A popular mall chain dismisses a security guard after a video surfaced showing him forcibly shooing away a young girl selling sampaguita garlands outside the mall.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/business/sm-megamall-statement-security-guard-girl-selling-sampaguita-incident/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/business/sm-megamall-statement-security-guard-girl-selling-sampaguita-incident/
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00:00A popular mall chain dismisses a security guard after a video surfaced showing him forcibly
00:06shooing away a young girl selling Sampaguita garlands outside the mall.
00:11In a video posted on YouTube, the guard is seen trying to convince a girl in school uniform
00:15to leave an entryway into SM Mega Mall in Mandaluyong City.
00:19But the girl stays put.
00:20The security guard then grabs the garlands from her hand and ruins some of them.
00:24The girl retaliates by hitting the guard with the remaining garlands.
00:27The guard tries to kick her, but it's unclear if he makes contact.
00:31SM Mega Mall condemns the incident, expressing regret and emphasizing inclusivity.
00:35It also says the guard and his agency are under investigation and he will no longer
00:39work at any SM mall.
00:41The incident has sparked mixed reactions online.
00:44Some criticized the guard's actions as inhumane, while others said he must have been exhausted
00:49and under pressure to do his job.