They Don't Serve White People, Either
Two Florida women filed complaints with the Florida human rights agency claiming they were denied service at a bar because they are black. Suzie Schottelkotte writes for the Ledger:
Mildred Richardson Smith, 55, and Ida Mae Royal, 80, said managers at the Just One More bar at 112 E. Crystal Ave. told them they couldn't be served, according to the complaint filed this week. Royal said she and a friend, Emma Frazier, stopped at the bar for lunch June 3 and were turned away. In her complaint, Smith said she was turned away at the door.Kerry Winkler, the bar's owner, denied Friday that any discrimination occurred.
"Those allegations are unfounded and unjust," he said. "We had a couple women come in and ask about lunch, and we told them we don't serve food. We have bags of snacks, like chips and things like that, but we don't have a license to serve food. We don't have a skillet or a stove in this place, so we couldn't serve food if we wanted to."
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Some people just start their day ready to be offended.
LauraGr at September 28, 2010 7:09 AM
People who look for insults will find them often, people who do not, find them only when they are intended.
Robert at September 28, 2010 8:24 AM
"In the complaint, released through the Lake Wales branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People..."
What would all the professional race-hustlers who work for the NAACP do for a living if there was no more racism? No wonder they make it up if they can't find any.
Martin at September 28, 2010 11:18 AM
Okay, wait. They wanted food and decided it was racism when the bar told them they didn't serve any?
Earth Logic Fail.
Ann at September 28, 2010 11:22 AM
Maybe they will hire a free ACLU lawyer, file a lawsuit forcing this guy to hire an expensive attorney and offer to settle out of court for $1000.00 His attorney would ay, Well it's cheaper than going to court.
David M. at September 28, 2010 12:27 PM
Isn't it obvious? They went to this bar (yeah, my first choice for lunch) for the express purpose of being "denied service" so they could file a lawsuit.
KarenW at September 28, 2010 1:03 PM
Since it's a "bar" I would also like to assume that they don't serve babies either.
Besides, babies ruin the taste of beer. ;)
Sabrina at September 28, 2010 1:22 PM
See, if we had judges who didn't regard the attorneys who come before them as members of their tribe, this case would be tossed out on its ear, and the plaintiff and their lawyers would all be fined and do a few nights in the pokey for contempt of court for filing such a contrived lawsuit. But as it stands, there is no disincentive from filing the most patently ludicrous actions.
Cousin Dave at September 28, 2010 6:34 PM
Granted, someone 80 years old, who grew up during Jim Crow, segregation, lynching, etc probably *is* used to looking for racism wherever they go. Plus people start getting kinda paranoid at that age right? Like our 85 year old neighbor who used to call my dad reporting burglars in her house.
Shannon at September 28, 2010 6:35 PM
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