Lion Heart 15,041 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 A Chicago cab driver is facing assault charges for kicking two gay men out of his car.Mahdi Hared forced Shadi Ramini and Seth Day to exit his cab in the Margate Park neighborhood April 1 after he witnessed the pair kissing, reports the Chicago Tribune. The driver refused to take them to their destination.Day initially refused to leave the vehicle. And when he finally attempted to exit, Hared drove off, the men say, resulting in bruising, scraping, and road burn of Day’s torso and arms.Police have charged Hared with misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault/use of a deadly weapon and battery. And his passengers have reached out to the media in response to what they see as discrimination.“I should be able to kiss whoever I want. If it had been a female I was kissing, there would have been no problem,” Day said in an email to WMAQ, a Chicago TV station. “The fact that this all happened is mind-blowing to me. I hope that this brings up more awareness in general for this issue.”Hared drives a cab leased from the Blue Ribbon Taxi Association but had picked up the men after being hailed through the Uber mobile app. In a statement, Uber has announced that “the driver was immediately removed from the platform.”"No rider should ever have to go through an experience like this,” the statement read. “Not only is this Chicago taxi driver's behavior unacceptable, it's in clear violation of Illinois' non-discrimination law and Uber's zero-tolerance discrimination policy as outlined in our code of conduct.”Watch the WMAQ report below. http://www.advocate.com/crime/2015/04/10/watch-chicago-uber-driver-kicks-out-gay-men-kissing*NOTE: the video is not actual surveillance of the incident; it's the NBC channel covering the story** ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissyFromSpace 20,884 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 ugh. can homophobes and vile people just die already. go away pls. Barbie elitist - Weaboo - Sissy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 What the **** man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Well he's scum. If I was him, I would just suck it up, take their money, and move on. Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusian 4,686 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 god i hate homophobes WELCOME TO THE TRAGIC KINGDOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM98GJ 3,086 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It still shocks me how horrid people can be in a time of such great progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo 313 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 If it were lesbians he would have drove a few extra blocks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharamon 6,839 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Omfg i would kick him out of this planet actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 23,062 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 homophobia is still one of the biggest issues in the 21st century so sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikola 4,342 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 i hate homophobes so ****ing much I've got an "F" and a "C" and I got a "K" too And the only thing that is missing is a bitch like "U" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Keep your phobic views and work separate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorothy Gale 7,575 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It does seem rude to kiss in front of a driver. Would it be tolerated on a taxi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It does seem rude to kiss in front of a driver. Would it be tolerated on a taxi? In the U.S.? People absolutely kiss while riding in taxis....that and much more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorothy Gale 7,575 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 In the U.S.? People absolutely kiss while riding in taxis....that and much more! It shouldn't be allowed. The Uber driver shouldn't have to put up with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It shouldn't be allowed. The Uber driver shouldn't have to put up with that. It's kissing, not ****ing. Where do you live that people don't kiss in public? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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