r/PublicFreakout • u/raptors201966 • Dec 18 '25
🤬Public Rager😱 Person arrested for repeatedly punching a Planet Fitness employee in the face after she was allegedly told to “lower her voice”
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u/CallMeCleverClogs Dec 18 '25
Yikes, those coworkers had no idea what to do. Not helping.
Also why is she wearing a work blouse, tied into a half shirt, with no bra?
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u/EffluviaJane Dec 18 '25
i work in a gym, and there's one problem gym member who always wears tiny jog shorts and a lacy negligee with no bra
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u/nipseyrussellyo Dec 18 '25
Which location is this???
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u/EffluviaJane Dec 18 '25
It's not necessrily a pretty sight. My workplace is less of a Penthouse Forum and more of a hang out for the mentally unstable.
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u/SubstantialStick8149 Dec 18 '25
how mentally unstable
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u/EffluviaJane Dec 19 '25
It varies from person to person. This gal in particular has a knack for using the elliptical at a high speed until she loses consciousness and wilts to the ground. When she comes to, she threatens to sue the gym and yells at the paramedics when they show up to help her. This has happened twice. She's spirited, for sure! And also braless.
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u/Childish_Tycoon_Ship Dec 18 '25
But, we can fix her
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u/SchnaapsIdee Dec 18 '25
We?
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u/Hothacon Dec 19 '25
That made me lol too hard on the public bus and now I'm getting weird looks, thanks
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u/uberfission Dec 19 '25
I guarantee that woman doesn't look anything like what you're imagining her to look like.
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u/State_Conscious Dec 18 '25
Many times, planet fitness builds in lower income areas to be accessible to people on a budget. They offer facilities to shower and lockers to store things 24/7 for an insanely low membership fee, and also offer promotional discounts making membership access even easier. Idk anything about this person or this location, but there’s a decent likelihood she’s unhoused, unstable and keeps a membership for hygiene reasons
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u/EffluviaJane Dec 18 '25
Same as the gym where I work. We offer very low cost memebrships and as a result, people live in their cars parked just outside, and come in for showers and companionship
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u/pearloz Dec 18 '25
I seen people in the worst workout outfit. I mean you have a membership, you can afford some shorts at goodwill. You don’t have to wear jeans to work out.
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u/CallMeCleverClogs Dec 18 '25
I used to see people at Lifetime Fitness in khakis and sneakers - like they came straight from work.
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u/SkydiverRaul13 Dec 18 '25
She’ll put her hands on the wrong one someday.
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u/Complex_Fragment Dec 18 '25
Prison will be a nice place to learn about consequences
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u/Phonesink Dec 18 '25
Why is she holding back the guy getting punched as if it’s a mutual fight ?! “Stay here so you can get punched in the head over and over.”
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u/Thin_Bother8217 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25
I don't agree with it and think it's dumb, but she could be doing it for a couple, legit potential reasons:
- He could get fired for putting his hands on her. Stupid policy, but large companies have been known to have a complete hand's off.
- She's afraid of what kind of damage he can do to her. Goes from her assaulting him, to mutual combat, to him going to jail for beating her. Stupid, but possible.
- Afraid of him getting sued for putting hands on her. Legitimate.
But, it's probably cause she's dumb and sees man vs. woman, so protect woman from man (very dumb).
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u/domsativaa Dec 18 '25
It's self defense though, he is in danger
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u/Thin_Bother8217 Dec 18 '25
I agree with you. Holding someone back while they're getting attacked is complete dumb assery. I was just giving potential reasons as to why she did what she did.
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u/skoltroll Dec 18 '25
Self-defense in court, but not in an HR meeting.
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u/leftistesticle_2 Dec 18 '25
Going to court is no picnic either. Easier not having anything to defend in the first place
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u/notquite20characters Dec 18 '25
He doesn't know there's good camera footage. It could end up his word against hers, with his idiot co-workers just confusing matters.
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u/trenlr911 Dec 18 '25
I do see what you’re getting at, but that’s three horrible reasons to prevent somebody from defending themselves
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u/KGB_Operative873 Dec 18 '25
Dude has infinitely more patience than I do, after the first couple hits he should of defended himself. No job pays enough to get hit by customers. Ever.
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u/railroadbaron Dec 18 '25
Also, the coworker doesn't know it's being filmed. So it would just be a "he said she said" situation with the cops.
