In Baltimore a trans-woman was beating at a McDonald’s as she left the bathroom. This is the third attack of a trans-woman at McDonald restaurants, the others were in New York and Memphis.
Baltimore County McDonald's beating video goes viralI am not going to post the video, it is way too graphic If you want to watch it, this is the link.
One woman has been arrested in attack that's drawn hundreds of thousands of views
By Justin Fenton
The Baltimore Sun
April 22, 2011
A video of a vicious beating at a Baltimore County McDonald's restaurant went viral Friday, garnering hundreds of thousands of views on websites and prompting the fast-food giant to issue a statement condemning the incident.
The video shows two women — one of them a 14-year-old girl — repeatedly kicking and punching the 22-year-old victim in the head, as an employee of the Rosedale restaurant and a patron try to intervene. Others can be heard laughing, and men appear to be standing idly by.
Toward the end of the video, one of the suspects lands a punishing blow to the victim's head, and she appears to have a seizure. A man's voice tells the women to run because police are coming.
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An employee repeatedly tries to separate them, but the attackers continue to stomp and kick the victim's head. People yell, "Stop! Stop!" to no avail, though others can be heard laughing. An older woman at one point also attempts to pull the attackers away and is shoved.
About halfway through the three-minute clip, the attackers rip a wig off the victim and drag her by her hair to the front door. That is where the victim is sitting before a blow to the head causes an apparent seizure.
I can't comprehend how situations like this even happen. What is wrong with people? And by that I mean, the people who did it, the people who stood by and did nothing, the people who laughed and the person who recorded it, who seemed more concerned with those girls getting out of there before the cops came and not so concerned about the person convulsing on the floor. Watching that made me physically sick and things like that need to end!
ReplyDeleteI'd make the Maryland Legislatue watch the film and then tell them that since they did not pass the trans rights bill that they are to blame for this attack. By not passing the bill, they gave tacit permission for these criminals to strike.
ReplyDeleteStop the violence!
These type of haters will strike anyway bill or no bill. The legislature can pass all the bills they want to but it won't stop a thing.
ReplyDeleteI think we should all think a few times more about this "it gets better sunny up stuff," did it get any better for that woman? Did it get any better for all of our other trans sisters murdered by straights? Maybe we should be teaching how to fight back rather than placing our trust in the state or anyone else. Only us can save us.
This stuff makes me want to cry but gives me the courage to fight back. I salute the older woman who tried to stop it. She has more guts than all of the others combined.
Richard