Panera Bread Incident: Difference between revisions

{{CW}}{{Rage}}{{Quote|TRY ME!! TRY ME!! TRY ME, BITCH!! TRY ME, BITCH!!||author=[[Daniel]], before flipping a table}}[[File:Paneraphoto.jpg|thumb|"Mr president at Panera Bread" by /u/banquetbangerv6]]'''The Panera Bread Incident''' occurred on November 10, 2023''',''' at roughly 8:22 PM (UTC-7), during which Daniel had a public meltdown inside a Westminster, Colorado '''Panera Bread'''. This incident was filmed by bystanders, an employee from the store, and the [[Management|managers]] he was communicating on Discord with. Although the exact cause of the meltdown is unknown, it appears to have stemmed from being recognized by fans, who then proceeded to follow Daniel around multiple places and harass him.   

A member of the Discord server Daniel was on a call with during the incident later claimed that they were not involved, and that the situation occurred naturally after several fans had taken photos of Daniel.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17soq1i/comment/k8r6p20/</ref>

The incident is strikingly similar to the [[Häagen-Dazs Incident]], which happened about six months before, given Daniel's use of [[Daniel Larson and Race|slurs]]. This also serves as one of Daniel’s most well known incidents, as it occurred during a point in which his niche online status was growing. Notably, Daniel was still sporting the [[Reverse Mohawk]] haircut he had gotten almost three weeks prior to the incident.   

Prior to the incident, a group of trolls were following Daniel around between locations, including Dave & Busters, Target, <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17swzpk/comment/k8sogf2/</ref> and an unknown restaurant.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hSSocoHXDM</ref> Earlier in the night, Daniel posted an official looking document from Dave & Busters stating that he was banned from all locations.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxtqeBOtJJ8ezzy30EhxJwpPIyO7DTWRyh</ref> This letter was later confirmed to be authentic, after an employee mentioned the letter during one of Daniel's live streams when he showed up nearly a month later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c9O9RMSlCY?t=1045</ref>  

In the video, Daniel is having a meltdown, dealing with two Panera Bread employees who are trying to get him to leave. A table is overturned, suggesting that Daniel had knocked it over in rage. He refuses to leave, repeatedly yelling the phrase, "Try me, bitch!", and even [[Daniel's acts of violence|threw another table in their direction]]. Daniel then starts shouting about his fans leaking his location and how he is famous, and eventually, another employee calls the police. He is then is warned that the employee will press charges for assault, to which Daniel responds by repeatedly shouting, "I NEVER PUT HANDS ON YOU, BITCH!", before beginning to [[Self Harm|punch himself]] and then shriek repeatedly.  

The employees stand around recording before turning their backs on Daniel for a split second. Daniel stops screaming, then tries to sneak up on them and lunge with his arm raised, however, he never follows through and sits back down. The employee then raises his voice, causing Daniel to hit himself more and sit back down again, still shouting about never assaulting the employee. Daniel then screams [[The N Word|the n-word]] multiple times while also claiming to have a lawyer and threatening to murder everyone in the establishment.

Employee #1: You're cursing. You're cursing, you need to get out of my store right now. Don't put your hands on me. Get out of my store right now. Call the police right now!

Daniel: I'm not putting hands on you! I'm not putting hands on you! Try me! Try me! Try me! TRY ME! TRY ME, BITCH! TRY ME BITCH! TRY ME, BITCH! ''TRY ME, BITCH''! I will fucking murder you! I will fucking murder you, bitch! ''(Concurrently, Employee #1 continues to tell Daniel to get out of his store, and also tells the woman recording to call the police. Employee #2 also begins speaking to him.)''

Employee #1: Call the police and tell them it's an emergency; he's becoming violent.

Employee #1: You threatened me! You just threw a table at me!

Daniel: I NEVER PUT '''''HANDS ON YOU, BITCH! I NEVER PUT HANDS ON YOU, BITCH!'''''

Employee #1: You threw a table at me, you threw a table at me and you tried to hurt me!

Daniel: JUST BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE WERE CAUSING ISSUES YOU WANT TO FUCKING BLAME ME!  

Daniel: I NEVER DID ANYTHING! FUCKING PRESS CHARGES ON ME, NIGGER! '''NIGGER!''' I NEVER DID ANYTHING! ''(Employee #2, who is black, smiles in disbelief towards the camerawoman. She laughs at the same time.)''

Employee #1: Don't worry, we'll get you someone to get this figured out with you.

Daniel: I wanna fucking die! I wanna fucking die, bitch! BITCH ASS NIGGER! BITCH ASS NIGGER! ''wails''