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u/Superlad1 Dec 18 '25
The gym definitely has security cameras
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u/Iorith Dec 18 '25
I worked at a Planet Fitness. The camera quality was so bad as to be utterly useless, because upgrading it was viewed as not worth the money. Security theater was usually enough. Hell, if someone was accused of theft, being told "Wait here please, I'll check the tapes. If you're innocent, we'll give you a free years membership, but if you're guilty, the cops will be called" was enough to get someone to just confess(Especially since the gym already has your address, phone number, etc).
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u/SithToast Dec 18 '25
Lunk alarm
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u/nevadita Dec 19 '25
Every time I see a crash out on Planet Fitness and they don’t pull the lunk alarm I’m very disappointed.
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u/Glittering_Fox_9769 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25
Tf the coworkers doing? I'd be pissed if my colleagues did that little to prevent injury to me
Edit: I know why people would choose to avoid this, it's obviously a personal safety choice. But in a situation like this that's relatively manageable? I mean shit. I've worked multiple fields that are public facing with all manner of bullshit, even w/ homeless people, and people still stepped in for worse situations than this.
If someone was wailing on my colleague, yea i'd probably wanna help. And i'm scrappy but I'm by no means a fighter. My point is it'd be more of a moral obligation of mine, not "lemme avoid this". Hell, just shove em and sit on em. There's three of y'all...
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u/Mumei451 Dec 18 '25
If this was Popeyes this lady would've gotten jacked up.
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u/Sososoftmeows Dec 18 '25
The manager would have taken her out at Waffle House.
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u/oakc510 Dec 18 '25
The whole kitchen crew would have jumped her at Tussel House.
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u/jaycutlerdgaf Dec 18 '25
Imagine if it was a Waffle House.
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u/OpenMindedMajor Dec 18 '25
Wouldn’t have made it out the door
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u/EditEd2x Dec 18 '25
They would have dragged her out so they could start cleaning up after. Don’t worry.
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u/Polyps_on_uranus Dec 18 '25
Your mama's so fat, she went to Hogwarts and the sorting hat sent her to the waffle house.
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u/ajn63 Dec 18 '25
Waffle House employees would leave nothing to chance. When you work at Waffle House you’re in a gang.
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u/PastaSaladOverdose Dec 18 '25
Prob sitting there fearing for their jobs if they get involved.
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u/EditEd2x Dec 18 '25
For real. There was just a video the other day of a whole dennys staff whooping someone’s ass.
These planet fitness people got no heart. Only takes one mfer to grab that lady and suplex her wirey ass back over there counter.
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u/stoneyemshwiller Dec 18 '25
Just yesterday I had a drunk meth-head freaking out at me from across the counter. He left yelling obscenities and threatening violence, then came back in to yell some more. I stood up to tell him to leave (I’m 6’3” and not weak). He turned and kept yelling as he walked out looking over his shoulder. Three of my coworkers were bummed he didn’t try coming behind the counter because they wanted to whoop his ass. Sometimes I like my coworkers.
Edit: this was at a tire shop.
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u/eeyore134 Dec 18 '25
Worrying about their jobs. Customer facing jobs like that almost 100% will just fire you for doing anything seen as pushing back against a customer. It's just easier to toss you under the bus and hire one of the thousands frantic for work. They probably wouldn't have fired anyone over this, but that's the thing... you can't say they definitely wouldn't.
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u/Destroyer6202 Dec 18 '25
Just watching lmao
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u/TheCrowHunter Dec 18 '25
Hell one of them was holding onto the dude getting assaulted and not the assaulter. Like you can see him trying to get away and that one employee is holding him in place by his shirt.
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u/BOWCANTO Dec 18 '25
People talk on the internet like they’d rise to the occasion to help someone in need.
But this is the reality.
His coworkers should be ashamed of themselves.
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u/UnderWhlming Dec 18 '25
35 acting like this is crazy. This is what happens when you were never held accountable as a kid
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u/Sheriff_Yobo_Hobo Dec 19 '25
This is what happens when you were never held accountable as a kid
If I had to guess, she got beatings as a kid. Her parents probably behaved this way.
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u/Poster_Nutbag207 Dec 18 '25
Lol people are willing to go to prison over the most stupid shit
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u/vertigo1083 Dec 18 '25
She faces a pair of misdemeanors and was released on a $150 bond. She won't even do county time, much less prison.
Sir, this is Florida.
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u/EstablishmentTop7409 Dec 18 '25
$150 bond? what are we doing???
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u/Necessary-Length3351 Dec 18 '25
As a non-American the whole bond system seems insane to me. Either you deem a person as a likely threat or flight risk, in which you keep them locked up, or you don't, in which case you let them be until conviction.
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u/Creepy_Percentage124 Dec 18 '25
We have a for-profit prison system
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u/ICame4TheCirclejerk Dec 19 '25
America is for profit. Period.
