This is what a threatening group looks like. Call out the SWAT teams!
-PJ
Posted on 08/27/2013 7:04:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
After waiting patiently for two hours to be seated, a group of 25 black family members and friends were recently booted out in the rain from a Wild Wing Café in North Charleston, S.C., because a white customer felt threatened by their presence.
News of the incident, which is now spreading on social media, was first made public via a Facebook post on Aug. 22 after the company failed to respond to a complaint made on behalf of the offended customers three weeks ago.
"I will never go to Wild wings cafe in N. Chs again! We (Party of 25 family and friends) waited 2hrs, patiently and were refused service because another customer (White) felt threatened by us," noted Mike London in the Facebook post. "This type of racial discrimination is unacceptable and we have to put a STOP TO IT. The manager looked me dead in the face and said she was refusing us service because she had a right to and simply she felt like it. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ESTABLISHMENT... PLEASE SHARE THIS POST…We need your help," the post continued.
The post was quickly followed up with a telling photo of the group standing outdoors shielding themselves from the rain with umbrellas.
In an interview with WNEM about the incident last week, Michael Brown said the group was celebrating a going away party for his cousin when the shift manager of the restaurant approached them and told them that there was a "situation."
"She said there's a situation where one of our customers feels threatened by your party, so she asked us not to seat you in our section, which totally alarmed all of us because we're sitting there peaceably for two hours," Brown told WNEM. "Obviously, if we were causing any conflict, we would have been ejected out of the place hours before," he noted.
He explained that during his conversation with the manager, a member of the celebrating party decided to record what was happening and the manager responded by refusing to seat them entirely.
"I asked her I want to be clear with you," said Brown. "I said so you're telling me I have to leave. She said I have a right to deny you service. I said so you're asking me to leave because you're upset because he was recording you, after we've waited for two hours, and after you've already pretty much discriminated on us, and she answered 'yes.'"
Since the matter became public, however, the company has been facing public scorn and has responded to the incident a number of times.
"With regard to the ongoing discussion about a customer complaint, we at Wild Wing Cafe are completely aware of the fact that we dropped the ball in communicating swiftly to a loyal customer. We take full responsibility for our lapse in response time, had the opportunity to call back and have no excuses for not doing so in 3 weeks," noted the company in a post on their Facebook page on Aug. 24.
"We have never tolerated racism from our employees and won't tolerate it on our Page either. Our biggest concern has always been our customers and our staff. We have always insisted on hearing all sides to an issue and treating people with respect... and this time is no different," it continued.
In a follow-up post on Sunday, the company further noted that they are now conducting a thorough investigation into the incident while apologizing again.
"We are conducting a thorough investigation and are taking the appropriate action. In the meantime, we are in regular and productive conversation with the individuals and we hope to keep all involved fans and friends of WWC," the company noted.
"We realize these are topics that engender emotional reactions. We truly believe that actions speak louder than words and we hope all are open to let ours speak for us as we move through this situation. We are committed to not repeat the mistakes that have been made and to make sure anybody who walks in the doors of WWC is treated with love, respect and care," it said.
There is nothing saying they were, if they had been I think the manager would have mentioned that as being the reason.
Not enough info on this story frankly
Let’s go back to the white riot going on America right now
Long overdue
Some restaurants are set up to serve large parties without reservations. Wild Wings may be one of those.
Finally a post I can totally agree with.
Honestly, I think it has EVERYTHING to do with many of the comments on this thread.. and Obama’s plan is working perfectly :/
This is what a threatening group looks like. Call out the SWAT teams!
-PJ
Yes large groups of Black people are notorious for being poor tippers. But if the restaurant followed the law then they would make sure their servers wages plus tips equaled the minimum wage. Which means if they don’t make enough in tips the restaurant is supposed to make up the difference in their wages. So it should not be as much of an issue as it is.
The restaurant could also implement a minimum service fee for large parties which is what is usually done.
Yes it is. I am shocked and saddened by the hatred displayed.
I sent one too.
yeah I am afraid I am not going to lie about it..If all this murdering of whites were turned around and I was black I sure as heck be afraid then..
I have many black friends but am not afraid of them they think the same..They could be murdered just as well as any one else and they are scared to death..The people in this country are getting fed up with all this crime..
I’ve read the first 20 replies and see no mention of the camera. That was the trigger to the total eviction, it seems. Once a story is out there on the social media, it can get picked up by others and can ruin a business. Of course now they could be ruined anyway, but I’m just saying: that upped the ante.
Well, I know what my opinion is (with all of the crap the rave baiters have been dealing out for the last 3 decades, and more so now..), but, we still don’t know both sides (lite the ‘white’ lady who complained.. what exactly did she say, and why did she say it?
The group itself (the picture) could be a group of any ‘race’ from any city (pretty much).. a few overweight here, a couple dressed conservative, a few who are dressed below what we would call par (didn’t see any saggy pants though), etc.
Anyway, my point is it STILL is not fair to accuse ANYONE without hearing both sides of the story first.
At least a third of those in the photo look like they could benefit from missing a meal.
Trying to accommodate 25 people in what might have been an already crowded restaurant ain't easy, especially in a layout like Wild Wings, which is probably not designed to easily place that many tables together. Perhaps the entire party wasn't there and together before being seated. Why should a restaurant seat an incomplete party and tie up all those tables waiting for the rest of the group to arrive? We don't know what really happened, but that is another possibility.
Finally, who in their right mind goes out as a group of 25 without notifying the restaurant in advance....and, who in their right mind would wait for two hours to eat at a restaurant like this?
There are a lot of unanswered questions here, but to charge racism like you have, without knowing what happened, doesn't make much sense -- kind of like waiting for two hours to be seated at a wing joint.
You need to come to grips with reality. First of all you are very unlikely to be a victim of murder by a stranger. Secondly if you are (I pray not of course) a victim of murder by a stranger it will probably be by another white person. Just as Blacks are most likely to be victims of Black criminals.
Those assaults and killings of Whites by Black gangs are not being committed in restaurants by family groups. The perpetrators are your typical gangsta and punks (Think Trayvon on steroids. Your chance of coming across such a gang would depend on where you live, work, or play. Like all predators they have preferred territories.
BTW, your last question (I forgot to answer), you are totally correct.
Please don’t forget, though, we have some VERY conservative FReepers here that are minorities, and they will stand side-by-side, back-to-back, put their own lives on the lines to protect our freedoms, just as we would do for them.
You are right but with all of the things that are going on in this country with all the raceist blacks like Obama,Sharpton and Jackass I THINK THEY ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM ..it is very scary..I have a friend that is a minister and we use to get into it all the time when it came to Obama ..i sent him everything I had or could find and he would not believe a word now he believes and he is also very upset about all these murders and beatings..He tell his congregation to be very careful..These people are wonderful friends and guess what are black too..i hate to say black it is not their description they are tan..
Just a few weeks ago a group of my family wanted to get together between here and Houston at a restarent..I had called and made arrangements for the big group of people..Most places have a room that will take care of a big group of people..We had a great time since we thought ahead..
So, was it a woman, or a him?
It’s all about how they (kids) are raised ;)
Did they think a party of 25 could walk in and be seated at any time?
Geez have some common sense
For a group that big you need to make a plan
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