Can't make this stuff up. A father was fatally shot because he didn't hold a door open.

BDMR_lurker · 2016-09-01T08:10:40+00:00

The headline's language is insane:

Father-of-four, 31, is shot dead after failing to hold a door open for a woman at a McDonald's

shot dead: they could have gone with 'murdered'. In fact, they should, it's more click-baity, and the Daily Mail is a sensationalist rag. Nope. 'Shot dead'. Barely one step up from 'put down'.

failing to hold a door open for a woman: not 'after not holding a door', or 'over not holding a door'. Nope again. Failing. Because it's his intrinsic obligation as a man to hold doors for women. He failed, and thus was discarded.

And it's an implied threat to all you men out there: be reminded of what happens when you forget your place.

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The resst of the article is basically bordering on ranting victim-blaming:

he allegedly forgot to hold the door open for a woman who was leaving.

'Forgot'. His fault. Also, allegedly. He was just a lazy fuck, and he claimed to forget his duty to his female overlady.

death is all the more tragic because he was a very respectful man and would never have purposefully not held the door open for a woman.

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And not even one comment from the journalist on the insane amount of rage it takes to shoot a man over as little as this. Or the role of the woman. Which incidently isn't reportedly looked for by the police.

Vandechoz · 2016-09-01T16:17:33+00:00

'My dad would open the door and hold it for the lady but he probably didn't hear her,'

It's sick that his kid feels the need to defend his actions at all. As if purposely not holding the door in some small way would have justified the outcome.

Noel_S_Jytemotiv · 2016-09-01T14:17:41+00:00

This is actually less scary than the increasing number of women that consider chivalry insulting.

MagicTampon · 2016-09-01T16:55:32+00:00

Gideon15 · 2016-09-01T14:06:35+00:00

This is why I now make sure no one is around when I enter a building in public. It's literally life and death. Something as simple as opening a door. Amazing...

CuckleberryFinnIV · 2016-09-01T15:26:17+00:00

Why did they not include some footage of the shooter? Could they care less about finding the murderer?

Ovedya2011 · 2016-09-01T03:33:39+00:00

This is probably less of a men's issue and more of a, "That crazy bitch at the McDonald's" issue.

TimeTravel101 · 2016-09-02T02:34:03+00:00

I don't hold the door open for a woman anymore. There is so much drama around this ritual. Some women actually get offended if you do hold the door open for them. Moreover, the bitches don't deserve that respect anyways.

Title	Can't make this stuff up. A father was fatally shot because he didn't hold a door open.
Author	ryuh90
Upvotes	30
Comments	14
Date	September 1, 2016 2:49 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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