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I mean seriously, are you related to him? This is such a weird take on the video. He came in like a raging lunatic. Nothing the minor children behind the counter said was going to make him calm down. He has at least one teen, he knows those kids are filming/taking pics of everything.

Plenty of us have kids with allergies and know the smoothie places are notorious for cross contamination. Restaurants based on blenders are no good for allergies. This was his mistake which HE needs to take responsibility for, not the girls behind the counter.

You need to read, watch unedited clips, and use non-biased sources. One cropped clip from a leaning source doesn't give the whole picture. Stop making lies about literate people being related, married, or friends of his. By IP address, this is a DMV site with DMV posters. Nobody is saying he was thinking with his brain and not his fear/emotion and he clearly made a mistake. It is infuriating that the world's most escalating and incompetent employees are being called "heros". Also victims, yes, but I don't see you putting your hard-earned money into hiring them.

Omg. You are related! I win! Smoothies for everyone!

I'm the first poster who was asked if I was related to him. No, I'm not related to him. I an immigrant myself, who speaks with an accent and in spite of his racism, I feel sorry for him since he was upset that his son could have died. He made a bad judgement but did not deserve to go viral and lose his job over this. Those kids were not heroes that others are making them out to be.

Yeah not buying it. No one is claiming they are heroes only that he has anger issues and deserves everything that is happening to him. When you see him tonight tell him it will be ok. You still love him.

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Anonymous wrote:Has Robek's released a statement?

I'm curious too. I hope these teens were also fired for putting peanut butter in the smoothie. They deserve to be fired for negligence too.

You don't fire an employee for making something incorrectly. The customer asks for it to be remade or not charged for the item when the customer notices the the mistake.

Pretty common issue and why many with severe allergies don't eat out.

Exactly! My kid and I have food allergies, we do not go to Robeks because of cross contamination. He is totally out of line!

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Anonymous wrote:Has Robek's released a statement?

I'm curious too. I hope these teens were also fired for putting peanut butter in the smoothie. They deserve to be fired for negligence too.

Dream on. They made an honest mistake if they did. If your kid is deathly allergic to peanuts be a responsible parent and don’t buy food at a place that serves peanuts. It’s not rocket science.

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Anonymous wrote:Has Robek's released a statement?

I'm curious too. I hope these teens were also fired for putting peanut butter in the smoothie. They deserve to be fired for negligence too.

You don't fire an employee for making something incorrectly. The customer asks for it to be remade or not charged for the item when the customer notices the the mistake.

Pretty common issue and why many with severe allergies don't eat out.

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Anonymous wrote:And I am a parent of a girl. If my DD made a mistake that could have caused someone's life, I would hope I raised her well enough to show some concern and not be flippant about it.

So you raised your kid to let someone rage at her when she didn't actually make a mistake? They made the smoothie as per the request: no peanut butter. Nobody ever mentioned an allergy to them.

Those kids made a mistake, otherwise his kid would not be in the hospital.

The girl said in the interview that she was not sure if someone added peanut butter. Kids are liars and I bet they made a mistake and were covering themselves. He asked for no peanut butter, but he did get peanut butter in it if his son landed up in the hospital after 2 epi-pen shots.

And no, I am not related to him.

They're never going to be able to prove whether there was cross-contamination or actual peanut butter in the smoothie. That is why allergy parents keep saying that they don't trust these places under the best of circumstances because the entire store and equipment has the potential to be contaminated with nut debris or residue. It is simply not safe for highly allergic people, and I cannot for the life of me grasp how any parent would think that was an acceptable risk to take. Like you, James Ianazzo is trying to pin the blame for his awful behavior on other people.

My dad had life-threatening allergies and suffered an allergic reaction that eventually led to his death after eating food prepared at a cafe that he went to every day. Very different situation, obviously, but it literally never occurred to me or my siblings to go to the cafe and berate or attack the workers. For one, we were too busy worrying about our dad.

This guy is unstable and dangerous, and it's totally appropriate that his unhinged behavior has impacted his employment. How many people want to take financial advice from a guy who goes after young kids working at a smoothie shop?

Male rage has zero place in society. His reaction was inexcusable and totally unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:Has Robek's released a statement?

I'm curious too. I hope these teens were also fired for putting peanut butter in the smoothie. They deserve to be fired for negligence too.

