VIRAL VIDEO: Man attacks McDonald employee over straw. Here's how she fought back

In a matter of seconds, an argument over straws resulted in a brawl at a fast food joint in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to a news daily, a Florida man, who was upset over not finding any plastic straws at the condiment station in McDonald’s, ended up picking up a physical fight with an employee of the fast food joint

A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows the man grabbing the employee standing behind the counter and initiating the fight. The 40-year-old homeless man, identified as Daniel Taylor, was later arrested, the news website reported.

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According to an ABC report, the woman employee behind the counter, identified as Yasmine James, told the police that the man “forcefully grabbed her” and “pulled” her up onto the counter. To defend herself, she hit back and punched him in the face as he held onto her collar.

“He was yelling and walking toward the counter and the young lady behind the counter told him that it’s the law now that we’re not allowed to have straws in the lobby,” she told local media. 

As per the news report, according to a new law effective from January 1 in St. Petersburg, restaurants can not have straws out and the customers have to request for them. Moreover, they are to be completely stopped in 2020.

VIRAL VIDEO: Woman Arrested For Attacking McDonald's Manager Over Ketchup

Earlier in a similar incident, California police have arrested a woman they say is responsible for attacking a McDonald's manager over ketchup, police said. Mayra Berenice Gallo, 24, apparently went into a rage on October 27 after ordering food through the drive-through at the fast food outlet in the town of Santa Ana.

Police spokesman Anthony Bertagna said that an infuriated Gallo stormed into the restaurant through the employee back. When the manager told Gallo she could not be in the building, Gallo "became combative" and pushed and choked the employee, police informed.

"She was irate that she didn't get ketchup," Bertagna said.