Posted on 08/10/2022 11:53:07 AM PDT by algore
A father has accused a Kansas City water park of racism after it abruptly called off the birthday party for his son when 500 people allegedly arrived and made staff feel 'uncomfortable.'
Evans said he signed a $2,000 contract with Summit Waves Aquatic Facility in Lee's Summit to host 250 people for his 17-year-old son's birthday party on Saturday, but officials said a crowd twice the size appeared.
A video of the heated argument with the Evans family and a park employee shows the family demanding an answer, with the official not giving a clear response as she's flanked by police officers.
'If this was a large group of white folks, there wouldn't be a problem,' a family member tells the employee, who shakes her head no as the park denies the allegations.
Evans says: 'I know you don't know us, I just want to know why you're uncomfortable with us.'
'My kids were heartbroken that the party was canceled,' he said. 'They are good kids who make good grades, have bright futures and do not deserve to be treated like this. And that goes for all the kids at the park that day.'
'It appears to have been canceled simply because the park staff was uncomfortable with a group of Black teenagers having a pool party to enjoy the end of the summer
Officials said they grew worried about the event after other parents called asking about party details and safety concerns due to the size.
After several unsuccessful efforts to reach the Evans prior to their arrival, the department decided to cancel the party, according to the statement.
'Safety pertaining to the anticipated crowd size and the potential impact it might have on party guests and the staff was the sole reason for the cancellation,' the statement said.
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Probably cheaper to pay the lawsuit
As usual, adult children don't understand a thing about managing an event of this size.
It isn’t racism, it’s too many party guests compared to what he paid for.
I’d let the teenage son have his party, if he can name all of them 500 ‘friends’, as they go into the water park.
The Race Card. Don’t leave home without it.
‘I know you don’t know us, I just want to know why you’re uncomfortable with us.’
easy. you said 250 guests..
you showed up with 500.. we are not staffed to handle that many people for this event.
‘If this was a large group of white folks, there wouldn’t be a problem,’
...that’s exactly correct a-hole.
DING DING DING DING DING DING DING... There's the winner!
Almost sounds like pre-planned.
Sounds like what happened at Woodstock.
Good call on their part.
And when subsequent fights, stabbings or thievery happened, the park would have been liable for that too.
> Evans said he signed a $2,000 contract with Summit Waves Aquatic Facility in Lee’s Summit to host 250 people... <
Wow. And I thought I was popular when 15 kids showed up at my birthday party. But then again, my party’s number one attraction was a badminton court my dad set up in the back yard.
I just watched the netflix doc on Woodstock 99.
Too many ppl showed up and they couldn’t handle it.
The assumption that anyone can just show up is absurd. I think friends invited their friends and so on.
Same thing happened at the original Woodstock, it was not a free concert, until too many had already come.
They should have had the party at Wonderworld, Wonderworld, where happiness is king.
And wand each and every one of them.
1) They capitalize "black" and lower case "white" as though one race is somehow superior over the other.
2) They expect us to believe that 500 bLACK people in one area can swim.
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