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TorchTheWitch

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48. where are the employees backing him up?
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jun 2014

Where are the customers that had to have witnessed this abuse or saw the name tag and complained about it? Nowhere. Not one single person backs up his claims, and this was VERY public alleged abuse.

His excuse of hiding behind the till so customers wouldn't see his name tag is bogus. We've all encountered these workers in fast food joints, mini markets, drug stores, gas stations, etc. and it's not possible to work the register and perform all your other duties when you're so physically close to other customers in order to serve them, take their money, give them their purchases, give them their change, etc. Though there's plenty of customers that don't bother looking at a worker's name tag, the fact that it's so non-professional looking draws attention to it, and there's just no way that many customers didn't notice it if he was wearing for hours day after day or that they weren't offended by it yet not one single customer made a complaint.

He claimed that the manager would even verbally abuse him loudly in the store full of customers and shout that derogatory word across the room at him and not ONE single customer was offended and complained EVER? Bullshit. The number of complaints from customers alone would have made this a news story without him saying a single word. But not a single ONE of these customers exist. NOT ONE.

He was well-liked among the other staff members and NOT ONE of them backs up his claims? Bullshit.

He claims he tells several of his friends and even his boyfriend about this alleged abuse and NOT ONE of them is backing him up??? His own boyfriend is not backing him up??? Come on.

One single alleged friend writes about this story of his on social media to spread it around and get it on the news JUST LIKE the hoaxsters we so very recently found out about concerning the little girl attacked by pit bulls and that alleged friend isn't backing him up? She doesn't have her face in the cameras claiming he told her this story and she believes him after being the one that STARTED the social media bonanza that got this on the news? Pfffftttt... I'd bet cash money that alleged friend spreading the story on social media is him.

His story has more holes in it than the hoaxsters with the little girl mauled by pit bull dogs before that investigation was even started. And isn't it interesting that this happened right after the little girl mauled by pit bulls story gained a pot of money and attention before it was just found out a day or two ago that it was a hoax.

Did we learn nothing at all from the most recent hoaxster story? The media certainly didn't but what the hell do they care about public allegations made against an innocent person that ends up getting death threats and other harassment because gullible people on social media don't THINK first before spreading mere allegations around that have NOTHING that backs those allegations up and when their story has more holes in it than Swiss cheese.


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Seems like about 99% of all restaurant-related outrages turn out to be hoaxes Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #1
Oh my gosh yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #28
That would be good advice. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #32
That's North Dakota, and not even the whole state jmowreader Jun 2014 #36
Thank you for the update yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #37
I have even more of an update, and this one's really ugly jmowreader Jun 2014 #38
Where the hell are you getting your salary liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #53
You might be thinking of North Dakota yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #65
I, too, will wait and see liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #55
Not a hoax marym625 Sep 2014 #72
If true, it is perfectly legal to treat a Gay employee like scum randys1 Jun 2014 #2
Needs a 'sarcasm' thingie. Unless you're serious. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #3
in South Dakota? leftcoastloon Jun 2014 #4
i said it was perfectly LEGAL randys1 Jun 2014 #5
Obama just issued an executive order barring LGBT harassment in the workplace. Initech Jun 2014 #11
Is that only in federal workplaces? I dont remember (or federal contractors) randys1 Jun 2014 #14
Yeah I think it was just for federal employees. Initech Jun 2014 #15
Agreed...Look, this is pretty simple randys1 Jun 2014 #16
I can not agree with you that all anti gay Americans are white. Because that is not true. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #23
I didnt mean to say that, i meant to include others but that most on the right are randys1 Jun 2014 #24
It's a very hateful country in many areas/people, against all types of RKP5637 Jun 2014 #54
But it is off topic. It is legal in 29 States to openly discriminate against LGBT people in Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #18
The topic doesn't draw as much outrage as it should. From heterosexuals at least. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #41
he didn't sign it yet, and johnnypneumatic Jun 2014 #30
no, the exec order bars discrimination - harassment is something else TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #40
Yet it seems like even now, both the letter and spirit of the law are frequently ignored. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #42
and so it goes with pretty much any worker whatever the reason TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #46
Quite true, many employees are just a piece of meat with a number. Many companies don't give a RKP5637 Jun 2014 #59
That's just for federal employees. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #52
That is only for federal workplaces. liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #56
He's seriouos. There is no protection for this young man in that County in South Dakota. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #6
It would be nice to have a place we could go to here at DU to see which states randys1 Jun 2014 #8
I use Wikipedia MohRokTah Jun 2014 #9
Another example is Colorado MohRokTah Jun 2014 #10
Here's the full Map of Shame. Most of the US actually Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #19
Amazing, supports my comment that tens of millions of Americans hate Gays randys1 Jun 2014 #20
The sad part is Straight people do not even know this. They don't care. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #22
Um the non straight person above you didn't know it. Egnever Jun 2014 #49
When I was a kid if they thought you were gay you could be sent to a mental institution RKP5637 Jun 2014 #58
Sad to say, however, liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #57
What an asshole. nt clarice Jun 2014 #7
Yeah. Sure he did. alphafemale Jun 2014 #12
Not a hoax marym625 Sep 2014 #71
I hope this is yet another hoax REP Jun 2014 #13
Based on the video, he kept the actual tag. LisaL Jun 2014 #17
which means nothing according to the company's story TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #47
This would be legal in his State and County. Straight folks demand anti gay laws in 29 States Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #21
Why are you attacking DU'ers? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #25
Quoting anti gay posters is just quoting them. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #26
That poster is not me. Replying to me is misleading. REP Jun 2014 #35
I replied to Winky Dink who lashed out. I did not reply to you. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #69
Reply #21 is to me REP Jun 2014 #70
"A poster"? As in one? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #51
Better question: Why are there posters on DU who are denying the struggles of LGBTQ persons Maedhros Jun 2014 #29
Excellent question. Too bad it'll never get a substantive answer (because there isn't one). nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #43
I wouldn't know, without seeing evidence. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #50
Anyone can join DU, so often one has no idea where the poster(s) is coming from. Some RKP5637 Jun 2014 #60
not buying it TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #27
This whole episode shows the immaturity of the manager SoCalDem Jun 2014 #31
True. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #33
which manager? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #34
I am not buying that explanation daleo Jun 2014 #39
+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #44
where are the employees backing him up? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #48
you seem to be saying that "he did NOT wear the name tag" hfojvt Jun 2014 #63
I agree, the explanation doesn't make sense hfojvt Jun 2014 #62
There is truly no limit to human cruelty nor human stupidity. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #45
So true. I don't know if it's more prevalent now, or if it just gets communicated RKP5637 Jun 2014 #61
The rate may not have increased, but the population has. That might be a factor too. n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #66
Yes, quite true! Excellent comment! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #68
That is so wrong. mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #64
+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #67
This thread came up in my thread marym625 Sep 2014 #73
Awesome!! Thanks... Playinghardball Sep 2014 #74
my pleasure!! marym625 Sep 2014 #75
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