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Waffle House Accused of Discrimination
Fox News ^
| Tuesday, January 18, 2005
| AP
Posted on 01/18/2005 11:28:43 AM PST by shoffma1999
A group of blacks sued the Waffle House chain Tuesday, claiming they were discriminated against at restaurants in three Georgia cities. The Georgia lawsuit joins three others recently filed in North Carolina, Alabama and Virginia against the Norcross, Ga.-based company and its franchisees, who are accused of maintaining a pattern of discrimination and violating federal civil rights laws (search). The Plaintiffs in the cases allege that Servers used racial epithets, refused to wait on minority patrons, provided them with slow service and poor quality food while providing whites with prompt service and quality food. Wafflehouse spokesman Pat Warner has pointed out two previous lawsuits in South Carolina and North Carolina where both Juries found in favor of Wafflehouse to demonstrate that "Waffle House Inc. has no tolerance for discrimination in our restaurants, and we react swiftly and decisively if we find a violation of our anti-discrimination policies," .
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: aclulist; backinblack; baloney; flatoutlies; litigious; sure2baclassicthread; vultures; whiners; yeahright
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To: shoffma1999
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:29:11 AM PST
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: shoffma1999
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:29:37 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Osama bin Laden has more tapes than Steely Dan)
To: evets
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:29:53 AM PST
by
LanPB01
To: shoffma1999
To: shoffma1999; Admin Moderator
Blacks sue maybe?
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:30:10 AM PST
by
georgiadevildog
(Get to work. You aren't being paid to believe in the power of your dreams.)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:30:22 AM PST
by
Camachee
To: shoffma1999; Admin Moderator
You need to fix the headline...............................
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:04 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
To: shoffma1999
Wait 'til the ribs call their lawyer!
To: shoffma1999
Not the back of the bus again?
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:19 AM PST
by
highflight
(from a distance - buzzards might appear as eagles.)
To: shoffma1999
I looked at that headline and wondered, "Who is this Sue Wafflehouse person and why would anyone back her?"
To: LanPB01
Ha! You beat me by 30 seconds. :O)
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:22 AM PST
by
Camachee
To: shoffma1999
WOW- I didn't think anybody expected quality food or service from Waffle House.
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:40 AM PST
by
msp2004
To: LanPB01
Got back?
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:46 AM PST
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: shoffma1999
Yes, I was at this Waffle place and I hurt my back, my back wants compensation.
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:57 AM PST
by
Imaverygooddriver
(I`m a very good driver and I approve this message.)
To: shoffma1999
Baby got back...and blamed it on Waffle House.
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:31:59 AM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: snarks_when_bored
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:32:01 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Osama bin Laden has more tapes than Steely Dan)
To: Camachee
To: shoffma1999
Must really have been some offensive backs...
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:32:38 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: shoffma1999
Really?
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posted on
01/18/2005 11:32:41 AM PST
by
mhking
(Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
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