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[ElectricBlanketFire]

Eating while black.

U.S. Army veteran Ernest Walker started recording video when a manager at a Chili’s restaurant in Cedar Hill, Texas, questioned his military service and took away his food.

Like some other establishments around the country, Chili’s offered free meals to veterans and active military service members on Veterans Day. Walker wrote on his Facebook page that he was eating at Chili’s with his service dog, Barack, when an elderly customer wearing a Trump shirt came up to him. “He said he was in Germany, and that they did not let Blacks serve over there,” Walker wrote.

Soon after, Walker said the restaurant’s manager approached him and said that a fellow customer said Walker was “not a real soldier because [he] had [his] hat on indoors.” He asked to see identification, and continued to question Walker. Eventually, he took his food away, even though Walker showed him his military ID and discharge paperwork.

The only thing I can do is keep sending these kind of things to Trump supporters who believe all the racist incidents are fabrications.

 

[M52B28]

He deserves better than Chili's in the first place.

 

[HvySky]

Fuck that Trump supporter and fuck that manager even more.

 

[Pickman]

Jesus Christ, I couldn't write this stuff if I was channeling Satan's ex-wife as my muse.

 

[Beefy]

Disgusting. It will only get worse once Teump is properly in.

 

[Yaboosh]

Well that guy is getting fired. Just a shame the customer won't see any repercussions for his racist ass actions.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Wow that is fucked up.... How can some people do this and feel OK with themselves.

 

[Unknown One]

How to tarnish your corporate image 101. Watch them fire the manager and backtrack.

 

[Shadybiz]

Awful, and I hope he's fired immediately.

 

[SliceSabre]

I expect stories like this to increase. The majority see this as their chance to bring the country back to the 50-60s again.

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

So we're pulling stolen valor bullshit on WW2 vets now, huh?

 

[cHaotix8]

Ugh, that's literally 5 minutes away from my Dad's place. What is this world coming to?

 

[Fox Mulder]

Fuck chili's anyways.

And did you see 60 minutes? trump's totally cool guys, he won't do anything bad like emboldening racists and bigots or anything.

 

[Jeffrey]

He deserves better than Chili's in the first place.

i mean it was free food on veterans day. are there that many better chain options that offered that?

 

[JCX]

The guy should have known better than trying to eat in a restaurant filled with economically anxious Americans.

 

[OnPoint]

Is there a website collecting all these kinds of stories? It would be helpful to have a running tally.

 

[Izuna]

so. disgusting

 

[ColdPizza]

Yeah, Chili's mishandled this. Ouch.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Is there a website collecting all these kinds of stories? It would be helpful to have a running tally.

I've seen collected tweets but it would be nice to have some sort of Google Doc that has the article and source.

 

[Violence Jack]

Took away his food even as he showed his military ID anyway? I hope that manager likes mopping floors for a living.

And fuck that old Trump bigot. He's a fucking disgrace to the country, and a liar. My uncle is black, was in the military, and has been stationed in Germany since the mid 70s serving over there until he retired.

 

[Allforce]

Black dude brought a dog named Barack into a Texas Chilis. Put some respeck on it.

 

[Anarky]

He was just super anxious about the economy bros.

 

[kribz]

Will probably get berated for this but....

Why is him being a Trump supporter relevant?

That being said the manager acted poorly in this situation and should be reprimanded for his actions!
The gentleman had enough documentation to prove that he was a veteran.

 

[Smellycat]

The dog's name is Barack?

Their reasoning for questioning his status was because he had his hat on indoors? WTF I expect that kind of logic in a videogame...

 

[Tain]

surely capitalism will punish appropriately

surely

 

[nullset2]

My mama used to tell me "don't do a right when it looks like a huge wrong".

This is one of those cases, why shit the water? Guy already has his meal, don't fuck with people that way.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Yeah, Chili's mishandled this. Ouch.

Yeah this is pretty awful.

 

[MysteryQuesadilla]

This is literally the dumbest reason to assume stolen valor ("hat on inside").

 

[jacob armitage]

Well thats fucking depressing.

 

[Zackat]

Yeah this is pretty awful.

It's gonna happen more often now. The next 4 years are going to be terrible.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

I'm curious as to what happened between the the guy showing his military ID and having his food taken away. Like... did the manager just decide the ID was fake?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Will probably get berated for this but....

...yes?

 

[GitarooMan]

The idea that the manager would, instead of sorting the situation and stopping customers from harassing other customers, join in on the racist parade, is beyond deplorable. Questioning someone else's service in that manner is despicable, and he deserves to be gone because he doesn't know how to do his job.

 

[iuxion]

Makes the blood boil.

 

[Somnid]

Trump just created a new manager job.

 

[midramble]

i mean it was free food on veterans day. are there that many better chain options that offered that?

BOGO at chipotle...

 

[M52B28]

Will probably get berated for this but....

Don't hold your tongue.

 

[kribz]

...yes?

Don't hold your tongue.

HaHa accidentally hit enter before I finished

 

[DoubleTake]

The guy has some sort of resolve. Im sorry but with level of disrepect shown to me I would have gone ape shit on that manager.

 

[ShyMel]

Hope the manager gets fired. What a dumb thing to do to a customer.

 

[Dude Abides]

I'm not sure if naming your dog Barack is a tribute or an insult.

Scumbag Trumpets gonna scumbag. Shoot these people to the moon.

 

[Toxi]

Will probably get berated for this but....

Why is him being a Trump supporter relevant?

Because there's a trend of Trump supporters being racist assclowns.

 

[BriGuy]

Welp, there's another restaurant to cross off my list.

 

[GurgleBot20]

Trump had a big part in this, but this is also the result of segregating the army and then white washing World War 2 for the next 7 decades. They just can't even imagine the idea that a black man could have served back then. Also see the backlash to Battlefield 1.

 

[.JayZii]

This is so gross. Stolen Valor has become such a disingenuous mess.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Will probably get berated for this but....

Why is him being a Trump supporter relevant?

Because he's going to be the president and these are his supporters.

 

[Deku Tree]

This is so horrifying. I am still in shock about the whole situation.

 

[minor effort]

Will probably get berated for this but....

Why is him being a Trump supporter relevant?

That being said the manager acted poorly in this situation and should be reprimanded for his actions!
The gentleman had enough documentation to prove that he was a veteran.

Context.

There's been a wave of racist violence and hateful acts made this past week explicitly in Trump's name.

 

[doctorblurg]

I saw the video of this last night and it's ridiculous. I can't imagine how embarrassing it was for that dude to just get his meal taken away like a kid who refused to eat his vegetables or some shit.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

My uncle was stationed in Germany for 8 years. He is black. Where the fuck do people get this shit?