Jim, you think you could use this?
Posted on 08/11/2005 11:55:37 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
An extended African-American family, most of whom reside in Maryland, today announce the settlement of their discrimination claim against a vacation rental condominium resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which barred them from using its swimming pool. Among other things, the settlement of the complaint filed by the Lawyers' Committee and the law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, provides the plaintiffs with monetary compensation, the amount of which cannot be disclosed under the agreement.
Over 100 African-American family members alleged that they were racially discriminated against when they stayed at Baytree III, part of the Baytree Plantation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for the Turner-Gray family reunion in July 2001. The plaintiffs alleged that shortly after they arrived for their family reunion weekend, Stuart Jenkins, property manager of Baytree III and president of the Homeowners' Association, padlocked and chained the entrance to the pool area closing it off to the reunion attendees. According to the complaint, the day after the reunion ended, Jenkins removed the padlock and chain and reopened the pool to guests, personally inviting white guests to use the pool during their stay.
"We selected Baytree as the site for our reunion in part because of its amenities, including the pool facilities," stated Gloria Turner-Simpkins, one of the plaintiffs who organized the family reunion. "But instead of being able to enjoy them, because of these discriminatory actions, we were humiliated and saddened, during what was meant to be an enjoyable family gathering," added Mrs. Turner-Simpkins.
In addition to monetary compensation, the Homeowners' Association agreed to issue a written apology to the family members, to conduct fair housing training for individuals involved in the day-today management of Baytree III, and to inform its members of its policy of non-discrimination.
"This settlement makes clear that such racist behavior and such blatant disregard for the law will not be tolerated," stated Charles Lester, a partner in the Atlanta office of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs.
"It is sad but true that in this day and age there are still those who want to stop African Americans from enjoying the same privileges as everyone else," said Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "While no amount of money can make these family members whole for the racist acts they had to endure and to explain to their small children, this settlement does give them some measure of justice."
oops, I mean rdb3.
My non-hispanic-white college roommate and I went grocery shopping once (about 15 yrs ago), and since we would try to each buy half of general supplies but get our own hair spray, cosmetics, etc., we would check out in seperate carts. Repeatedly, my license number and drivers license were run through the "hot check system" keypad thingy upon writing a check, and hers was not. There are still knuckle dragging idiots (even on FR occasionally), but what are you gonna do?
Who has a picture of sprite lightning that we can use for a Bigzot (sprites are a very potent form of lightning, extending up through the ionosphere)?
"If it happened as presented, a fair call. I notice that there was no defense presented in the article"
It's real simple here, Slowboat407. THERE'S NO DEFENSE
POSSIBLE! Understand?
Well, then, they shouldn't expect fire and police protection, since some of them might be "undesirables", IMHO.
Well, then these same private property businesses shouldn't expect public benefit of police, fire, street, or sewer.
That's sad. Imagine allowing someone else to determine your wholeness.
Coming around here like you own the place or something!!!
;-)
So here's to you, Mr. Robinson; Heaven holds a place for you. (is there a song in there somewhere?)
Is there more to this story than is being presented? I hate to think there are still people that ignorant running around loose and not on medication.
True. I think it was Eleanor Roosevelt that said, "No one can diminish your worth as a person unless you let them."
LOL. Jim says "Don't Feed the Animals".
"Yes...freedom of association...private property rights and the basic natural right to be stupid...after all...who else but an idiot would, right off the bat, reduce his potential pool of buyers by deciding he's not going to sell to someone based on some arbitrary characteristic?"
"Well, then these same private property businesses shouldn't expect public benefit of police, fire, street, or sewer."
Or, most importantly of all, they should not expect access to the courts to enforce their contracts. As in, when the family walks out and says "We are not paying for any of this", the company has no recourse to the law. But the family would have access to the police and the law to protect them against efforts at coercive private enforcement.
Take away the government, and you take away the courts. Take away the courts, and contracts become absolutely meaningless, and the whole capitalist economy dries up and blows away - POOF!
I prefer enforcing the law.
They weren't asking "freedom"; they were aksing for their "paidforitdom".
In case you didn't notice, they paid for use of the advertised facilities, then were denied actual use of said facilities. Notice that is no mention of any refunds for or price reductions for not being able to use the facilities for which they had paid.
Would you also agree that it would have been okay to lock them out of their paid rooms, and make them sleep in the halls? To lock them out of the dining room, after they had paid for their meals? Where do you draw the line?
Jim, you think you could use this?
I wonder if it would be considered an "honor" in some twisted way, to be zotted in this manner versus the regular manner?
That's why I don't get the big bucks :-)
Until relatively recently, the law said you had to ride at the back of the bus. When you cede the Government the authority to enforce and impose social values by statute, what happens when those statutes are written that destroy societal fabrics?
"Hate Crime" laws exist that penalize actions rooted in some social attitudes worse than the same actions rooted in mere greed. Suppose some city council defines participation in FR as a "Hate Crime"? Suppose some court decides public bestiality is a "civil right"? Suppose some government bureau decides you must hire a convicted pedophile to meet a diversity quota?
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