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"Screw Pizza Hut!"; says Chuck Muth & Ronald Honeycutt!
WorldNetDaily ^ | Tue, 1 Jun 2004 | Chuck Muth, President of Citizen Outreach

Posted on 06/01/2004 12:39:14 PM PDT by CourtneyLeigh

BRUSHFIRE ALERT: "Screw Pizza Hut"

******************** "Screw Pizza Hut" June 1, 2004

“Ronald B. Honeycutt, 38, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, says he's been delivering pizzas for 20 years and has always packed heat on the job,” reports WorldNetDaily.com (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38726) today. At around 11 p.m. on May 17th, just after he had made a delivery in a high-crime neighborhood in Indianapolis, a dirtball confronted Honeycutt with a loaded 9 mm handgun. At that point, Honeycutt pulled out his own 9 mm from the back of his pants and fired 15 times, hitting the would-be robber at least 10 times, killing him.

Sounds like pretty good gun “control” to us. And dare we say, an awfully effective “deterrent.”

Anyway, Honeycutt went back to his Pizza Hut store and called the cops. The cops have since determined that Honeycutt acted in self-defense and will not face criminal charges. Nevertheless…

Pizza Hut fired him.

For violating a company policy against carrying firearms.

BRUSHFIRE ALERT: Now, let’s be honest here. Pizza Hut, as a private business, has the right to make such a rule and enforce it.

On the other hand, WE have the right to voice our objections to such a stupid rule and refuse to do business with them unless and until they change it.

And if you’d like to voice YOUR opinion about how Mr. Honeycutt was treated, you can call the Pizza Hut corporate office at 1-972-7700 or give them a “pizza” your mind by emailing them through their website at http://www.pizzahut.com/contact/feedback_other.asp

You can also quickly and easily locate the Pizza Hut franchise store near you - along with their phone number - by going to: http://www.pizzahut.com/locator/.

I just called the store in my neighborhood and spoke with the manager. I explained that my family would no longer be dining in her restaurant and why. The woman’s response was, “You should call the corporate office. That incident in Indiana has nothing to do with us.” To which I responded, “Well, it does now. ‘Cause you just lost a customer over it. Maybe YOU should call the corporate office.”

Something tells me she will...

Chuck Muth President Citizen Outreach www.citizenoutreach.com


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Indiana; US: Kentucky; US: Ohio; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 9mm; boycott; concealed; confrontations; crime; firearm; honeycutt; indiana; pepperoni; pizza; pizzahut; restaurant; rkba; ronald; screw; selfdefense; weapon
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To: TC Rider; vetvetdoug
He did better than most police officers in a similar situation.

It's a lot easier to hit a target when someone isn't trying to kill you.

21 posted on 06/01/2004 1:56:32 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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To: Redbob

I wonder how many pizza delivery persons will be assaulted now that Pizza Hut has gone public nationally with its "No Carry" firearms policy?


22 posted on 06/01/2004 1:58:57 PM PDT by WideGlide
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To: CourtneyLeigh; 88keys; Akron Al; babyface00; Badray; Bikers4Bush; boxerblues; Captiva; ...
Even though I haven't eaten one of their lousy pizzas for years it was fun to send them an e-mail telling them that I wouldn't be back, and I was going to tell all my family and friends. And I did ask that they contact me.

In God We Trust…..Semper Fi!

23 posted on 06/01/2004 2:04:37 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative (Better Dead Than MO-HA-MED)
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To: CourtneyLeigh

Well, in Pizza Hut's defense, they are probably going to be facing a huge legal case from this loser's family for vicarious liability in the shooting death. Even though the delivery guy won't face criminal charges, the company may face a legal suit. Is that right? NO, but even if the suit goes nowhere it will still cost them a pretty penny in legal fees. I can see where they are coming from.

On the other hand, they should not have a delivery area that includes known dangerous areas.


24 posted on 06/01/2004 2:06:23 PM PDT by lawgirl (God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't tell me I never gave you anything.")
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To: Gone GF; rwfromkansas

re: Papa Johns--it's not the pizza, it's the garlic butter sauce that comes with it. HMM YUMMY!!! And their chicken fingers are excellent.


25 posted on 06/01/2004 2:08:23 PM PDT by lawgirl (God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't tell me I never gave you anything.")
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To: CourtneyLeigh

Pizza Hut can stick it up their pizza butt.


26 posted on 06/01/2004 2:15:28 PM PDT by manic4organic (Go. Fight. Win.)
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To: Redbob
In defense of Mr. Honeycutt (although he seems to be doing fine in that regard himself!) it's only fair to note that firing under stress, with someone possibly shooting back, is a lot different than shooting paper targets at the range, and 10 hits out of 15 shots is pretty commendable. OTOH, if he had say a .45, it wouldn't have been necessary for the reporter to add that the perp died. LOL!

Maybe he missed with the first 10 shots. In that case he would have bean DOA with a 45.

27 posted on 06/01/2004 2:20:06 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: CourtneyLeigh
"Screw Pizza Hut!"

I've been saying that for years.....they don't know how to make pizza and never have.

28 posted on 06/01/2004 2:24:51 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: rwfromkansas
Does anybody know? Is it Papa John's or Godfathers Pizza that is owned by a black Republican in Georgia. If I remember correctly he was running for office recently.
29 posted on 06/01/2004 2:27:22 PM PDT by Mark in the Old South
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To: lawgirl
On the other hand, they should not have a delivery area that includes known dangerous areas.

That has gotten other companies sued......It's racist don't you know.

I don't recall the outcome, but the NAACP went after Domino's Pizza for refusing to deliver in a particular area of Dover, Delaware because it was and still is a dangerous area to go into........even in broad daylight.

30 posted on 06/01/2004 2:30:49 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: Gabz

Wait a minute...we made a damn good pizza. Of course, it was 1972...two pizza sizes, one salad choice, one sammich choice. Beautiful waitresses in hot-pants and halter tops...


31 posted on 06/01/2004 2:33:36 PM PDT by Mr Ducklips
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To: rwfromkansas

If you're gonna to eat pizza from one of the chains.....Papa John's is the best of the lot. Pizza Hut has gotten marginally better over the years, but is still substandard to me, and Domino's is no different than eating greasy cardboard.

What can I tell you? I grew up in NYC, I'm picky about my pizza.


32 posted on 06/01/2004 2:38:18 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: CourtneyLeigh

Another place to avoid. Right along with K-Mart.


33 posted on 06/01/2004 2:42:17 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America being passive. They were wrong.” - Reagan)
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To: Mr Ducklips

In 1972 I had never heard of Pizza Hut.......we were still getting our pizza from the guy that had a store with a brick oven 3 blocks away.

The first time I was ever in a Pizza Hut was about 1978 and was looked at very strangely when I just suggested to my friends we order a large half and half pie. One of the other girls I was with knew what I was talking about, but no one else, including the waitress, had a clue. The other gal and I were native New Yorkers, we happenned to be in southwest florida at the time!

I have eaten at a Pizza Hut exactly 3 times since then.


34 posted on 06/01/2004 2:47:40 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: vetvetdoug

better than the 2 out of 15 for the average cop, especially under duress and in the presence of pizza.


35 posted on 06/01/2004 2:52:43 PM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: rwfromkansas

It's probably the worst franchise pizza in the known universe! Then I learned what they put in their pizzas and that confirmed why I hate PH.


36 posted on 06/01/2004 2:54:32 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus
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To: CourtneyLeigh
Here's what I wrote to them:

"Ronald B. Honeycutt, 38, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, says he's been delivering pizzas for 20 years...."

Pizza Hut was NUTS to fire Mr. Honeycutt. No company policy should require someone to choose between protecting his life and giving his life for the company profits. Mr. Honeycutt was legally entitled to carry this means of self-protection. He was declared justified in his use of it. If anything, Pizza Hut should give him special recognition that as an employee of Pizza Hut he has helped to make the delivery neighborhood just a bit safer for everyone.
37 posted on 06/01/2004 2:54:34 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: aruanan

As much as I like your letter to PH - I seriously doubt you will be getting anything other than a canned response - if that much.


38 posted on 06/01/2004 2:59:43 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: Gabz

We did plenty of 1/2 & 1/2's. But we didn't fold them over like I learned to in N.Y. Damn good pizza there - but I truly miss Carnagie Deli's pastrami. And all the delis, for that matter.


39 posted on 06/01/2004 3:05:09 PM PDT by Mr Ducklips
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To: vetvetdoug
He only hit the fellow ten out of fifteen times with a 9mm at close range

He was afraid Pizza Hut would charge him with the pizza, so he hung on to it while firing.

40 posted on 06/01/2004 3:13:39 PM PDT by boothead
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