Cracker Barrel Bans Beating Suspect For Life

[XanaDUer]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/20981703/detail.html

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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- No more Cracker Barrel restaurants ever for one Georgia man. The company has banned the man accused of beating a mother at one of its restaurants from all of its locations for life.

Investigators in Clayton County said Troy West beat Tasha Hill at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Morrow while yelling racial slurs after he nearly hit her 7-year-old daughter while opening the restaurant's door.

The beating is leading some state lawmakers to consider pushing for a Georgia Hate Crime Law.

[Dogmudgeon]

1. So, when is the perp going to run for Republican office?

"I was only doing what everybody was thinking about doing!"

"They can't muzzle me!"

--d!

[bullwinkle428]

12. Waiting for the "I'm with the Cracker Barrel Crusher" T-Shirts!

[Javaman]

21. even better, the repukes new hero, "Joe the Cracker".

kind of would close the loop on their racist insanity.

[Stevenmarc]

2. The state should help Cracker Barrel out with that ban by sending him to prison for a long time

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I'm sure that will be enforceable.

:sarcasm:

not that he'd want to eat there again anyway........

[Buzz Clik]

4. It will be simple -- keep an eye out for red-neck, mullet-wearing knuckledraggers at Cracker Barrel.

Oh, wait...

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. LOL!

I just spewed my Wheat Chex all over myself........

[eShirl]

7. if he ever makes trouble there again, trespassing can be added to his charges

for whatever that's worth

[Zywiec]

5. How is that a punishment? Cracker Barrel sucks! n/t

[tularetom]

10. No kidding - they actually did him a favor

By keeping him out of that dump.

[dionysus]

11. i never even knew they had restaurants... i just see their cheddar in the grocery store...

just a southern chain?

[Berry Cool]

15. No, they're in a lot of places.

And the Cracker Barrel cheddar you see in the store is not theirs. That's a long-used Kraft brand name. The Cracker Barrel restaurant chain is not related to Kraft.

[dionysus]

19. the things you learn on DU... thx!

[subcomhd]

37. I live in Texas and have never seen one (restaurant).

back in the '80s I remember a Cracker Barrel store in the mall that sold cheeses and summer sausage and the like - a wider variety of the stuff you see in grocery stores.

[Kalyke]

20. As a Southerner, I can honestly say that their food SUCKS.

They can't make a biscuit worth a damn and I can fell my arteries harden just passing by one.

[gorfle]

23. As a Southerner, I can honestly say that their food ROCKS.

I love their biscuits and especially their French toast.

[dionysus]

24. i'm up north, but the diner down the street has this awesome "southern eggs benedict"

instead of english muffin, ham, poached egg and hollandaise, it's got biscuit, sausage, egg and sausage gravy *drool*

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

32. Dang it!

Now I have to make some sausage gravy for breakfast tomorrow morning.

But speaking on behalf of my son, Thanks!

[dionysus]

35. :)

[texasleo]

16. Breakfast is decent.

:9

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Their sausage biscuits are divine.

Nobody does it better than them in that department.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. When someone beats up a veteran in front of the vet's little girl

it is a no-brainer to ban them from the premises.

[tularetom]

9. In an ideal world that would not be a problem

Sumbich would be in fucking jail for the rest of his un natural life.

[hatrack]

13. Ooh! Stinging! He can't eat overpriced faux-country food at ANY of their locations!

Take THAT!

:eyes:

[Buzz Clik]

14. It will leave an extra chair for you, hatrack.

:evilgrin:

[pampango]

17. I don't like Cracker Barrel, but that is a good move. They must realize that a lot of their

customers think, if not act, like Mr. West. Banning him isn't going to attract many DU'ers (at least not me) to eat there, but might cost them some red neck business.

[TuxedoKat]

26. Yes, I don't eat there either,

but I say good for them for not condoning racism and for sending a message.

[uncle ray]

28. the only reason they sent this message is due to their racist record.

most businesses don't need to issue a press release if they ban a customer. Cracker Barrel must because of their well known history of racist practices.

[me b zola]

30. Their racist record + fear of liability

If you missed Rick Sanchez' interview with the victim and her attorney, check it out here. The beating and circumstances were horrible.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/16/cracker.barrel.beating/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail#cnnSTCVideo

[southernyankeebelle]

22. You mean they don't have a Hate Crime Bill passed?

[lpbk2713]

25. Where were they when the victim was being kicked and beaten unconcious?

It's just a PR move. And a lame one at that.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

29. IIRC it was CB employees that put a stop to it...

not the patrons...

sP

[edbermac]

31. Talk about a slap on the wrist.

Being banned from Cracker Barrel is about as bad as being banned from Olive Garden. :puke:

[Vidar]

33. Good for Cracker Barrel.

[Treo]

34. I ate at CB ONE time the food was so salty I thought I was going to die NT

[XanaDUer]

36. Kick

nt.