Posted on 05/09/2007 11:38:55 AM PDT by kellynla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 9) - The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts.
"I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."
Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.
Ruby - who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Ind. - said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said.
"I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach."
He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.aol.com ...
Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_en_ce/people_simpson;_ylt=AryGwOraPVNzpQ8lb_pDSvHMWM0F
>I thought there was a legal difference.
There is, and there is a moral difference as well.
“We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Anyone.”
Brave man, considering there were probably knives on the table!
Kudos to Jeff Ruby, clearly a man of principle. A fundamental element of private property (much eroded, I know, by Democrats) is that the property owner has the right to serve—or not serve—anyone he wishes, for any reason he wishes.
Heee hee! Maybe he doubted his ability to hold onto the weapon since he didn’t have his gloves.
I'm a big tipper.
ping-a-ling
There’s a poll in this thread.
A business owner who has the um... wherewithal to run his business the way he sees fit. Too bad it’s now looking like he’s going to be the victim of a baseless lawsuit.
“It has always bothered me that the prosecutors in the murder trial never called Al Cowlings to testify about what they talked about during their Bronco ride.”
Which prosecutor are you talking about? The bimbo, or the brother....that did the bimbo?
Where else but America can you be ruled not guilty of a crime and then have a second trial on basically the same charge and be ordered to pay for that crime you were judged not to have done?
Where else but America can you be ruled not guilty of a crime and then have a second trial on basically the same charge and be ordered to pay for that crime you were judged not to have done?
Thanks for the ping!
Jeff Ruby’s Louisville
http://cityguide.courier-journal.com/fe/RestaurantReviews/Profile.asp?businessid=47380
I heard on the news that the table was later given to Michael Jordan and a party of about 16 or so. That will go a long way in his defense for not serving OJ if he turns around and serves Jordan at the same table right afterwords.
Geesh, I didn’t know this spawn of Satan was at the Derby.
Good on this guy!
"Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night."
Ya think so, jughead?
Guess who walked in not five minutes after OJ was shown the door?
And enjoyed a fine meal with a fabulous crew?
MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN.
So when Ruby's attorney calls No. 23 to the witness stand...
SLAM DUNK FOR THE DEFENSE! 
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