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It's 'unjustifiable'. So why link that to assuming the victim was obfuscating the truth? In the same sentence, you are absolving the victim of blame while also claiming that they lied.
Because I was prefacing my statement in an attempt to ward off misunderstandings about whose side I was on. I underestimated the degree to which people lack a sense of nuance apparently, though
What 'nuance' is there about speculating that two assaulted gay people were kissing harder than they described?
As you yourself say, it does not have any bearing on the violence done to them being acceptable. So why link those two things together with a comma but?
That it's possible it's less to do with them being gay and more to do with them potentially making out heavily and making the workers uncomfortable, which is possible if they were a straight couple too instead.
Not condoning the violence in the slightest
I don't know what happened, I just understand what the person's point was in bringing it up and can also understand that they're not condoning or justifying the violence that occurred at all.
That's absolutely not at all what they were saying, idk if you're reading a different comment or something.
I hope one day you see how crazy this sounds, if it's not intentional.
You are to blame for your own comments, and you come across as unhinged. You act like you're some great crusader for truth, yet you make just as many accusations with just as little evidence as the person you're calling out- but they at least had the self awareness to say "I could be wrong..."
You get attacked on your commute.
I say: "It's terrible you were dragged out of your car and hit, that's not acceptable!"
I then add: "You probably were driving badly, though, which pissed people off."
The second sentence modified the first, yes?
Yeah it does of course, however wanting to know the facts of the situation isn't the same as making an excuse for the behavior exhibited.
You're right, just ignore them.