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"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Very interesting topic. Retiree from Bell System, community servant, prison ministeries, feed the hungry, scholarship fundraiser. I had the following experience Called a fast food restaurant that I have frequented since their inception in our City. They had phone off hook a bit over an hour before closing. Got in car and drove there, soon after leaving, the phone was put back on hook and my cell phone was ringng their phone until I arrived on their parking lot, about 5 minutes before closing. I stated, "wow, you all must have been busy tonight". I told them that I was going to call in an order for the 25 bonus pieces that was promised from an order of 300 pieces the week before. (Good relationship with second owner). However, I said, since you are about to close, I will buy 12 or 15 pieces ... whatever you have. The manager there, of which developed a dislike a year ago due to on a couple occassions buying chicken and there were a piece that had bruised blue veings or just a burned look. I asked to have it replaced. However, he said, "there will be no free pieces tonight. Also, added, if I had known that the 300 piece order for you last week, you would have never got the order. (Mind you, the second owner friend delivered it to the Church for the feed for me), he said because I don't like you and that you are ignorant. He said, you can tell (John doe - the second owner if you will), it won't do any good. Furthermore, I am going to call the police. I immediately asked, "What is your problem"? He said, I don't like you, you are ignorant. I went on to tell the one helper, I will take just the chicken, and will overlook this ingrate, and irate manner in which I am treated, due to my years of business friendship with the owner family. He told them, you are off my clock, don't serve her. I proceeded to call 911 to see when the officers would arrive, due to my having to get back to the work project we were on to feed the people. This guy is obviously a pathelogical liar, and even down the second owner. The officers could not believe that there was no hostitility on my part. Yet, the one went in the back and talked with this fellow. He came out and got a piece of paper and wrote a ban and bar and let this fellow read it to me. No reason was cited, and they later stated, just don't give them your business. Since, I have located the second owner and have a meeting with him and one of the community leaders. This is unbelieveable to be yelled at and slander without a cause and his accusations of me, he was the epitome of. As a community servant and in the top of my thesis program, volunteering for many worthy causes, a follower of the Holy Word, to have such a defamer, there should be strong Law against such poor role modeling and hostility in front of his nervous employees. They kept looking at him strangely and yet, they were afraid to speak up This restaurant does not have this sign and is open to the public of all backgrounds. Comments are welcomed. Great Outreach Avenue.o |