Of course, the Paki claimed the teacher made a racist comment towards him.
The court rejected it, but it was definitely worth a shot.
A judge described how Fraaz Sarwar ‘acted the big man’ when he punched the victim after taking exception to being filmed outside the fast food restaurant.
Fraaz Sarwar was captured on CCTV footage repeatedly punching the victim on Briggate.
The 30-year-old victim needed an operation after suffering a serious injury to his eye and now suffers from blurred vision.
Beverley Wright, prosecuting, said the victim was a maths teacher and had been in Leeds for the weekend for a maths convention.
He attempted to get into McDonald’s at about 4am on Saturday, March 31, but was refused entry by security staff who said he was too drunk.
The victim started filming people waiting in the queue as he believed they were just as drunk as he was.
Leeds Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of Sarwar stepping out of the queue and aiming punches at the man.
Staff intervened and noticed the victim was bleeding from the eye area.
Sarwar, of Buller Close, Harehills, Leeds, was arrested and made no comment in his police interview.
The victim was left with a permanent scar and suffers from blurred vision.
Sarwar, now aged 20, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.
He has a previous conviction for violence.
Sarwar claimed he had become violent because the victim made a racist comment towards him but the judge said there was no evidence to suggest that was true.