Rider Who Argued "Hurry Up with the Delivery Food" Spits on Restaurant Owner

Restaurant Owner and Delivery Worker Argue Over Late Food Delivery
Owner Grabs Collar and Spits... Both Claim Assault

An incident has sparked public outrage after a delivery worker spat in the face of a restaurant owner and assaulted him because the food was late.

The store owner wiping off the spit spat by the delivery driver.
Photo by JTBC 'Sageonbanjang'

On the 22nd, JTBC's 'Case Manager' reported that on the 19th, at a restaurant in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a delivery worker arrived earlier than the scheduled time and got into an argument with the restaurant owner. Delivery worker A urged owner B, saying, "The cooking time is over," while B showed A the computer screen indicating that there was still time left for cooking. This scene was fully recorded on the store's closed-circuit television (CCTV).

However, A's complaints did not stop. A said, "If (the owner) had just said there were about 10 minutes left, I would have just left, but how nice would it have been if we had exchanged a kind word?" and continuously pressured B. After receiving the food and leaving the store, A uttered a curse just before departure, which B overheard and began confronting A.

B claims that during the argument, A came back into the store, threw a helmet, and struck his neck. The CCTV footage shows A spitting in B's face. The footage also clearly captures B wiping his face after being unexpectedly spat on.

Currently, A claims mutual assault. A expressed grievance, saying, "We grabbed each other's collars simultaneously at the store entrance," and "B responded first with an aggressive tone. In the end, I received the food 5 minutes late."

Meanwhile, assault refers to any unlawful use of physical force against the body, and its nature does not necessarily have to result in injury. If a person commits assault on another's body, they may be punished with imprisonment of up to 2 years, or a fine, detention, or penalty not exceeding 5 million won.