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Police Pay Bill of Couple Who Didn't Want to Sit Near Them

justabubba said:
it was the cop who was a jerk

the other patrons dealt with the staff to have their needs met

it was the cop who had to make a snide remark to the other patrons
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I will agree with you to a point. It would have been better, more dignified and professional, for the cop to not make the remark, but that's as far as that goes. As someone else has pointed out the other person "started it".

I am fine with the cops paying for them. I wonder if the other guy refused and insisted he pay for his own (even if the cops were already gone)? Somehow, I doubt it.
 
justabubba said:
i believe it is telling that you find an opportunity to criticize blacks despite that this thread/situation previously had no racial element

to your premise; it is wise to keep hostile parties separate, no matter what animus causes them to be hostile toward each other

in the described instance, the patrons who chose not to be seated by the cops acted appropriately in their interaction with the restaurant staff
the only party displaying inappropriate behavior was the cop, who attempted to taunt the other arriving patrons

the cop was a dick
the cop does not get an exemption from being called out as a dick only because he is a cop
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I disagree, I believe the couple were being dicks by making an issue of being seated by cops. And I'm not criticizing blacks, I'll ask you, if this couple didn't want to sit next to a table of black patrons would you be accepting of their behavior?
 
Groogrux said:
I disagree, I believe the couple were being dicks by making an issue of being seated by cops. And I'm not criticizing blacks, I'll ask you, if this couple didn't want to sit next to a table of black patrons would you be accepting of their behavior?
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I have specifically asked a host to not seat me near families with many small children. Was I being unreasonable?
 
radcen said:
I have specifically asked a host to not seat me near families with many small children. Was I being unreasonable?
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Children can be loud which can disrupt your meal. Being a LEO doesn't disrupt your ability to enjoy yourself. And if you're at Applebee's and don't want to eat near children, yes you're being unreasonable, it's a family restaurant.
 
Groogrux said:
Children can be loud which can disrupt your meal. Being a LEO doesn't disrupt your ability to enjoy yourself. And if you're at Applebee's and don't want to eat near children, yes you're being unreasonable, it's a family restaurant.
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re Applebee's: It depends. If the place is busy, such a request would be unreasonable. If it's during slower hours, and there are open table options which can accommodate, it would not be unreasonable.
 
radcen said:
re Applebee's: It depends. If the place is busy, such a request would be unreasonable. If it's during slower hours, and there are open table options which can accommodate, it would not be unreasonable.
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Sure, I think that's reasonable. However, do you see the difference between asking to sit somewhere else because you don't want to sit next to LEOs, or Asians, or blacks, or Mexicans or whites compared to not wanting to eat next to noisy children?
 
Groogrux said:
Sure, I think that's reasonable. However, do you see the difference between asking to sit somewhere else because you don't want to sit next to LEOs, or Asians, or blacks, or Mexicans or whites compared to not wanting to eat next to noisy children?
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Please point out where I said any of that was proper. It would be boorish to not to want to sit next to someone based on their ethnicity or their job. I was just inquiring to see how far you'd take it.

I will say that if I go into a restaurant, and I see a table of adults acting loud and poorly, I may very well ask to sit away from them, and it wouldn't matter who they are. It would be based solely on their behavior. I have requested to sit away from small children because small children are more prone to being loud, and I simply prefer to avoid that, if I can.
 
radcen said:
Please point out where I said any of that was proper. It would be boorish to not to want to sit next to someone based on their ethnicity or their job. I was just inquiring to see how far you'd take it.

I will say that if I go into a restaurant, and I see a table of adults acting loud and poorly, I may very well ask to sit away from them, and it wouldn't matter who they are. It would be based solely on their behavior. I have requested to sit away from small children because small children are more prone to being loud, and I simply prefer to avoid that, if I can.
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Gotcha. I thought you were asking because you thought the two situations were similar. And I agree with you on rowdy behavior, children and adults.
 
truthatallcost said:
You think he's a jerk for being offended that people didn't want to even sit next to him for being a cop?
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Yes. A complete jerk by every standard of the word jerk. Just glad an armed robbery didn't happen while the couple was there. I imagine them running to the cops then for protection.
 
I propose that a list goes out,sorta like the do not call lists, and every person who thinks that cops are evil put their name on it. Then when they need the protection of the police they will not get a response. This will free up the time for the police to help those who recognize their honor and strength and welcome their presence!!!
 
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