Demand that the employees on duty at McDonald's be held responsible in the beating of a trans woman

[madhatterz [a-revolt.org]]

After an unidentified transgender woman tried to use the bathroom at a
Baltimore McDonald's, two patrons started attacking her in full view
of other customers and employees. These employees can be heard on the
video shouting words of encouragement to the attackers. It's time we
DEMAND that justice be served and that EVERY McDonald's employee
involved in this brutal hate crime be held accountable.

The April 18 assault took place at a McDonald’s location in the 6300
block of Kenwood Avenue in Rosedale, Maryland, a Baltimore suburb,
according to the Baltimore County Police Department. A 14-year-old
girl has been charged as a juvenile in connection with the assault,
charges are still pending against an 18-year-old woman. “The incident
remains under investigation and the State’s Attorney’s Office is
reviewing the case,” added investigators.

Not surprisingly, McDonald's lacks standard policies for protecting
transgender individuals, despite a decent record of workplace
discrimination protections for gays and lesbians. And while the
company has pledged to “take appropriate action” against all employees
involved in this heinous event, just one has been punished.

This is not enough! If McDonald's employees stood by and encouraged
this attack, they should be fired. Please sign this petition in hopes
that justice can and will prevail for this transgender woman.

Also please contact the Maryland States Attorney's Office -- Violent
Crimes Division at 410-887-6610 and express your concerns about this
matter.

http://www.change.org/petitions/demand-that-the-employees-on-duty-at-mcdonalds-be-held-responsible-in-the-beating-of-a-trans-woman?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=cDhXeCerHO_oBpehiYBCh

If you would prefer not to watch the video posted by Adrian, you
should know what it documents: A 22-year-old transgender woman is
pulled out of a McDonald’s bathroom and viciously beaten by two
customers. She is punched, knocked to the ground, dragged across the
floor by her hair, and kicked in the face until she appears to
experience a seizure.

Instead of coming to this woman’s assistance, one McDonald’s employee
filmed the assault while others can be heard cheering the assailants
on as they attack the victim. After the brutal incident, the video was
posted to the Internet, where an employee bragged that the assault was
OK because the victim “was a man dressed like a woman.”