #33
Watch. Your. Back. Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #34
So sorry you were assaulted for speaking the truth kimbutgar Feb 2019 #36
You know what they call a jerk like that in my neighborhood? world wide wally Feb 2019 #37
I call the guy violent, really violent. And seem to be unstable to boot. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #40
That too world wide wally Feb 2019 #43
In my neighborhood they call him "imaginary." nt Codeine Feb 2019 #152
Whoa dude! Glamrock Feb 2019 #41
Wtf is wrong with someone who can't talk smack back and resorts to violence over something like that lunasun Feb 2019 #42
Same guy at Breakfast aeromanKC Feb 2019 #44
Thank you very much for that aeromanKC Feb 2019 #61
The MagaGuy needs to be fired. PufPuf23 Feb 2019 #45
Holy shit! denvine Feb 2019 #46
what a day! Sancho Feb 2019 #47
Please, consider seeing a doc and notify law enforcement Julian Englis Feb 2019 #48
I hope you are okay and he in unemployed. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #49
Whoa! I really hope that guy got fired. I usually prefer restraint ecstatic Feb 2019 #51
You Should Sue Him... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #52
"Fire him or I sue the company for tolerating a hostile work environment" RocketJSquirrel Feb 2019 #55
WOW! I guess he "can't handle the truth." LOL. He's lucky you didn't press charges. Wow. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #56
A general brawl in the breakroom with injuries and no one got fired? Hekate Feb 2019 #57
Lol. cwydro Feb 2019 #79
agreed obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #85
Yup, poster is just having some fun here.. likesmountains 52 Feb 2019 #139
This event sends a very bad signal to other employees... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #58
Zero tolerance for workplace violence and assault. For your protection, a record needs to be NBachers Feb 2019 #59
ABSOLUTELY THIS. susanna Feb 2019 #78
Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #133
He is a danger to people and needs to be off the street. ooky Feb 2019 #60
i would consider at least going to the police station orleans Feb 2019 #62
OMG!!!! ailsagirl Feb 2019 #63
Wrong decision flying-skeleton Feb 2019 #65
omfg immediate termination wtf TalenaGor Feb 2019 #66
Make sure he doesn't follow you home.... Bayard Feb 2019 #67
Cool story, bro. cwydro Feb 2019 #68
Make sure that lunatic is fired. sarcasmo Feb 2019 #69
I'm so sorry you had to go through this bdjhawk Feb 2019 #70
These MAGAts are very emboldened and are getting super dangerous! bobbieinok Feb 2019 #71
I am so glad you are all right. Doreen Feb 2019 #72
WTF? Indykatie Feb 2019 #73
I do think you should press assault charges. Crunchy Frog Feb 2019 #75
what if he gets violent with someone else ? JI7 Feb 2019 #76
This message was self-deleted by its author Raine Feb 2019 #77
You should have had him arrested. bobGandolf Feb 2019 #80
You should have had him arrested. bobGandolf Feb 2019 #81
Why don't you answer anyone's questions here? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #82
Like I mentioned - very similar story a while ago. cwydro Feb 2019 #83
Almost same exact story posted a few moths agos obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #86
Thank you. I remembered it too. cwydro Feb 2019 #89
Must've been a long day. johnp3907 Feb 2019 #90
Lol, these "anecdotes " are endlessly amusing. cwydro Feb 2019 #94
I just noticed that too nini Feb 2019 #103
It's a habit with this person apparently. cwydro Feb 2019 #105
I wonder about that too Raine Feb 2019 #129
You didn't press charges? Dorian Gray Feb 2019 #84
Forgive me if I have a hard time believing this, for reasons the above poster said. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #87
And the OP has not commented anymore Mr.Bill Feb 2019 #115
You should have gotten the police involved. He is clearly violent and sounds like someone Luciferous Feb 2019 #91
He had a box knife in his hand? Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2019 #93
Cool story, bro. Lol. Nt raccoon Feb 2019 #95
That's terrible. Really. What a story! MineralMan Feb 2019 #99
And people on DU wonder how Trump voters can fall for fake news so easily. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #108
No shit. cwydro Feb 2019 #109
Hook, line, sinker sarisataka Feb 2019 #100
Lol. cwydro Feb 2019 #101
There's always one. Codeine Feb 2019 #121
Not a stable individual ... threatening with a deadly wepaon. lpbk2713 Feb 2019 #104
Looks like his stupidity trumped his stability Blue Owl Feb 2019 #107
I can't believe you didn't press charges. He could do this to some else. He needs to be put vsrazdem Feb 2019 #111
that happened to me too in 2005 mikeysnot Feb 2019 #112
Report this F-up to the FBI Miigwech Feb 2019 #117
Oh come on, man. Codeine Feb 2019 #120
Magaboy should have gotten fired. I wouldn't want that kind of liability working in my business. Vinca Feb 2019 #122
Cool.... progressoid Feb 2019 #123
Where did OP go? Doremus Feb 2019 #124
Told his "cool story, bro" and stood back to watch, perhaps? Hekate Feb 2019 #132
Sure seems like it. I don't know what else it could be... Doremus Feb 2019 #144
Maybe the next person Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #125
Give the boss a little room to work, folks. Mopar151 Feb 2019 #127
you NEED to report this.. we cant let the magats get away with this stuff.... samnsara Feb 2019 #128
He can't report it Codeine Feb 2019 #134
Well yeah, lol. Except he posted the same thing a while ago. cwydro Feb 2019 #136
Im retired now but my former employer had a zero tolerance policy towards violence. Itchinjim Feb 2019 #131
Cool story. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #135
With a deliberately provoking Merry Xmas doormat to go with it.... Hekate Feb 2019 #145
Wow! jimlup Feb 2019 #137
I'll take "Things That Never Happened" for $500, Alex A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #140
I started feeling bad after reading everyone Horse with no Name Feb 2019 #146
You are correct Heretic, but the prize goes to Maru in post #82. n/t Lucid Dreamer Feb 2019 #147
Impossible to report something that didn't actually happen Raine Feb 2019 #148
The "commie" bit was way over the top lol. cwydro Feb 2019 #149
They are losing their shit DUgosh Feb 2019 #153
Don't share it, man. Codeine Feb 2019 #156
And then he threw bleach on me!! nt Codeine Feb 2019 #158
Ha. cwydro Feb 2019 #159
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