Pizza Hut 'refused to serve black players' unless they paid in advance - Polidicks

[url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06122010/58/league-pizza-hut-refused-serve-black-players.html]Source[/url] [quote]Pizza Hut have apologised to a group of black footballers who were told they would have to pay for their food before eating. A group of Bournemouth players said they were targeted in the restaurant and told they would have to pay first because of "the way you look". After training was cancelled because of the weather, six players had gone for a late lunch at Pizza Hut in Castle Lane West. Midfielder Anton Robinson told the Bournemouth Daily Echo: "We ordered our food. The manager came up with the bill and said: 'Would you mind paying first?' "We asked if that was the policy and he said 'no'. When we asked why he’d asked us, he said: 'It’s the way you look.' "We had a good idea what he was trying to get at. A group of white kids came in straight after us and they weren’t asked to pay before they had their food. The only thing that was different was the colour of our skins. "We said we were professional footballers and were happy to pay when we had finished. That’s what normal people do. He hadn’t asked other customers to pay before their meals. "It got a little bit heated, then he said: 'If you’re not going to pay the bill now, I’m going to call the police to escort you off the premises'." Robinson added: "We’re all grown men and we were smartly dressed. When the lads go out for a meal, we know we’re representing the club. We know that people recognise us and we have to behave. "We were angry, but we kept our cool. The police spoke to customers who were eating around our table, and they said we were fine. We hadn’t shouted, kicked up a fuss or anything." Another midfielder, Liam Feeney, added: "I couldn’t believe it. You don’t really expect it any more. I could understand it if all young men had to pay before their meal. "The fact that there were other groups of white lads, younger than us, who weren’t asked didn’t really leave anything else for it to be." A spokesman for Dorset Police confirmed that officers attended the restaurant after receiving a complaint from Pizza Hut about disruptive customers. "A group of men had been asked to leave. They weren’t happy about this, but we spoke to them and they did leave," he said. A spokesman for Pizza Hut said: "We do not tolerate any form of discrimination, so immediately investigated this incident. While our duty manager’s actions were absolutely not racially motivated, we are very sorry for the way this was handled. "Police recently recommended that the restaurant started asking people to pay for their meal before dining, to combat a number of incidents where customers had left without paying. "Unfortunately, it seems this approach was not enforced as a blanket policy and we have ensured all staff have been retrained. We will be contacting the customers concerned to apologise." Bournemouth are third in League One.[/quote] [img]http://d.yimg.com/i//ng/sp/eurosport/20101206/25/487c6c8378a0df2d2daa02166406b3ed.jpg[/img]

It's probably cause they looked like chav yobo's who would skip paying.

Man, 2010 and we still have this problem.

That is pretty messed up :|.

[QUOTE=Mr.Thorn;26528752]It's probably cause they looked like chav yobo's who would skip paying.[/QUOTE] Even though they mentioned they were smartly-dressed?

Maybe the manager got stuffed into lockers in high school, and just hated jocks?

[quote]Pizza Hut 'refused to serve black players'[/quote][quote]black footballers who were told they would have to pay for their food before eating.[/quote]Misleading title. Shit, you have to pay for everything first around here, why would they get special treatment?

Was it just me or was that article poorly written?

maybe they were acting like dicks and now they're playing the race card? Or the guys a total dick, I don't know

[QUOTE=sonicrjk;26528819]Misleading title. Shit, you have to pay for everything first around here, why would they get special treatment?[/QUOTE] What article were you reading? "A group of white kids came in straight after us and they weren’t asked to pay before they had their food. I couldn’t believe it. You don’t really expect it any more. I could understand it if all young men had to pay before their meal. 'If you’re not going to pay the bill now, I’m going to call the police to escort you off the premises' A group of men had been asked to leave. They weren’t happy about this, but we spoke to them and they did leave," And they did get the special treatment. The "pay first cause you're black" one. [QUOTE=codenamecueball;26528829]maybe they were acting like dicks and now they're playing the race card? Or the guys a total dick, I don't know[/QUOTE] "The police spoke to customers who were eating around our table, and they said we were fine. We hadn’t shouted, kicked up a fuss or anything."

[QUOTE=sonicrjk;26528819]Misleading title. Shit, you have to pay for everything first around here, why would they get special treatment?[/QUOTE] If they didn't pay for their food before the order got accepted by the waiter, then they would not have gotten served. Define "around here". At every Pizza Hut I have been to, I have always paid after my meal.

[QUOTE=Silly Sil;26528882]What article were you reading? "A group of white kids came in straight after us and they weren’t asked to pay before they had their food. I couldn’t believe it. You don’t really expect it any more. I could understand it if all young men had to pay before their meal. 'If you’re not going to pay the bill now, I’m going to call the police to escort you off the premises' A group of men had been asked to leave. They weren’t happy about this, but we spoke to them and they did leave," And they did get the special treatment. The "pay first cause you're black" one. "The police spoke to customers who were eating around our table, and they said we were fine. We hadn’t shouted, kicked up a fuss or anything."[/QUOTE] Oh well wow

[QUOTE=TwinkieHouse;26528801]Even though they mentioned they were smartly-dressed?[/QUOTE] It shouldn't even matter how they're dressed. Nothing should matter, they should get served then they pay accordingly. Pisses me off shit like this happens. I understand some people do eat then leave without paying, but this is why we have security cameras and police.

Well, that's what they get for going to Pizza Hut

[QUOTE=MR-X;26529009]It shouldn't even matter how they're dressed. Nothing should matter, they should get served then they pay accordingly. Pisses me off shit like this happens. I understand some people do eat then leave without paying, but this is why we have security cameras and police.[/QUOTE] And if people leaving is such a problem, then everyone pays before the meal... That's messed up..

[quote]While our duty manager’s actions were absolutely not racially motivated, we are very sorry for the way this was handled.[/quote] Yeah fucking right

Poorly written article, misleading manipulative thread title.

I refused to to serve a midget since he was a total douchebag. FOX NEWS! RACIST AT BRAGENYMANS RESTAURANT DIDN'T SERVE MIDGETS! He is a racist pig the midget said. I hope people right poorly written articels about this so everyone on teh interwebs can hate him.

[QUOTE=Meefa;26528787]That is pretty messed up :|.[/QUOTE] It's perfectly legit business sense.

[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;26529461]I refused to to serve a midget since he was a total douchebag. FOX NEWS! RACIST AT BRAGENYMANS RESTAURANT DIDN'T SERVE MIDGETS! He is a racist pig the midget said. I hope people right poorly written articels about this so everyone on teh interwebs can hate him.[/QUOTE] except the people here weren't being dicks at all they were smartly dressed and were polite

[QUOTE=sonicrjk;26528819]Misleading title. Shit, you have to pay for everything first around here, why would they get special treatment?[/QUOTE] cause dey iz black lulz n black peepl get spechul rights cause we whiet peepls don cruel steff to em >:(

[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;26529461]I refused to to serve a midget since he was a total douchebag. FOX NEWS! RACIST AT BRAGENYMANS RESTAURANT DIDN'T SERVE MIDGETS! He is a racist pig the midget said. I hope people right poorly written articels about this so everyone on teh interwebs can hate him.[/QUOTE] Was the article too difficult to follow?

[QUOTE=sonicrjk;26528819]Misleading title. Shit, you have to pay for everything first around here, why would they get special treatment?[/QUOTE] Can you not read jesus christ it isn't that hard The article mentions that a group of white kids came in later and weren't asked to pay before eating [editline]6th December 2010[/editline] hell I got that out of the article by skimming it [editline]6th December 2010[/editline] you don't have an excuse

Sounds like they were player hatin'.

[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;26529461]I refused to to serve a midget since he was a total douchebag. FOX NEWS! RACIST AT BRAGENYMANS RESTAURANT DIDN'T SERVE MIDGETS! He is a racist pig the midget said. I hope people right poorly written articels about this so everyone on teh interwebs can hate him.[/QUOTE] ITT we dodge the issue so we can go on pretending racism doesn't exist anymore

Reminds me of that movie...Remember The Titans.

Reminds me of that movie...Star Wars

[QUOTE=TH89;26529992]Reminds me of that movie...Star Wars[/QUOTE] Reminds me of that one Facepunch thread...Pizza Hut 'refused to serve black players' Now that we are back on topic, I can sorta see how they could have been skeptical of the players, generally when you get a group of people all dressed similarly, you get the impression that they perhaps may be up to no good. Kind of how we see gang members, but I can't thoroughly relate that here because I'm not very well informed about gangs in the UK, so I am not sure if its a problem there.

[QUOTE=TH89;26529106]Well, that's what they get for going to Pizza Hut[/QUOTE] I ate the best pizza ever at Pizza Hut, I mean you can goddamn order your own customised pizza over there without ordering online, how awesome is that!

welp time to quit pizza hut and put in an app at dominoes