Two LGBTQ+ couples recently sued the MGM Resorts International after they were assaulted in June 2025 outside the MGM Grand Detroit while waiting for the valet to bring their car. Their assailants shouted homophobic slurs before knocking one of them unconscious and causing a traumatic brain injury. The plaintiffs said security failed to intervene after being notified.
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Wilson reportedly pulled out his phone to record the two couples and then hit Way in the face before shouting homophobic slurs at the group and using a collection of pronouns in a mocking way. Chearheart then went to alert security, but, according to the lawsuit, when security came outside, instead of intervening to stop the assault or protect anyone, they simply filmed the incident on their phones.
One man was later arrested and identified as William James Wilson of Fort Worth, Texas, while the other man left the scene and was never identified.
All that effort our government put into identifying people en masse and we don’t see a drop of it working in our favor?
MGM Grand Detroit
instead of intervening to stop the assault or protect anyone, they simply filmed the incident on their phones.
Midwestern solidarity folksCX inb4, 2×🔍
They could have 100% intervened but chose to survey instead.Midwestern solidarity folks
From the article:
the only people that even tried to help us were the people, the patrons that were standing outside
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This is not the first time. This is not the second time. They know their facilities are dangerous and they’re doing nothing to keep their patrons safe, not even calling the police.”
Why didn’t Mike Duggan do anything while he was in office, and now However, Wilson was released on bail and in March he was sentenced to two years’ probation for one count of using violence during a hate crime after the other seven charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal.
Mary Sheffield reduces hate crimes?
