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Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:12 AM Aug 2020

Enraged group of women beat Chili's hostess

Enraged group of women beat Chili’s hostess with a wet floor sign over social distancing rules




A 17-year-old hostess at a Louisiana Chili’s restaurant was attacked by a group of more than 11 women when she asked them to abide by social distancing guidelines, WLBT reports.

“I couldn’t believe, like over two for 25s, and three for 10s, I got attacked,” Kelsy Wallace said. “My general manager and my other managers tell us we cannot sit a table bigger than six because of the corona[virus].”

That’s exactly the rule Wallace tried to enforce when the women requested to sit together at one table. When she brought her manager, the situation escalated and Wallace exchanged words with the women.

“But then one girl come and she just hit me; we just started fighting. And all everybody who they was with just started hitting me, and the lady who pushed me first, she takes the wet floor sign, cocks back, and hits me with it in my eye,” said Wallace.

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This is beyond maddening, infuriating. 17 year old kid just trying to do what's right. I hope they nail every single one of these assholes and the internet exposes them for the public shaming they deserve.
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Enraged group of women beat Chili's hostess (Original Post) Tripper11 Aug 2020 OP
Yes, but I'm sure there were good people on both sides. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #1
Those women must have been looking for a fight. LakeArenal Aug 2020 #2
I hope they all die of COVID. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #12
I'm kind of there for all these idiots too. Let them thin the herd. TeamPooka Aug 2020 #49
and drunk. C Moon Aug 2020 #22
Nah, they just wanted to celebrate. Probably had a drink or two before they left Warpy Aug 2020 #33
I do not blame the victim. klook Aug 2020 #44
I don't, either Warpy Aug 2020 #55
I'm sick of the Karen meme and wish it would GO AWAY SOON. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2020 #56
It will, fads don't last long Warpy Aug 2020 #57
There is a better way: DO NOTHING. kiri Aug 2020 #43
i was at our local hospital picking meds up and someone said that a karin antimaskhole AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #45
Hopefully she can find a personal injury attorney and sue their asses into bankruptcy BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #3
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #4
17 year olds shouldn't be left to enforce mask requirements. SharonClark Aug 2020 #5
Precisely Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #10
I keep saying all the currently unemployed bar bouncers should be greeters and seaters catrose Aug 2020 #21
All those football players have nothing else to do sarge43 Aug 2020 #26
The local WalMart has two very large fellows standing at the entrance oldsoftie Aug 2020 #27
That's a great idea. There will be less trouble starting as cowards don't like to pick artemisia1 Aug 2020 #35
From the link orangecrush Aug 2020 #47
Hope the law and lawyers will be involved Freddie Aug 2020 #6
Must have been an Eagles fan ;-) CentralMass Aug 2020 #8
Good thing she wasn't dressed MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #24
Must be Philly. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #29
I'm not sure...... MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #32
Phillies fans are even worse, what is it with that town? sir pball Aug 2020 #51
What a horrible lesson to be teaching Ilsa Aug 2020 #36
Original article DBoon Aug 2020 #7
Kick and thank you for the link. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #39
This kind of violence is usually rooted in The Wizard Aug 2020 #9
Wow. spicysista Aug 2020 #11
Burped? lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #13
Lol!😂 spicysista Aug 2020 #14
Oh, I see! lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #15
huh? Nexus2 Aug 2020 #41
BRPD Baton Rouge Police Department spicysista Aug 2020 #50
Two things........ MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #52
You rock, MyOwnPeace. spicysista Aug 2020 #54
But it's the protesters who are "violent", right? lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #16
That is according to Kaiserguy Aug 2020 #17
Sickening-- they are fucking deplorables! LymphocyteLover Aug 2020 #18
Were they white women? LymphocyteLover Aug 2020 #19
Thanks Trump DallasNE Aug 2020 #20
Thanks Trump 2 Roy Rolling Aug 2020 #23
How are 11 women allowed to just get away? RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #25
" like over two for 25s, and three for 10s" Nexus2 Aug 2020 #28
I'm with you. ?? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #30
I don't get it either csziggy Aug 2020 #34
Menu items. Codeine Aug 2020 #42
Lock them up! lark Aug 2020 #31
McJobs employees don't make any policy decisions. They are expected to enforce them. lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #37
Hard to believe... karin_sj Aug 2020 #38
Hard to believe... karin_sj Aug 2020 #40
i aggree with what everyone else is saying , sue till it hurts. AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #46
Thanks Drumpf. Make America hate again Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #48
yikes Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2020 #53
Maskholes nt live love laugh Aug 2020 #58

Warpy

(111,245 posts)
33. Nah, they just wanted to celebrate. Probably had a drink or two before they left
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:13 PM
Aug 2020

and some damn little girl tried to poop on their happiness parade.

People are on their last nerve these days. While I feel sorry for this girl and that it never should have happened, I hope she learns to repeat company policy like a robot instead of having words with a buzzed Karen, no matter how outrageous her behavior is. It's a lesson I had to learn. Bet everybody did.

I doubt those women will learn anything. They might have heard words like "stage two, stage three restrictions" but I sincerely doubt they thought that stuff would ever apply to them, they're OK. Even a judge taking a dim view and ordering hefty fines and community service won't do it. Still, I hope the fines are high and the community service arduous and humiliating.

(Please note that being a Karen is not strictly assigned according to skin color. It's a mindset.)

klook

(12,154 posts)
44. I do not blame the victim.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:42 PM
Aug 2020

There is ZERO excuse for these assholes to beat her up. I hope they spend some quality time behind bars for assault, or at the very least get hit with a lawsuit.