A spokesperson for Robeks released a statement about the incident saying:

"At Robeks, our priority is to protect both store team members and guests. The company and its franchisees have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior, and we are thankful that the franchisee’s team members were not physically hurt. We appreciate the swift action by law enforcement and the judicial system in pursuing criminal charges for this unacceptable behavior." https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/man-throws-things-at-fairfield-robeks-employees-after-son-has-allergic-reaction-to-smoothie-pd/2697114/

Anonymous wrote:Has Robek's released a statement?

I'm curious too. I hope these teens were also fired for putting peanut butter in the smoothie. They deserve to be fired for negligence too.

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Anonymous wrote:And I am a parent of a girl. If my DD made a mistake that could have caused someone's life, I would hope I raised her well enough to show some concern and not be flippant about it.

So you raised your kid to let someone rage at her when she didn't actually make a mistake? They made the smoothie as per the request: no peanut butter. Nobody ever mentioned an allergy to them.

Those kids made a mistake, otherwise his kid would not be in the hospital.

The girl said in the interview that she was not sure if someone added peanut butter. Kids are liars and I bet they made a mistake and were covering themselves. He asked for no peanut butter, but he did get peanut butter in it if his son landed up in the hospital after 2 epi-pen shots.

And no, I am not related to him.

Has Robek's released a statement?

Anonymous wrote:My friends whose kids have anaphylactic peanut allergy DO NOT EAT at restaurants that use peanut oil or peanut butter and they would never ever ever risk ordering something with peanut butter clearly listed as an ingredient and then just hope it wasn’t included upon request. No way. I have one friend whose kids have never and will never even go to Chick-fil-A because they use peanut oil for the fries and chicken and it’s too risky. His kid’s reaction is due to his parental negligence. Throwing a smoothie at an employee is assault. Loser. L

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This.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. The kids made a mistake, he made one. But now he is out of a job and that will affect his family. Not condoning his behavior but I kind of feel sorry that people get fired and their life gets ruined over an incident like this.

I have a teen. This guy was threatening these girls and out of control. Him trying to break into the back room and throwing things is insane. I DO NOT feel sorry for this person. If he got back in that room, I have no doubt he would have assaulted one of those girls.

I wonder if you are a parent? I would bet you don’t have a teen girl.

Parent with a preteen girl

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I mean seriously, are you related to him? This is such a weird take on the video. He came in like a raging lunatic. Nothing the minor children behind the counter said was going to make him calm down. He has at least one teen, he knows those kids are filming/taking pics of everything.

Plenty of us have kids with allergies and know the smoothie places are notorious for cross contamination. Restaurants based on blenders are no good for allergies. This was his mistake which HE needs to take responsibility for, not the girls behind the counter.

You need to read, watch unedited clips, and use non-biased sources. One cropped clip from a leaning source doesn't give the whole picture. Stop making lies about literate people being related, married, or friends of his. By IP address, this is a DMV site with DMV posters. Nobody is saying he was thinking with his brain and not his fear/emotion and he clearly made a mistake. It is infuriating that the world's most escalating and incompetent employees are being called "heros". Also victims, yes, but I don't see you putting your hard-earned money into hiring them.

Omg. You are related! I win! Smoothies for everyone!

I'm the first poster who was asked if I was related to him. No, I'm not related to him. I an immigrant myself, who speaks with an accent and in spite of his racism, I feel sorry for him since he was upset that his son could have died. He made a bad judgement but did not deserve to go viral and lose his job over this. Those kids were not heroes that others are making them out to be.

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Anonymous wrote:
I mean seriously, are you related to him? This is such a weird take on the video. He came in like a raging lunatic. Nothing the minor children behind the counter said was going to make him calm down. He has at least one teen, he knows those kids are filming/taking pics of everything.

Plenty of us have kids with allergies and know the smoothie places are notorious for cross contamination. Restaurants based on blenders are no good for allergies. This was his mistake which HE needs to take responsibility for, not the girls behind the counter.

You need to read, watch unedited clips, and use non-biased sources. One cropped clip from a leaning source doesn't give the whole picture. Stop making lies about literate people being related, married, or friends of his. By IP address, this is a DMV site with DMV posters. Nobody is saying he was thinking with his brain and not his fear/emotion and he clearly made a mistake. It is infuriating that the world's most escalating and incompetent employees are being called "heros". Also victims, yes, but I don't see you putting your hard-earned money into hiring them.

Please post a link to the non edited version which shows the real story.