October 15th 2023.
Jasmine Adams, a 35-year-old woman, has filed a lawsuit against the owner/s of a Staten Island deli, the West Brighton Deli Grocery Corp., after she was mistakenly identified as a trans woman and brutally assaulted at the store.
On July 28, Jasmine, who identifies as openly bisexual, went to the bodega to purchase weed for a friend. She asked the clerk if $40 would be enough for the bundle, and the clerk, evidently thinking that she was haggling, became agitated and threw the bag of marijuana on the floor.
Jasmine asked for a refund and the man threatened to call the cops on her. He then called her a “tranvestite” and sprayed her with mace before physically attacking her. Video footage shows the man dragging her out by her braids, leaving her on the curb and kicking her in the face. Onlookers yelled at the man that he had taken the situation too far, while the employee returned to the store casually.
Jasmine described the ordeal as “malicious and emotionally” damaging. She is now seeking compensatory and punitive damages from the deli owner/s. The employee, who was never arrested or charged with a crime, is still employed at West Brighton Deli.
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