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Gay man says he was assaulted by Shake Shack employees after kissing his boyfriend at D.C. location (www.nbcnews.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If the truth tends be in the middle, then all very right-wing people have to say is "kill all foreigners, make child marriage legal, and give men complete control over their wives, daughters, and female employees." And someone who judges that, yes, we must look at the middle, will choose the halfway point in-between all or nothing. That will mean:

around half of foreigners should be killed,
around half of children married,
and around half of men and women should live in a strict patriarchal hierarchy.

A very King Solomon approach. Cut everything in half, and see which half (or whole) dies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We are talking about this case. I very specifically did not say that generally the truth tends to be in the middle. Do not put words in my mouth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We are talking about this case.

Ah, so when it comes to gay people being beaten up, they're always partially at fault?

[–] damnedfurry 2 points 4 months ago

"Ah, so "

The shameless dishonesty of some people, lol. Pathetic.