Man Beaten For Taking Too Long In Bagel Shop Bathroom

For anyone accustomed to bringing some reading material along for a leisurely bathroom visit, here's one to grow on: According to the Post, a man was beaten up Friday night by three other young men furious about his lengthy occupation of the restroom at a Greenwich Village bagel shop. When 23-year-old Zaaven Castelan finally abdicated the throne at Giant Bagels on University Place at 10 p.m. Friday, he found three "pissed-off" perps waiting. Police identified them as Osman Jalloh, 19, Mohamed Sow, 21, and Amadou Diallo, 21. Cops say the three pummeled Castelan when he exited the bathroom, and ran; they were apprehended soon after the incident. Reached by phone, an employee at Giant Bagels insisted he knew nothing about the incident, but added that only works during the day.

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By John Del Signore in News on September 7, 2009 12:59 PM

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pointsguy

Just wondering, how do they catch these kids soon after the incident?

Kristain

We really shamed on such type of incident.Anyways may be there was some right reason to beat that guy..

Kristain

http://www.recoverybull.com

NannyState

I seriously doubt any of those patrons actually ate a Giant Bagel: they'd be stopped up for days...

catatonina

Giant Bagel Shop has a bathroom? and someone dared to use it? Dang, people, the public restrooms at Whole Foods must be much better. And if that fails just hold it til you make a mad dash across the park to Barnes & Nobles.

nivek

Actually they're not that much better. People in this country don't seem to know how to how to use a bathroom properly.

rcltrh

More teenage/underage thugs. Anyone under 21 in this city after dark should be shot on sight.

CR

Wait - they beat him for taking too long and then ran off WITHOUT using the bathroom? Where's the sense in that? Did they later lay down some cable while handcuffed in the back of a squad car?

mellow_fellow

Play them off, keyboard cat!

evan7257

Dear lord, that could have been me! Solidarity for my long pooping brothers.

hubcap

right on, i took a lengthy crap at micky dee's here in SF today! didnt order a thing of course

dgeee

...not only did he take too long, he used all the toilet paper.

Trilby16

Gotta love the diversity of this story.

Mr Mel

Of course they'll tell the Judge "we only meant to scare him"'

ides_of_march

Mohamed Sow? Must be one of those tolerant muslims I keep hearing so much about.

seven

You are such an idiot.

NYRefugee

GTFOH!!! One of them was Amadou Diallo?? Guess he's STILL pissed about being shot repeatedly!! Festering Anger from a Dead Immigrant in the Bowels of New York!! LOVE IT!!