our frames. he later gets a complaint about some gucci frames from plimer s shop as well. they definitely reported back to us that no, these are phony, that they were counterfeit. [ bleep ] plimer denies that accusation. and before this february 2007 attack, silverman has several conversations with plimer both on the phone and face-to-face. he refused to acknowledge what he was doing all the way down the pike. then one morning, silverman says he receives an unusual call from plimer. we got that famous phone call in the morning of saying that he had found god, he found religion, he was going to pay restitution, he wanted to talk to me. silverman arrives at adam plimer s optical store and is blindsided by what follows. oh, i m sorry. did i hit you? he opens it up and just slams it in my face.
it s an unbelievable sight at an eyeglass store. oh, i m sorry. did i hit you? [ bleep ]! a store owner in a fit of rage. get the [ bleep ] standing in front of my [ bleep ] a television reporter physically attacked. whoa, what you going to hit me? you going to hit me? get the [ bleep ] out of here. and then the arrival of police. [ bleep ] you. february 2007, toronto, canada. peter silverman is city tv s consumer reporter. he goes to confront local optician adam plimer about claims of shady dealings with sunglasses. a guy sent us an e-mail saying that he bought these oakley glasses, frames, from plimer. he had broken them, which he felt was a bit unusual because oakley had a reputation of being unbreakable. so silverman sends the glasses in question off to oakley. and they said, these are not
oh, i m sorry. then he grabs the papers out of my arm and starts whacking me with those. what, you going to hit me? you going to hit me? and it just escalated. plimer even spits on silverman. [ bleep ] you. and every time he comes out, he seems a little more enraged. at one point, silverman tries to keep plimer inside his store, hoping he ll calm down. i didn t want him to get out on the street because i was worried that he might really lose it. [ bleep ]! the real issue was i didn t want to get into a brawl with this guy, because as a reporter, there is a line, but i didn t think i was at a point where this guy was going to try to really kill me. and then he makes a big mistake. he starts throwing snowballs at a toronto transit commission inspector who s standing on the corner. he also takes a shot at silverman s cameraman. the inspector immediately calls the cops. seeing the police enrages plimer even more.
in november 2008, plimer is convicted of assaulting silverman and his cameraman. he s ordered to undergo psychological counseling. plimer is never charged with selling counterfeit goods but his business soon folds. silverman says bringing down adam plimer was never his intention. my goal was restitution, that he would refund the money to the people who bought the phony or the counterfeit frames. i really didn t want plimer to be led away in handcuffs. that wasn t the object of the exercise. [ bleep ]! he went overboard and ended up in the situation where he ended up in court, which is a shame. [ bleep ] you! [ bleep ] idiot! if you thought that canadian reporter had a tough day on the job, check this out. an out-of-control car crashes through the window of a building
convicted of assaulting silverman and his cameraman. he s ordered to undergo psychological counseling. plimer is never charged with selling counterfeit goods but his business soon folds. silverman says bringing down adam plimer was never his intention. my goal was restitution, that he would refund the money to the people who bought the phony or the counterfeit frames. i really didn t want plimer to be led away in handcuffs. that wasn t the object of the exercise. [ bleep ]! he went overboard and ended up in the situation where he ended up in court, which is a shame. [ bleep ] you! [ bleep ] idiot! if you thought that canadian reporter had a tough day on the job, check this out. an out-of-control car crashes through the window of a building in pennsylvania. it may seem like your typical vehicle gone astray but it s not.