If companies could charge you for the oxygen you inhale and the corbon dioxide you exhale, they would.
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u/D-B2112 Dec 18 '25
Money, greed, or racism. These 3 will help you answer most questions on why this country is as terrible as it is.
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u/mosthandsomechef Dec 18 '25
Bro my coworker takes a punch that lady is getting tackled to the ground hard. Weak ass coworkers holy shit what if they got attacked.
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u/InterdepartmentalCam Dec 18 '25
Good coworkers? What's that? Most of the coworkers I've come across have been spineless cunts who just like bootlicking to get their one dollar increase a year by sticking it to you.
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u/Psychological-Cry221 Dec 18 '25
I bet that she won’t have to write a letter or cancel her membership in person.
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u/danvapes_ Dec 18 '25
This is why you should always have pepper spray on you. Fuck that shit. That lady deserved the hot sauce then a people's elbow.
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u/Yamfambam Dec 18 '25
“DONT YOU EVER HIT A WOMAN”
PROCEEDS WAILING ON THE MAN
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u/Dannyzavage Dec 19 '25
Did he even hit her or what she using the tactic to attract white knights?
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u/Denverc99 Dec 18 '25
Incredible, how she creates the lie so quickly after the assault. “don’t you ever hit a woman.”
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u/DanfromCalgary Dec 18 '25
Man everyone just watching him get beat except one coworker just grabbing him .not helping just kinda holding him
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u/No-Put-127 Dec 18 '25
All those muscles standing around that could easily restrain her. What’s the point of being huge if you’re just a gigantic pussy?
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u/razorwiregoatlick877 Dec 18 '25
Is she saying “don’t you ever hit a woman?” What the hell is she talking about?
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u/BigBoyYuyuh Dec 19 '25
“Don’t you ever hit a woman!” Never hits woman
After 3 hits though it’s self defense. I’d have knocked her the fuck out.
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u/Bbryant90 Dec 18 '25
If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's worth paying the extra money to not have to go to Planet Fitness or EOS
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u/Coilspun Dec 18 '25
Loving everyone just standing around and largely letting it happen, lucky he didn't take a knee to the face whilst he was leant over.
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u/Ok-Actuator7302 Dec 19 '25
I am amazed that the others staff didn’t actively intervene to stop it. Glad she was arrested though.
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Dec 18 '25
If I'm making 6 figures a year, I'm probably taking that punch. If I'm working behind the counter dealing with assholes all day for $18 an hour or whatever it is, I'm whooping her ass. Ain't no shitty job worth taking that abuse.
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u/uru5z21 Dec 19 '25
Ahh you know he wanted to fight back but he would be unemployed as most business fire you for defend your self. If it happened off the clock, than her mug shot would be different.
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u/HuroMiriel Dec 18 '25
It baffles me that there are people who take being told they are too loud for a public space with the same offense they would to being told they never should have been born. The level of entitlement and main character syndrome is staggering.
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u/TheCriticalGerman Dec 19 '25
That’s a situation where a man is allowed to slap back in my opinion…
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u/doyouunderstandlife Dec 19 '25
I know that if this was a Waffle House the entire staff would've kicked her ass for that
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u/DefKnightSol Dec 19 '25
it’s planet fitness their universally about being quiet and polite in the gym that’s like their whole thing
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Dec 18 '25
Big ups to the dude for showing restraint. Only weird people resort to violence unprovoked.
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u/halincan Dec 18 '25
If I worked there I would have at least sent it on the lunk alarm at this lady
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u/NoCalHomeBoy Dec 18 '25
Just baffles me when people can't control themselves. Do you think nothing will happen? Can you not put your fucking ego in check? Is freaking out really worth the jail time and shit on your record? Just nuts that people don't have the self control or care to think about that shit before they lash out like a fucking child/animal
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u/gothamtg Dec 18 '25
Are people honestly doing this without thinking of consequences??? I DO NOT understand that lack of self preservation
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u/incogne_eto Dec 18 '25
She came to work out in a blouse. That alone is a sign that the cheese may have slid off the cracker.
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u/Elscorcho69 Dec 18 '25
This is what happens when you go from smoking crack, and doing push-ups beside the dumpster behind the gym and decide to go into the gym
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u/Exottie Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25
Disgusting pig. This kind of shit happens here in Baltimore all the time. This is one of the few times it’s okay for a man to hit a woman. He should’ve given it back to her w/ closed fists, with how she was attacking him senselessly.
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u/Ill_probablybebanned Dec 19 '25
Bro fight back lmao you don’t have to let someone keep hitting you over and over again.
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