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Black man claims he was kicked out of SC restaurant because a white woman 'felt threatened'
NY Daily News ^ | Aug 26, 2013 | Lee Moran

Posted on 08/28/2013 7:14:45 PM PDT by kevcol

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Okay - I found at least 40 US news sources covering this particular story - going strictly with what the group of 25 claimed...but once again we need to go across the pond for the truth: [via Daily Mail UK]

An employee at a South Carolina restaurant accused of being racist for throwing out a group of 25 black patrons has turned the tables on the customers - saying they were the ones who were using racist slurs.

Michael Brown went public earlier this month with his accusations that staff at Wild Wing Cafe in Charleston, South Carolina, asked him and his 24 friends - all African-American - to leave after a white customer said she felt threatened by them .

Mr Brown's post about the incident spread across social media with viral force and resulted in condemnations of the restaurant and the staff.

An employee contacted Radio Facts, a broadcast industry blog, and said it was actually the customers who were being racist.

The woman, who would not be named, told the site that because Mr Brown and his friends were such a large group, it took longer than expected to find seats for all of them together. While they waited, some customers - both whites and blacks - were seated before they were, she said.

'They kept complaining about their long wait and were talking about how “whitey” was able to get seated, but they were not,' the woman wrote.

She added: 'They made this a racial issue before anything.'

As they waited, the group became rowdy, the employee claimed and began refusing to get out of the way for other customers to enter or leave the restaurant.

They also insulted a deaf girl because she did not move to let them through, the woman claims.

One member also repeatedly used the N-word. That was when the female customer in question became uncomfortable and complained to an employee, according to the woman.

'When asked to stop, he threw out a long string of racial epithets against one of my co-workers,' the employee claims.

That version of events is totally at odds with the description Mr Brown has given.

1 posted on 08/28/2013 7:14:45 PM PDT by kevcol
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Obama’s grand mother feels threated by Blacks (per Obama’s own words)


2 posted on 08/28/2013 7:18:37 PM PDT by llevrok ("It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words....." - Geo. Orwell)
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Just gonna' show up at a restaurant with 25 people and expect to get seated.

Anyone think to plan ahead and reserve a banquet room?

3 posted on 08/28/2013 7:19:32 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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Now that the people in the country are getting over their love fest with homosexuals, it looks like being discriminated against is going to be “the next big thing.”


4 posted on 08/28/2013 7:20:40 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The time for impeachment has come.)
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To: kevcol

Boo fricking hoo!


5 posted on 08/28/2013 7:21:20 PM PDT by pbmaltzman
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'When asked to stop, he threw out a long string of racial epithets against one of my co-workers,' the employee claims.

That version of events is totally at odds with the description Mr Brown has given.

Imagine that.

6 posted on 08/28/2013 7:21:31 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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Not this chit again! Different source, same story.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3059304/posts


7 posted on 08/28/2013 7:21:42 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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The person is a liar.
Lets say he was telling he truth........95% of black on white crime - just saying


8 posted on 08/28/2013 7:22:08 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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Yes... It’s the entitlement mentality that is now prevalient throughtout the BLACK (not African American) populace and culture...

Unfortunately, it’s going to get A LOT worse...


9 posted on 08/28/2013 7:23:38 PM PDT by bfh333 ("Hope"... "Change"... You better HOPE you have some CHANGE after the next 4 years!)
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Kicked out for being a douchebag in a group of 25 douchebags. The fact that they were black douchebags is incidental....


10 posted on 08/28/2013 7:23:43 PM PDT by freebilly (Creepy and the Ass Crackers....)
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Apparently this guy and his group were stupid to call ahead and reserve the table!!


11 posted on 08/28/2013 7:25:38 PM PDT by RginTN
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so lets see here; there’s 25 black dudes waiting around for two hours yet not one of them had a phone with a video camera to record any of the alleged racial incidents??? hmm- sorry if i’m a bit suspicious....


12 posted on 08/28/2013 7:26:05 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Boo! Hoo!


13 posted on 08/28/2013 7:27:09 PM PDT by Route395
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I’m sure no one in the group said anything to make her feel threatened...(sarc extreme)


14 posted on 08/28/2013 7:28:34 PM PDT by Route395
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To: kevcol

It seems like they were looking for trouble and a payoff via lawsuit. I expect more of this crap in the future. Businesses should really think about investing in a camera system for cases like this.
I have a pain management practice and I have a camera system with audio in the waiting area and public areas. If we have a potential incident, I have a conference room with cameras for problem patients. It’s also good for employees.


16 posted on 08/28/2013 7:30:17 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
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That version of events is totally at odds with the description Mr Brown has given.

Doesn't matter. There WILL be a lawsuit, and there WILL be an out-of-court settlement. That's what it's all about.

Winners: the patrons who were ejected, and their lawyers

Losers: the restaurant, race relations in the US, and respect for the truth

17 posted on 08/28/2013 7:31:17 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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Keep walkin' mister! Amy's Baking company photo: Amy's Baking Company 10A48_engine_PostHeader_MotorTrend_as-2.jpg
18 posted on 08/28/2013 7:32:41 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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I've been to that specific establishment. I am not surprised they couldn't seat 25 people. Their dining area didn't seem to be that big without making special arrangements. That being said, when I went there the crowd was as diverse as any part of market street (not that diverse). I did see blacks served there without any issues including sitting around the bar right next to me. The staff seemed pretty attentive to everybody.

The wings are pretty good.

If they wanted to seat that many they should have tried the brewery down the main drag from Market. It seemed a lot more capable of handling a big party.

19 posted on 08/28/2013 7:34:57 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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If you want a restaurant to seat a 25 person party at a Wild Wings, a Bennigans. a Chilis, etc, well then you use your f’n brain and you call ahead to make arrangements.

Just “showing up” and expecting the establishment to quickly accomadate your party is, frankly, quite stupid.

So what does the party then do? Do they wait for a suitable area to be assembled or do they get belligerant? Sounds like they got belligerant and then mouthed off to a reporter who just went with one side of the story.


20 posted on 08/28/2013 7:35:39 PM PDT by citizen (There is always free government cheese in the mouse trap.....https://twitter.com/kracker0)
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