NORCROSS, Ga. – Waffle House has released the full video from a Waffle House in South Alabama after three white officers threw a black woman to the ground while arresting her.
The original clip of the arrest was viewed thousands of times on Facebook. Witnesses said the woman was asking for a manager after a worker canceled her order because she complained about a 50-cent charge for plastic utensils.
Much of the anger online focused on the fact that the woman's top was pulled down as she was being arrested.
The video outraged a lot of people all over the country, and many shared comments on Facebook that lead to a protest at Waffle House's headquarters in Gwinnett County on Monday.
Local activists gathered outside Waffle House's headquarters in Norcross demanding to hear from Waffle House leaders over the cell phone video showing the three officers wrestling the woman to the ground.
At one point, you can hear one officer say she's going to break her arm.
"As a consumer you have rights and if you want to ask for a manager, that's not being disruptive," one protester outside headquarters told 11Alive.
The protest moved inside after a Waffle House spokesperson invited the group to watch restaurant footage, they said, was provided to police. Officers said the video showed that the woman was drunk, tried to bring alcohol into the restaurant, and refused to leave when asked by workers.
Protestors were not satisfied and wanted more answers about the company's diversity training which Waffle House said is proprietary information.
A Waffle House spokesperson told the group employees followed protocol when calling police but the investigation is ongoing.
The protestors promised to launch a national boycott with another rally planned on May 4.
