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

[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!