A Black man has filed a racial discrimination claim against a Portland, Oregon, gas station after an employee refused to sell him gas, implying he would use it to start fires at the Black Lives Matter protests taking place in Portland. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Dominique DeWeese, 37, filed a $350,000 lawsuit against Jay’s Garage, after a white attendant refused to sell him a gallon of gas in July. Oregon generally allows self-service gasoline pumping only in counties of populations of no higher than 40,000 people, far smaller than Portland. According to DeWeese, the attendant expressed concern that he might use the gas to start fires at the Portland protests where some demonstrators set buildings ablaze. DeWeese says he intended to use the gas for yard work. Dominique DeWeese denied service at Oregon gas station. (Photo: The Oregonian screenshot) Cellphone footage of the incident shows the attendant telling DeWeese he won’t sell him any gas unless it goes directly into a lawn mower or car. Greg Kafoury’s Portland law firm is representing DeWeese. His lawyers told The Oregonian, which obtained a copy of the footage, that the video is the strongest piece of evidence. “So are you picking and […]

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