'Buy you a ticket back to Mexico': Jack in the Box customer caught on camera telling worker in Houston

Sunday, May 27, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In a video posted to social media, a Jack in the Box customer was recorded telling a worker to "buy you a ticket back to Mexico."

According to an eyewitness, the customer, a white male, became irate after having to wait for the worker to verify a coupon for a free hamburger. The incident happened at the restaurant on Highway 6 and 288.
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"Hey, you are going to get fired," the customer said. "What's your name?"

"Maria," the worker answered.

"Goodbye Maria. Buy you a ticket back to Mexico," the customer stated.
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At that point the video stops recording.

"Omg! Never thought I'd experience racism so close," the eyewitness posted on Facebook.



The eyewitness told Eyewitness News that her 9-year-old daughter was afraid and terrified watching the incident.

She said she had to explain to her daughter what to say and "why these things are happening."
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