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Jesus Malverde

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23. That is discusting and I believe a violation of the ADA....nt

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Police escort cancer patient from Nashville steakhouse after he’s forced to remove hat [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2013 OP

I've heard of calling the "etiquette police" but this is ridiculous. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #1

What in the world has the US become?? demigoddess Dec 2013 #2

Bingo! Cops Gone Wild. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #24

When the desire for money so horribly trumps even the slightest bit of discretion or decency, loudsue Dec 2013 #38

Write to Morton's and tell them that drmeow Dec 2013 #49

Will do. n/t loudsue Dec 2013 #55

In other news CFLDem Dec 2013 #3

Morton's should be kicked out of Nashville Submariner Dec 2013 #29

We've got all of those, plus more. jazzimov Dec 2013 #34

Ruth Chris is one of Hannity's biggest advertisers...just saying Lochloosa Dec 2013 #42

They can't do a rare steak Aerows Dec 2013 #47

Last week, Longhorn served my daughter her "medium" steak on the very rare side. woodsprite Dec 2013 #59

Yup, and Outback is OSI Group, partially owned by Bain Capital, Tanuki Dec 2013 #56

Ruth's Chris.. sendero Dec 2013 #62

The idiot assistant manager at the Nashville location Jenoch Dec 2013 #77

Something is missing from this story. Captain Stern Dec 2013 #4

Or why the party was still there if the police were called after the man put his hat on. winter is coming Dec 2013 #17

I don't really think of it as hissy fit. I get why there were mad. Captain Stern Dec 2013 #22

I don't understand why the restaurant made such a big deal over the hat, especially winter is coming Dec 2013 #25

Me either. Captain Stern Dec 2013 #28

What I can't get over, in addition to actually liberalhistorian Dec 2013 #79

Thank you... ItTakesAllKinds... Dec 2013 #69

unbelievable justabob Dec 2013 #5

Morton's leadership sure stepped up in a hurry IllinoisBirdWatcher Dec 2013 #6

But they DENY that their staff had any idea the man had a tblue37 Dec 2013 #43

sounds like they just wanted to throw some money at it Locrian Dec 2013 #50

The injured person was satisfied and IllinoisBirdWatcher Dec 2013 #65

That's bullshit that they didn't know about liberalhistorian Dec 2013 #80

They had better discipline the manager. This sounds like an ADA violation. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #7

Okay, I'll be the first to ask: Was the man in the wool cap a black or brown man? TheDebbieDee Dec 2013 #8

I wondered myself who would get this kind of treatment after spending $2K lunasun Dec 2013 #9

white justabob Dec 2013 #10

So, the staff at Morton's Steakhouse weren't racist assholes - just garden variety assholes! TheDebbieDee Dec 2013 #13

not racist in this case, but definitely assholes justabob Dec 2013 #18

white with an illness - great quote from his FB lunasun Dec 2013 #14

surprisingly Mr.Chambers is a white man. bench scientist Dec 2013 #11

Damn, I was saving this picture all day and they settled the matter. :( gvstn Dec 2013 #12

Morton's apparently has Republicon "values" Berlum Dec 2013 #15

SOME Morton's employees, you mean? FrodosPet Dec 2013 #21

Very nice post from the man's facebook page: Matariki Dec 2013 #16

Classy guy 1000words Dec 2013 #20

Place s/b boycotted until that broad is fired. nt valerief Dec 2013 #19

"Broad"??? philosslayer Dec 2013 #52

Cancer patient told to wear hat by restaurant. And you choose to pick on broad. Really? valerief Dec 2013 #67

I'm telling HoF! cleanhippie Dec 2013 #61

I say "guy", too. Will the Mens Group come after me, too? nt valerief Dec 2013 #68

Not quite clever bit of passive-aggressive, there. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #70

Lighten up, it's a joke. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #75

That is discusting and I believe a violation of the ADA....nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #23

Yuck! Cleita Dec 2013 #26

I'll ad Morton's to my list of restaurants not to patronize blackspade Dec 2013 #27

As a cancer survivor TNNurse Dec 2013 #30

Actually, the ADA *requires* that they take his word. nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #45

Don't you think they're going to lose business over this? QuestForSense Dec 2013 #31

I hope the jerk-ette manager gets a good talking-to, then Vogon_Glory Dec 2013 #32

What's the big deal if someone wears a wool cap in a restaurant? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #33

I was wondering the same thing Nonhlanhla Dec 2013 #39

The place has a dress code. nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #46

Over and done? SCVDem Dec 2013 #35

They'd've shot him, of course. Iggo Dec 2013 #41

As a current cancer patient DiehardLiberal Dec 2013 #36

Ringside's better anyway. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2013 #48

At least until one of their employees does something stupid FrodosPet Dec 2013 #60

Or we could focus on actual vulgarity towards others rather than acting out petulance... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #71

Stupid and very bad for business. BainsBane Dec 2013 #37

Zero Tolerance makes people stupid. Iggo Dec 2013 #40

Robert Chambers has accepted Morton Steakhouses' apology. LiberalAndProud Dec 2013 #44

Good for him. Fuck Morton's. Iggo Dec 2013 #54

And the rest of the world too FrodosPet Dec 2013 #64

Have fun eating grass. Iggo Dec 2013 #66

In one science fiction story astronauts return to earth after a close to lightspeed tblue37 Dec 2013 #72

What about yarmulkes, hijab or turbans? exboyfil Dec 2013 #51

Why would someone with a hat on be an awful thing? Does it B Calm Dec 2013 #53

every time we go out to eat there are all sorts of men in hats rurallib Dec 2013 #57

Same thing here and we live just 7 miles from the best Steak House in Indiana. B Calm Dec 2013 #58

Formerly great restaurant that went to crap when it went corporate. It's not bad, but it is Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #63

The mayor and police chief in Nashville need to answer if it is the job of police to respond indepat Dec 2013 #73

was married to someone with cancer--she was extremely self conscous about how she looked dembotoz Dec 2013 #74

I wonder if they would make Rick Perry remove his toupee? JEFF9K Dec 2013 #76

Really! Mopar151 Dec 2013 #78