Beatdown at Chuck E. Cheese's. No rats were harmed in the scuffle.

[Shockeye]

Man Tasered By Police In Salad Bar Dispute
Aurora Police Reviewing Incident At Chuck E. Cheese

POSTED: 8:55 am MST March 1, 2005

AURORA, Colo. -- Aurora police are reviewing a weekend incident in which a man accused of stealing salad from a Chuck E. Cheese salad bar was hit with a stun gun twice by officers.

The incident began at 4:05 p.m. Sunday when officers were called to the restaurant at 145005 East Exposition on a report of a larceny in progress.

Police talked to the Chuck E. Cheese manager who told them that a customer had refused to show proof that he had paid for food. The manager said the man was seen "loading" his plate at the salad bar.

The officers confronted Danon Gale, 29, who was at the restaurant with his children, aged 3 and 7. Patrons said the popular kids pizza parlor was packed with children and families at the time.

According to police, Gale was asked to step outside to discuss the incident.

"According to witnesses (Gale) refused to cooperate with police and a struggle ensued," said Larry Martinez, a police spokesman. He said that Gale became argumentative and shoved one of the officers, a fact disputed by another patron.

"One of the officers kept poking the gentleman in the chest," Felicia Mayo told the Rocky Mountain News.

She was there with her 7-year-old son. She told the newspaper that Gale told the officer "You don't have to do that." She said Gale never put his hands on the officer who was confronting him

The argument escalated until Gale was shoved into the lap of Mayor's sister, who was sitting two booths away, holding a 10-month-old baby. That's when police pulled out a Taser stun gun to subdue him.

"They beat this man in front of all these kids then Tased him in my sister's lap," Mayo told the newspaper. "They had no regard for the effect this would have on the kids. This is Chuck E. Cheese, you know."

Gale's two children were "screaming and hollering and crying" as Gale was tasered with two times with the stun gun.

Police arrested Gale as his children and other customers watched. They took him outside, leaving his children inside the restaurant.

Gale was arrested for investigation of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and trespassing.

His two children were picked up by a relative.

The manager of the restaurant declined comment and Gale said he couldn't talk about it, after hiring an attorney.

[WayAbvPar]

From that article, it sounds like a huge overreaction by everyone involved. He was probably tanked up on grape soda.

[Paelos]

I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to taze some of those little bastards in Chuck E. Cheese, but never the adults.

[HaemishM]

No, the adults you taze at the Little League baseball games.

[MrHat]

Just be careful when you're in Colorado.  The police aren't known for their negotiation skills.

[Signe]

I have had to start using Ben Gay pain relief patches on my neck since MrHat chose a new avatar.   :-(

It's entirely up to him, of course.

I'm just sayin'....

[Strazos]

I have had to start using Ben Gay pain relief patches on my neck since MrHat chose a new avatar.   :-(

It's entirely up to him, of course.

I'm just sayin'....

Speaking of which, who is it a pic of?

[MrHat]

I'm not telling.

Signe, I don't understand.

[Paelos]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

[MrHat]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

Ding Ding Ding.

Dammit, your monkey is dancing to the tune again!

[Shockeye]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

Paelos, I think you masturbate too much.

[Signe]

Oh, I thought it was Lara Croft and, no, I didn't know she was lying down.  I thought MrHat was being a prat.  Sorry, MrHat!  But she still hurts my neck.

[Paelos]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

Paelos, I think you masturbate too much.

She's hot, and obviously made-up. I did a quick google image of "victoria's secret models" and her name popped right up. I'm just a man, but feel free to worship my google-fu.

[HaemishM]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

Paelos, I think you masturbate too much.

No, that's just a silly thing to say.

[shiznitz]

She thinks it's sideways.

I don't know if she understands the model is lying down.

EDIT: And I believe the model is Adrianna Lima of Victoria's Secret.

Paelos, I think you masturbate too much.

Just wait until he is married!

[Paelos]

You people are a bowl full of cherries some days.

[Shockeye]

You people are a bowl full of cherries some days.

Is that anything like warm applie pie?

[MrHat]

You people are a bowl full of cherries some days.

Is that anything like warm applie pie?

I really am laughing out loud at that.

[Paelos]

You people are a bowl full of cherries some days.

Is that anything like warm applie pie?

 

[Shockeye]

Accused Salad Thief Drops Lawsuit

Aug 17, 2005 10:33 am US/Eastern

AURORA, Colo. (AP) A man who was hit with a Taser gun after police accused him of stealing a salad from Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant has reached a deal with the city.

Danon Gale, 29, agreed to drop his $500,000 civil-rights lawsuit in exchange for prosecutors dropping five of six charges filed against him. He pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace.

The city will pay his legal and medical bills—but Gale still has to pay a fine. “I was wrongfully arrested, beat up, Tasered, and now a $500 fine,” he said.

Police used a Taser on Gale in front of his children in February after employees accused him of trying to eat at the salad bar without paying.

The investigation concluded that Gale did pay for the salad, and the city apologized for what happened, blaming the restaurant for the confusion.

Dick Huston, executive vice president of CEC Entertainment Inc., of Irving, Texas, the corporate owner of Chuck E. Cheese, said Gale used the wrong type of plate to fill up at the salad bar and refused to provide a receipt that showed he had paid.

Gale had been facing a year in jail and $1,000 in fines before the deal.

[Evangolis]

Tasered for using the wrong plate.  And I bet you thought those lessons in proper table setting were useless, when really they were for your own protection.