Offers a hug as an apology
A man in North Carolina who pleaded guilty to assaulting a gay couple will serve no time in prison for his actions. On the evening of February 23, Kevin Seymour and Kevin Paul Taylor noticed Brandon Ray Davis was driving his scooter in an erratic fashion.
Observing that Mr. Davis was intoxicated, the couple kindly suggested that the driver think about walking home for his own safety.
Mr. Davis (30) then went off on the couple. As part of his verbal attack, he then called them “fa—ts” and told them to conduct oral sex as on him. Mr. Davis also said to the couple that they were “in Trump country now” and they “voted for that b*tch” [Hillary Clinton].
The couple testified that Davis then harassed them for a considerable distance. At some point, Davis then knocked Seymour off his bicycle.
“I tried to save this man’s life,” Seymour said during the hearing. “He tried to end mine.”
“I landed on my feet, that was the luck of it,” Seymour said during Wednesday’s hearing. Judge Wayne Miller stated that the injuries sustained were not enough to justify any jail time.
Davis was instead sentenced to four years’ probation, 75 hours of community service and was banned from drinking any alcohol for two years.
During sentencing hearing, Davis offered to console the gay couple with a hug. “My heart goes out to you guys, every bit of it,” Davis told Taylor and Seymour, who were present in court. “I’m asking you to come put your arms around me, take my hand.”
The couple refused his request, remaining in silence.
Taylor and Seymour shared their disappointment that Davis did not receive any jail time “At the end of the day he assaulted us,” said Taylor. “At least a few days in jail.”
