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Gina and Jon from Boston
December 11, 2010
Aggressive Bouncers
Although it is generally understood that the Hangge Up is a trashy dive bar and the clientele tend to be very drunk and can be difficult to control, it does not give their bouncers the right to aggressively grab or touch their customers inappropriately especially when not provoked. I went there with my husband and 2 other couples. When we were putting our coats on and getting ready to leave, a bouncer (we can call him Joe) approached one of the men in our group and asked him “what is your problem?”. We were all confused with this and just replied that we were on our way out and do not want any trouble. The bouncer must have had our friend confused with somebody else. My husband was already outside of the bar getting our car, and one of the other guys was in the bathroom leaving just us 3 girls and one of our husbands. As we were trying to make our way to the exit, we were all of a sudden surrounded by several bouncers. Joe shoved one of the women in our group and she fell back fortunately catching herself on the stair handle. The other woman in our group said “hey, she’s a girl!”. Fred said “I have no problem hitting a lady” in a very angry threatening tone. As we continued to try to make our way out, we were having difficulty since at least 3 other bouncers were blocking our path to the exit. They just kept saying “you need to leave” even though we were clearly trying to. They dragged one of us out holding her wrists together and literally throwing her out the door. The bouncers overreacted and used unnecessary physical force especially on us females. When a police officer came by, the bouncer lied and told the policeman that we were trying to hit him. We are physicians, nurses, and public health workers and understand that it is not worth risking our careers, time or money to go back and try to resolve the events that occurred. Frustratingly, all we can do is never go again and strongly advise people to not support or attend this establishment. If you do choose to go, just be careful even if you are not drunk and do not seem to be a threat because the bouncers clearly seek out drama.
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