In Gardena, California, a mail carrier was assaulted in an unprovoked attack, which has sparked outrage among local residents. The incident, captured on video, shows the mail carrier being sucker punched by a suspected squatter with a lengthy criminal record. This event has raised questions about the suspect's freedom despite his known history and being a neighborhood nuisance for weeks. Additionally, similar incidents of workplace violence have been reported across California, including a brutal attack on a security guard in an upscale community and a psychiatry resident at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center being beaten unconscious. These incidents highlight a growing concern for safety among public service workers and shared horrific stories of workplace violence.
Neighbors are upset after a beloved postal carrier was viciously beaten by a suspect while delivering mail in Gardena. https://t.co/ue2Fw7Xtse
A suspected squatter with a lengthy criminal record is accused in an unprovoked attack on a Gardena mail carrier. Residents say the suspect has been a neighborhood nuisance for weeks, so why wasn't he behind bars? Troubling video - Tonight at 11 from ABC7 https://t.co/ASfAA5V1Qb https://t.co/CN8K2pO90x
Security guard brutally attacked in upscale Southern California community https://t.co/iBv6eWmLHr
California mail carrier fights back after getting sucker punched, video shows https://t.co/hyKxDZWETf
Staff at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center shared horrific stories of workplace violence with us. One psychiatry resident told me about being beaten unconscious — and what it took to recover. @KQEDnews @KQEDscience https://t.co/vNuGZKX64j
VIDEO: Mail carrier assaulted in unprovoked attack in Gardena. https://t.co/Iuzm2sw7OW Click the image to read more: