OJ tossed out of Louisville steakhouse on eve of derby...

[ninetoone]

Hats off to the owner of this place...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/...people_simpson

[timmgirvan]

UH...can I have that to go??

[Cajungator26]

Probably not the smartest thing to do since everything in today's society has to do with race.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Probably not the smartest thing to do since everything in today's society has to do with race.

There's always the sign above the door....we reserve the right to refuse service!

[ninetoone]

sometimes it's not about being smart...& it was not about race

[Danzig]

good for him!

can't believe anyone would want that guys autograph.

[Cajungator26]

I'm not saying it did have anything to do with race... just saying that it's (of course) going to be played that way by OJ and his lawyers.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I'm not saying it did have anything to do with race... just saying that it's (of course) going to be played that way by OJ and his lawyers.

Yeah, I have mixed feelings here. I owned a convenience store and worked managing other businesses that were open to the public, many times I had to deal with customers who I personally disliked...distasteful but necessary. Yes, you have a right to refuse service but you have to have a reason...can't be arbitrary. If there were white folks in OJ's crowd and if there were other blacks in the place then the owner might escape being accused of racism, but if the folks with OJ were all or mostly black and the other customers white then he's gonna have problems I'm afraid (unless of course the owner is black himself...nobody specified that). It's the reality of the times...the race card will be played here. If OJ wasn't doing anything that violated the rules of the place, then I frankly don't see how he can be refused service...again, if you own a business that deals with the public then you have to deal with all kinds of folks, including those you may dislike, unless they violate the rules of behavior. The owner may hate OJ, he's not alone, but his emotions may cost him here!

[ninetoone]

what about the fact that OJ said he "understood and would gather the rest of his party to leave"...how does that come into play, if at all? Seems to me it would.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by ninetoone

what about the fact that OJ said he "understood and would gather the rest of his party to leave"...how does that come into play, if at all? Seems to me it would.

Perhaps OJ was saying, "I understand" in a I see said the blind man kind of way... perhaps OJ thought the guy was a racist. Who knows...

Personally, I would have a problem with OJ as well, but I probably would not have done what the restaurant owner did. Some things are worth fighting about... OJ eating dinner there was not. JMO.

[Danzig]

so, if he was a white guy pos who killed his ex wife and another guy, and he got thrown out because some idiots wanted his autograph, well that would be perfectly understandable...but since he's black, all bets are off? i think that's bullsh..!

if this guy made a habit out of throwing people out due to race, then by all means, play that race card. isolated incident? probably. should the guy get hounded for it? nope.

besides, al sharpton is busy right now with his own problems, doubt he has time to worry about oj--besides, no money to be made here.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Perhaps OJ was saying, "I understand" in a I see said the blind man kind of way... perhaps OJ thought the guy was a racist. Who knows...

Personally, I would have a problem with OJ as well, but I probably would not have done what the restaurant owner did. Some things are worth fighting about... OJ eating dinner there was not. JMO.

yeah, it's business, not personal. comes with that territory. but it is his business, and it's up to him as to how to run it.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig

so, if he was a white guy pos who killed his ex wife and another guy, and he got thrown out because some idiots wanted his autograph, well that would be perfectly understandable...but since he's black, all bets are off? i think that's bullsh..!

if this guy made a habit out of throwing people out due to race, then by all means, play that race card. isolated incident? probably. should the guy get hounded for it? nope.

besides, al sharpton is busy right now with his own problems, doubt he has time to worry about oj--besides, no money to be made here.

No Deb, it wouldn't be understandable at all IMO. The guy is a piece of scum regardless of what color he is... just saying that he's most likely going to play the race card only because he CAN. (Unfortunately.)

[my miss storm cat]

I posted this on another thread but, ummm.... just wanted to share it.

Like a still from a Fellini movie...

http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/photo?sl...dby235&prov=ap

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

Probably not the smartest thing to do to a man capable of decapitating healthy adults with a knife.

Pretty sure he snuck up behind them, being the punk he is!

What a racist prick.

[Scurlogue Champ]

I think it was a c u n t move no matter who it was.

No one knows if The Juice is guilty or not. Least of all Jeff Ruby.

Stupid stupid c u ntish thing to do.

Publicity stunt for the classless

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by moodwalker

I think it was a c u n t move no matter who it was.

No one knows if The Juice is guilty or not. Least of all Jeff Ruby.

Stupid stupid c u ntish thing to do.

Publicity stunt for the classless

I saw the story on TV tonight, this guy is now a national celeb...frankly, I hope he enjoys his minutes of fame cause they may cost him dearly. This will probably be highlighted by race but I think the issue is somewhat different, as I said before, when you serve the public, you just can't exclude folks for no reason and disliking OJ is not a good reason. Regardless of folks here (and everywhere) who KNOW OJ killed his wife and Mr Goldman, he was found not guilty in a court of law...agree or disagree, he was found not guilty. This man is placing himself above the law by his actions...where does it stop? DTS feels George Bush is a war criminal, responsible for thousands of deaths, should he be allowed to kick Bush out of a restaurant if he owned it? The next time, it may be someone who KNOWS that you are a bad person....

[timmgirvan]

It was HIS restuarant...and anybody here should know it wasn't about race! Every establishment can deny service..and apparently the autograph seekers were causing the patrons some distress...so the owner did what he had to to protect his clientele! This BS will never darken the doorstep of a court

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Since it's inevitable the soapboxes will be lining up to this thread and already have, lets all be honest here. OJ's verdict was a travesty of justice plain and simple. And OJ has done nothing to improve his image at all, and let's not forget he was all set to go forth with a book about how he would have done it. OJ killed two people, and robbed his kids of their mother. If I owned a restaraunt I would kick him out too. Even if this was a publicity stunt, I applaud the guy. I would have a real problem if that scumbag showed up in a place I owned and contrary to what we are being told, you can refuse service to whomever you want.

Of course you can, but is it a battle worth taking? If OJ was a regular in the joint, then perhaps... but to start this kind of ordeal because he ate in there one night... nah.

By the way, I think the prick is guilty as well. I believe that he'll rot for what he did, but unfortunately, that's not up to me.