7-Eleven Employees Use A Stick To Stop A Would-Be Thief Who Was Emptying Tobacco Products Into A Trash Can

A couple of 7-Eleven employees decided that they weren't just going to let a man walk out of their store with a trash can full of tobacco products. So they confronted him and eventually use a stick to hand out some instant justice.

The would-be thief was behind the counter with a trash can on wheels. He was wearing makeshift mask while grabbing all of the tobacco products that he could. As he did he would toss the stolen goods into the trash can.

Two 7-Eleven employees stop thief with giant stick (Image Credit: Ian Miles Cheong/Twitter)

A customer who witnessed the whole thing pulled out his phone and started recording. The thief continued as if this was completely normal. As he did so the two 7-Eleven employees decided to confront him.

The customer could be heard telling the two 7-Eleven employees that there was nothing they could do to stop the thief. He told them that they had to wait for the police. The two employees had other thoughts about the situation.

They weren't going to let the man leave with the stolen goods. As the man attempted to roll his trash can filled with tobacco products out from behind the counter one of the employees grabbed the can and stopped him. The other grabbed a large stick.

The thief didn't know it, but he was in for a world of hurt. As the scene unfolded, the customer recording turned from legal advisor into a fan of the two employees. He started cheering them on as they used the stick to stop the thief, "Hell yeah, whoop his ass!"

This Guy Picked The Wrong 7-Eleven To Attempt To Steal From

The video surfaced Wednesday morning on social media, but it's not known when the incident took place. According to the Daily Mail, it appears as if it took place at a 7-Eleven in California.

Which good luck to the 7-Eleven employees if it did take place there. Don't be surprised if one, these two end up being fired and two, there's an investigation opened up into them for stopping the criminal with a stick.

They were supposed to quietly sit back and let the guy steal hundreds of dollars worth of products. Then they were supposed to gently assist him as he made his was out of the store.

I like my punishment handed out in a court of law as much as the next guy. But when you step behind the counter, and start making threats, while clearly stealing items off of the shelf you could find yourself on the wrong side of a giant stick.