Denied service for using her feet, woman says

Chicago Suntimes ^ | July 2, 2007 | ABDON M. PALLASCH

[Kaslin]

Dawn Larson demonstrates how she hands over her credit card with her feet. (Richard A. Chapman/Sun-Times)

Dawn Larson was born with Holt-Oram Syndrome, leaving her with underdeveloped hands and arms. (Richard A. Chapman/Sun-Times)

[weegee]

NO SHOES NO SERVICE.

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

[Asclepius]

The McDonalds in every neighbourhood I have ever lived in in my entire life would serve unwashed homeless people, crystal meth addicts, the morbidly obese—anyone, and by anyone I mean anyone—so I have difficulty even trying to imagine this woman being treated this way.

[bert]

The woman’s problem stems from another woman bringing suit because she spilled hot coffee and burned her mouth. Refusing service could be lawsuit prevention.

[Red Badger]

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

Yes, you don't know where that clerk's hands were 15 minutes ago...........

[Kaslin]

NO SHOES NO SERVICE.

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

sure hope you were being sarcastic

[Sloth]

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

So is using a hand.

[kingu]

Employees who refused to serve her should be fired, but my sympathy ran out with the four million dollars she’s suing for. And civil rights? Hello? You’re buying something. This was a case of attempted theft by refusing to provide goods already paid for.

[MacDorcha]

It seems she never enterd the building for one. And another, if her feet are kept in such a manner that they do the use of her hands, then they are just as sanitary as our hands.

A little hand sanitizer before touching the card and if need be a little on the card upon reciept will more than accomplish sanitation needs.

[Froufrou]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859706/posts

[Nonstatist]

Better to have small hands than small ....

[ravingnutter]

I agree and might I add, their food is gross. The only difficulty I have with this woman is why she decided to have children knowing that the condition is genetic (50% rate)?

[azhenfud]

"Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant (is) unsanitary."

It's not as unsanitary as having Jesse Jackson working there.

[Michael.SF.]

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

The person at one window handles the money, a different person at the second window handles the food.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

I’m sure her feet are fine. What mystifies me is why she would want to use them to touch that unhealthy, unsanitary, revolting cr*p they pass through the window at McDonald’s.

[jdub]

Using a foot to hand a credit card to a clerk using bare hands in a fast food restaurant in unsanitary.

So is using your hand. I checked the photo, and she does have very clean feet. The first thing I though of was if she has to use her feet for everything, she must go barefoot so they might have been gross. Here it just sounds like some ignorant window-jockey was freaked out by her condition.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

After making more allegedly rude statements, the employee closed the window and went to consult a manager, the suit states.

What is an "allegedly rude" statement?

Perhaps they meant: "After allegedly making more rude statements, the employee closed the window and went to consult a manager, the suit states."

[AU72]

Larson's attorney, Laurel Wykes Smith, said the two incidents add up to a violation of her civil rights.

You got to hand it to her, she knows Mickey d has deep pockets.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Next time she should show up armed.