In the clip above is one of the first scenes of the film Falling Down where the main character, William "D-Fens" Foster visits a convenience store to acquire change for the phone booth. The conflict arrives when Foster grows tense due to the "Korean" store owner's accent (not shown in the clip). It further escalates when the owner tells him the price of the soda, and then resorts to violence when the owner, Mr. Lee, reaches for a bat for self defense. Foster then proceeds to destroy displays of the store, grilling Mr. Lee on the prices before smashing the products. During this entire scene Foster shows an incredible sense of entitlement, becoming angered when called a thief then accusing Mr. Lee of being the thief with the "high" prices. He defends his claim by mentioning that he's just standing up for his "rights as a consumer". His pride for being an American is shown heavily here, appearing to have this mindset that as a customer he has the right to object to a store's prices in whatever way he chooses. Additionally, the fact that his final words to the cowering Mr. Lee is "It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment" show that he must believe he had done nothing wrong, and so would continue on normally. What he exhibits is this mentality that many people have which is this strong reference and belief in the "rights" system, as, according to his rights, he is entitled to act out in the way he chooses to in order to position circumstances back into the places he deems fit, such as intimidating Mr. Lee into lowering prices on his behalf. Had this been someone else, more specifically a minority, chances are slim that they would act out in this way just to exercise a certain "right" that they are given. The fact Foster is angered by a foreign accent and sees simple convenience store prices as grounds to destroy an establishment shows his place in society, as if there must not be much else that he has to worry about. It seems as if he knows full well he won't receive aggression or immediate police attention. As if he is well aware of his privilege, and uses that to his advantage.

- Amber Grizzle