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A 31-year-old man arrested for terrorizing McDonald’s patrons with an ax said he wasn’t “crazy” but said after a physical altercation with a stranger that “anyone would do it.” ‘, claims to have done that.
“I’m not free,” said Michael Palacios. New York Post interview After he was arrested over the weekend for an ax-wielding rampage inside a McDonald’s in Manhattan. Do you want to take it out and call 911?”
A video of a shirtless Palacios being beaten by three men after exchanging words inside McDonald’s went viral on Saturday, resulting in the 31-year-old man being charged with criminal mischief, three threats and two deaths. He was charged with criminal possession. weapon.
Palacios was released without bail after a brief stay in prison after being arrested for the attack, thanks to the state’s controversial bail reform legislation that recently came into force, The New York Post reported.
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“Everybody’s talking about how I should be put in jail,” Palacios said. I’m not going to make it racial just because I’m big and black.”
Palacios dismissed reports that he was angry with a woman who refused him, claiming the incident began when security refused him entry. McDonald’s toilet.
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“I’m like, ‘Yo bro, come on, open the bathroom,'” Palacios explained. “And I hear, ‘You don’t have to be mean about that.'” — Shut up. I didn’t even look back.I just said it and everything went “Oh, I’m going to slap you.”I was like, “Where are you going to slap me?” I was. ”
Palacios continued, “And in the end, I got sick of three guys backing me up and slapped one of them. It had nothing to do with attacking a woman.
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In the video, Palacios could be seen slapping a man in the face and breaking a glass partition with an ax.
Despite the violent nature of the ax-wielding attack, Palacios suggested to the New York Post that his actions were reasonable given the circumstances.
“I am not a loose canon,” Palacios said. “I don’t think I’m going to hurt other people just because I’m angry….People are like, ‘Oh, they’re lucky.’ It had nothing to do with luck.” ”
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Citing a situation in which he was hit in the head with a hammer 10 years ago, Palacios said the incident really shows how crime has improved in the city.
“New York City,” said Palacios. “I’ve been here a long time but there’s always been crime. Like 10 years ago I was hit in the head with a hammer in the corner while walking to the store. Some random guy So 10 years ago someone got hit with a hammer, today someone hit a table with a hatchet.If you ask me, things are getting better.”
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According to Palacios, the viral video that sent him to prison where he was accused of multiple criminal charges was an example of him showing “calmness.”
“I showed composure,” Palacios said. “People just see the blank space, but I was thinking. I was processing. Can I download a program and have the Apple sign rotate? That was me processing.”