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.

    • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      184·
      4 months ago

      I accused them of getting a little too into their makeout session.

      You also say that this does not warrant violence. So why even make that point?

      If one of my female friends is sexually harassed, and I say, “There’s no excuse for that. It doesn’t matter how you were dressed. However, I bet you were dressed provocatively,” am I being a despicable piece of shit?

      weirdo

      I accept I’m ‘weird’, because I’m heavily autistic. But at least I don’t come across like someone who says “Of course you’re not at fault, BUT…”

      Edit: checking your post history, you’ve never said anything interesting. Okay, bye.

      • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
        521·
        4 months ago

        If you female friend wore a shirt so low cut and loose that she was flashing her tits to everyone and was asked to leave the restaurant because of it, so she started arguing and then the employee attacked her… no, her clothing did not excuse the attack. It does excuse her being asked to leave. It is pretty simple how both of those things can be true. It is pretty simple that the fact that she was attacked doesn’t make the employee asking her to leave unjustified. And if she recounted the story and said “he had a problem with my shirt that might have been a little low cut”, and failed to mention she was fully flashing people, she would be lying about the facts even if those facts, again, don’t justify the violence that followed. I don’t know why this is so complicated. Reality has nuance.

        • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          182·
          4 months ago

          I said “If one of my female friends is sexually harassed,” and you turned that into being ‘asked to leave’.

          Two gay people were assaulted, and you turned that into a discussion about them being asked to leave.

          Pretty weird.

          • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
            517·
            4 months ago

            They weren’t even initially asked to leave. Read his account. They were asked to stop the PDA, then the partner started to argue and then was escorted out. That is the in the victim’s own account.

        • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
          146·
          4 months ago

          Wow, now you’re using offensive tropes about women to justify your endorsement of this homophobic attack?

          Can you go no lower?

          • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
            211·
            4 months ago

            Really? Because I think it might be justifiable to ask a woman leave a restaurant if she is indecency exposed? Do you even know what an incel is? Pretty sure they would be on the opposite side of that argument.

              • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
                210·
                4 months ago

                I was shifting the other guy’s hypothetical into a comparable situation. Jesus, automod flagged me for calling someone a weird o. How is this shit flying under the radar?

                Edit: and finally the automod plays fair.

        • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          93·
          4 months ago

          Weren’t you supposed to do something to yourself?

          This is the most pathetic question I’ve come across for some time, and I’m a teacher, and being asked pathetic questions is a daily occurrence for me.

          Nobody is talking to you.

          No, because we’re typing to each other.

          • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
            211·
            4 months ago

            The guy was reply bombing me with the same accusation about 8 time an hour ago. Every time I responded to his comment, he’d repeat the same thing. Again, context matters, dude.

                  • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
                    39·
                    4 months ago

                    You’re right. I thought they removed the one where I just said “Christ”. That’s my bad. Even better, they removed the one were I called someone a wierd o. You’re right, how edgy. Strike it from the record! Too combative! I’ve definitely not been called worse by you and your other dudes brigading my comments a dozen times already.

                    My others were removed for telling you to gfy, for using all caps out of frustration and saying ffs, and calling you a d**k. Oh the humanity.

            • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
              66·
              4 months ago

              More lies to justify your behavior. You know everyone can see your comments.

              You kept using a lie you made up in order to justify the attack, and I keep calling you out when you lie.

              If you don’t like that, stop using lies to justify bad behavior.