Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner when, he says, employees told the couple not to kiss inside, and the argument escalated outside.

Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner when, he says, employees told the couple not to kiss inside, and the argument escalated outside.

A gay man accused a group of Washington, D.C., Shake Shack employees of beating him after he kissed his boyfriend inside the location while waiting for their order.

Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner and a group of friends at a Dupont Circle location Saturday night when the incident occurred, he told NBC News. They had put in their order and were hanging around waiting for their food.

“And while we were back there — kind of briefly — we began to kiss,” Dingus said. “And at that point, a worker came out to us and said that, you know, you can’t be doing that here, can’t do that type of stuff here.”

The couple separated, Dingus said, but his partner got upset at the employee and insisted the men had done nothing wrong. Dingus’ partner was then allegedly escorted out of the restaurant, where a heated verbal argument occurred.

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
    812·
    3 个月前

    That it’s possible it’s less to do with them being gay and more to do with them potentially making out heavily and making the workers uncomfortable, which is possible if they were a straight couple too instead.

    Not condoning the violence in the slightest

    • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
      183·
      3 个月前

      That it’s possible it’s less to do with them being gay and more to do with them potentially making out heavily and making the workers uncomfortable

      this assumes the couple was lying in their account, for which there is no evidence. this is little more than victim-blaming, and using a falsehood to justify bigotry and violence.

      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
        314·
        3 个月前

        I don’t know what happened, I just understand what the person’s point was in bringing it up and can also understand that they’re not condoning or justifying the violence that occurred at all.

        • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
          123·
          3 个月前

          I just understand what the person’s point was in bringing it up

          the point was, very obviously, to use a lie about the victims to justify the bigotry and violence against them-- over and over, and that’s exactly what they’ve done.

          and you’re defending using a lie to justify the bigotry and violence they faced.

          • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
            512·
            3 个月前

            That’s absolutely not at all what they were saying, idk if you’re reading a different comment or something.

            • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
              115·
              3 个月前

              i’m not to blame for the terrible things they said and you endorsed-- and the evidence for it is here for all to see (and downvote, and mods to remove)

              don’t say such despicable things if you can’t face the consequences.

                • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
                  94·
                  3 个月前

                  i’ve been calling out these crazy comments for hours

                  i’m not to blame for what others say here.

                  • Malfeasant@lemm.ee
                    11·
                    3 个月前

                    You are to blame for your own comments, and you come across as unhinged. You act like you’re some great crusader for truth, yet you make just as many accusations with just as little evidence as the person you’re calling out- but they at least had the self awareness to say “I could be wrong…”

    • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      132·
      3 个月前

      potentially making out heavily

      You get attacked on your commute.

      I say: “It’s terrible you were dragged out of your car and hit, that’s not acceptable!”

      I then add: “You probably were driving badly, though, which pissed people off.”

      The second sentence modified the first, yes?

      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
        312·
        3 个月前

        Yeah it does of course, however wanting to know the facts of the situation isn’t the same as making an excuse for the behavior exhibited.