Two Australian men received praise from a touring American country music star after defending a McDonald’s employee from a disruptive customer, captured in viral footage.
The footage shows a female staff member allegedly being verbally abused and spat on by a customer. Drew Baldridge, a US country singer touring Australia with Jelly Roll, shared the video on his social media.
Baldridge commended two men who intervened and restrained the alleged attacker. In the video, one of the men says,
“Wrong country if you want to abuse women.”
Baldridge captioned the video “Never abuse women” and described the scene as “so inspiring to watch these dudes stand up for this woman.”
“Bro, you need to calm down. You don’t talk to women like that.”
“Hey bro we don’t talk to women like that.”
The 34-year-old musician expressed admiration for the bystanders who took a stand against mistreatment.
“It was so inspiring to watch these dudes stand up for this woman.”
Author’s summary: The quick response by bystanders at a Melbourne McDonald’s, praised by US country star Drew Baldridge, highlights the importance of standing against abuse toward women.