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Having watched my father-in-law suddenly drop dead face first into his lobster bisque ... well I can empathize. Still, for a third party she did sound kind of callous.

Or perhaps some restaurants use that move whenever a bill dispute comes up. j/k

Seems like the owner had a point: A dying person is more important than a loudmouth complaining about a bill at a different table.

Now, a dead person at a different table is another matter entirely. That person is, obviously, already dead - maybe without paying her bill even - and therefore can;t care whether or not some other diner is disputing a bill for their meal. Further, the dead person will need further service, and so, therefore, can be taken care of later. Right? /sarchasm

(Wanna bet everybody in the restaurant was a democrat, and I’ll bet none had been to church for years.)

I lost a girlfriend over something similar. I do not complain about such things I would understand perfectly a restaurant stalling service to aid someone in need.

One New Year’s Eve a girlfriend and I were on our way to dinner when I nearly hit a body lying in the roadway. A cyclist wearing dark clothes and sporting no lights or reflectors had been hit and left in the road way. I stopped and covered him with my car cover (it was raining) and did what I could until emergency personnel arrived. My girlfriend stayed in the car as I asked.

While waiting I could feel that he had numerous broken bones and that he had a hole in the side of his head about the size of my fist and I could see his brain. He regained consciousness and spoke slurring his speech.

After the EMTs arrived, I told them and the police what I knew and left and went to dinner. I was hungry and such things don’t really bother me (former Marine). My girl friend though I was crass, which may be right, and never saw me again after that night.