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Four foul-mouthed women have been filmed harassing a San Diego food vendor over the price of his $7 hot dogs – with one even licking food she hadn’t bought.
A clip of the bullying sees the four young women – who appear to be worse for wear – haranguing the Hispanic vendor, with one of the quartet calling him a loser.
The women, whose identities have not been confirmed, then hurl the food around his cart while another threatens: ‘If you charge me $7, I’m going to f**k you over.’
The vendor, identified as Andrés Argüelles Álvarez, initially remains calm and can be heard pleading with them to stop and to keep away from his cart. He did nothing to provoke the onslaught of abuse, eyewitnesses said.
At one point, one of the women can bee seen picking up some of the ingredients, before licking it together with her fingers, then placing it back down on the cart’s hot plate. Other women could be seen pawing and eating food on the hot plate too, with their unhygienic behavior prompting Alvarez to lash out at them.
A group of four Cal State students have been caught on video harassing a street vendor in San Diego
The girls appeared to be very drunk while they taunted the food vendor in San Diego
Street food vendor Andrés Argüelles Álvarez, who is Mexican, pleads with the women to stay away from his cart
‘Can you move please?’ Álvarez ask as the women laugh in his face.
‘She’s not doing anything to be honest,’ one of the women responds, slurring her words as she speaks.
‘We’re not doing anything,’ another of the women protest.
‘But what if we want another hot dog, should we move? No we should not!’ the most vocal of the women states loudly. ‘Should we move sir? No we should not!’ she continues.
Another woman who had been relatively quiet then reaches over with her arm to try and grab another piece of food angering Alvarez.
‘Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop!’ he yells while thrusting a set of cooking tongs towards them as he gestures for the women back away from his cart once and for all.
One of the women can be heard saying ‘If you charge me $7, I’m going to f**k you over’
One of the women can be seen picking up a food item from the cart and licking it, together with her fingers before putting it back on the grill
The students’ universities have now initiated a probe into the conduct of the four individuals, although so far they have refused to confirm the identity of any of those responsible for the harassment.
According to the LA Times, one of the women is a former Cal State San Marcos student, and another is a former student.
A third woman who filmed the incident also studies there. Cal State declined to provide their names, but said an investigation is ongoing, and condemned the behavior.
The argument appeared to kick off when the women became unhappy after learning of the cost of Álvarez’s $7 hot dogs.
The foursome demanded Alvarez sell them at a cheaper price to which he refused and asked them to leave.
But the women appeared to be having too much fun taunting the vendor and they began touching, throwing and eating the food that was cooking on the grill.
‘They grabbed my bacon with their hand, all my vegetables, everything I use,’ Álvarez told Telemundo.
In this shot one of the women can be seen throwing the vendor’s ingredients around his cart
The woman on the right can be seen licking a piece of food which she then proceeded to place back onto the hot plate
Another of the women then reached over the grill in an attempt to snatch more food for herself
‘People realized all the dirty things they were doing and it disgusted them. They no longer wanted to buy more.
‘They realized that I was Mexican, that I didn’t speak English very well, and they thought, ‘Ah, we can attack him,” Álvarez beleives.
One woman who witnessed the incident, Morgan McBrearty, said she saw the women ‘were already there harassing Andrés.’
McBrearty told NBC News that she stepped in to defend Alvarez ‘after I repeatedly heard and saw them talking to him in rude and condescending tones’ and grabbing food off his cart.
But even by the time McBrearty had walked away, ‘the girls were still continuing to harass him’.
The women showed no regard for the food vendor who had to ultimately raise his voice for them to back off
One woman can be seen picking up the food with her hands, before licking her fingers
Another student who shot the footage, Riley Kaufman, said Alvarez ‘did nothing to provoke this. It was just the girls coming into it angry and drunk and ready to start something.’
‘The hotdog vendor is also the sweetest man,’ the Kaufman added.
San Diego State University has released a statement noting how while it has not been confirmed whether the other two students in the video were from SDSU, it is nevertheless conducting an investigation. ‘We are appreciative of those who quickly reported this incident to the university. The actions of those in the video are upsetting and inappropriate.
Alvarez believes he may have been picked on because he is Mexican
‘While individual names have been shared online, it is not yet confirmed that those involved are SDSU students. SDSU’s Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities is reviewing the video and is asking anyone who has specific information about what happened and those involved to report information as soon as possible
‘SDSU holds members of its community to standards of conduct regarding individual and community safety, and the behaviors of those in the video are not reflective of how we expect our community members to behave.’
California State University San Marcos released a similar statement saying: ‘The actions in this video are extremely disrespectful to the vendor and go against the university’s values and how we expect members of our community to behave,’ said Margaret Chantung, spokesperson for Cal State San Marcos.
‘Our dean of students is looking into the matter to more fully determine what happened.’
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