Father Punched And Attacked For Taking 5-Year-Old Daughter Into Walmart’s Bathroom

“Then he just, like, turns to me and starts freaking out, dropping the ‘F-bomb..'"

From: NewNowNext

 A normal visit to the local Walmart turned into a violent brawl for Christopher Adams and his two children in Clinton, Utah.

When Adams and his 7-year-old son, Kyler, and 5-year-old daughter, Emery, both had to go to the bathroom while they were shopping, Adams took them both into the men’s restroom.

“This guy walks in and goes to the bathroom, the urinal,” Adams told local news affiliate, KSL. “Then he just, like, turns to me and starts freaking out, dropping the ‘F-bomb,’ and what he was freaking out about was that my daughter was in the men’s bathroom.”

 The encounter then turned physical when the man punched Adams. “When I turned back around, I got sucker-punched right here,” Adams told the news, pointing to his left eye. The man continued to punch him in the face, and kicked him in the knee multiple times.

But Adams is 6’3″ and 250 lbs, so he fought back against his attacker. “I just slammed him on the ground and just held him until associates from Walmart could get there,” Adams said.

Clinton Police Lt. Shawn Stoker told KSL that the man who started the incident was cited for disorderly conduct.

 “This is a situation where a father felt the most reasonable and safe thing for him to do is to take his children inside the restroom with him, and the customer took exception to that,” Stoker said.

“I just think it’s ridiculous,” said Adams about the man. “Not necessarily his intention — but the way he handled the situation was completely wrong.”

This bathroom incident did not involve a trans person, but it’s a similar situation they may soon face in North Carolina when police are tasked with removing them from public restrooms if the other occupants feel uncomfortable.