A trendily dressed woman with a dog called David Ababseh out of his office at the Chai Bar cafe on San Francisco’s Market Street. Ababseh, who is the director of retail operations at the bright pink-fronted cafe that offers Indian-style tea, was in the middle of a weekly staff meeting, but the woman was persistent. She told him she had to use Chai Bar’s bathroom. Ababseh told her, as the staff had, that the bathroom was only for customers, getting her more agitated.
With Ababseh watching, she lowered her pants, squatted in the cafe and urinated while customers watched. As Ababseh escorted her out, she flicked pee on him. Tempers rose, and as the two argued on the street outside, a man came up to defend her. He pulled out a gun and threatened to kill Ababseh, who then quickly stepped back inside. He called the co-founders of Chai Bar and told them he could hardly take more of this.