Warpy

(111,245 posts)
55. I don't, either
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:37 PM
Aug 2020

but having "words" with unreasonable people never turns out well. I just want her to avoid trouble in the future. This is not going to be her only run-in with a pack of assholes. They're everywhere these days.

The one rule I consistently abide by is "never argue with a crazy person." It has served me well in life.

Warpy

(111,245 posts)
57. It will, fads don't last long
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:58 PM
Aug 2020

I know too many Karens who aren't like that at all. Right now it's just shorthand for "Princess." Perhaps that will come back, it's a lot more descriptive of the mindset than "Karen" is.

kiri

(794 posts)
43. There is a better way: DO NOTHING.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:34 PM
Aug 2020

these encounters often lead to some aggressive, violent confrontation.
There is a better way: DO NOTHING.

Point out, no shoes, no shirt, no mask, no service. No service means you are ignored, not seated, not acknowledged. Please wait outside while we help other customers.

If asked to call the manager, point out that he is in hospital with the Covid virus. He may not be available until next Thursday. Please wait.

AllaN01Bear

(18,159 posts)
45. i was at our local hospital picking meds up and someone said that a karin antimaskhole
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:53 PM
Aug 2020

wouldnt put on a mask, didnt want his temp taken, called for the manager , again refused to comply , manager called code grey on his walkitalki and security escorted him out .

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
4. K&R
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:21 AM
Aug 2020

I hope these women lose their jobs at the very least over this. There is no excuse for this kind of violence. I hope someone got it on video so they can identify them.

catrose

(5,065 posts)
21. I keep saying all the currently unemployed bar bouncers should be greeters and seaters
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:41 PM
Aug 2020

Don't put children on the front lines, ffs.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
26. All those football players have nothing else to do
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:07 PM
Aug 2020

Have one of those Stonehenge megaliths around to get annoyed with the bs.

artemisia1

(756 posts)
35. That's a great idea. There will be less trouble starting as cowards don't like to pick
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:14 PM
Aug 2020

That's a great idea. There will be less trouble starting as cowards don't like to pick fights they know they are going to lose. On the other hand, if it escalates, it will escalate to gunfire. This is the United States, after all...

orangecrush

(19,537 posts)
47. From the link
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:57 PM
Aug 2020


"Wallace is a straight A student at Broadmoor Senior High School at EBR Career and Technical Education Center. She’s also studying to be an EMT. She has worked at the Chili’s as a hostess since June to try to make some extra money."


Freddie

(9,259 posts)
6. Hope the law and lawyers will be involved
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:24 AM
Aug 2020

That’s assault.
A 17 year old worker at Sesame Place (amusement park for little kids!) was slugged and had his jaw broken when he asked a guest to put on a mask. This is Philly burbs, not Alabama. WTF is wrong with people.

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
32. I'm not sure......
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:13 PM
Aug 2020

and I'm CERTAINLY not making light of the assault committed by these people - I was just commenting on the "Eagles fan" comment posted earlier.

The "crazy" going on in our world now is just too much to keep up with!

sir pball

(4,741 posts)
51. Phillies fans are even worse, what is it with that town?
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 03:01 PM
Aug 2020
What Philadelphia Phillies fan Matthews Clemmens did was enough to make himself sick - and us, too, for that matter - but at least now he admits it.

The 21-year-old Cherry Hill, N.J. man has pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on a man -- a police officer -- and his 11-year-old daughter, in the stands at the Phillies-Nationals game April 14.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matthew-clemmens-phillies-fan-vomit-man-admits-he-threw-up-on-cop-kid-at-the-ol-ballgame

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
36. What a horrible lesson to be teaching
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:16 PM
Aug 2020

the kids! "I get my way or I'll punch, kick, push you or throw something heavy at you!" Maybe the guest needs a long time out in jail.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
39. Kick and thank you for the link.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:19 PM
Aug 2020

It appears there was no video of this incident and those women left the store immediately, so they may never be identified. Based on the published story, at least two of those customers should be charged with assault.

I hope the police thoroughly investigate this incident.

KY

spicysista

(1,663 posts)
50. BRPD Baton Rouge Police Department
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 02:38 PM
Aug 2020

I never thought I'd actually want to involve the local police in any situation involving a fellow black woman. To call the police is a huge risk in my hometown. What happened to this young person is so terrible that I'm cheering on the BRPD.
Do you understand, now?

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
52. Two things........
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 03:43 PM
Aug 2020

1. I, too, am finding myself using words in my posts that I NEVER would have considered using in the past. I definitely believe it is the disgust and revolt brought on by IQ45 that has led to some of this, especially when the discussion centers on him.
However, I have found over the past several years that what counts as "civility" has been changing, mostly among the younger crowd.
I went to a show in a smaller venue (bar, tables, and stage) to see Wyatt Cenac, a great comic who had gained fame on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I had a single seat at the bar - towards the back of the building and away from the stage - and it was getting crowded and I willingly gave room for people to "reach through" to order drinks. One lovely young lady (20's?) was most gracious and, along with her boyfriend we chatted a bit about the crowd and the show. I was amazed at the "F" bombs she threw as we chatted - no different than her saying "dang" or "drat!"

2. How sad that you have to "qualify" your support for the police. DAMN, that's not right - and too many don't "get it!"

Here's hoping BIDEN/HARRIS make the grand sweep and we can begin to fix both the screw-ups (I know, I could have used "other" words!) brought on by IQ45 AND the wrongs that have existed since the "Founding Fathers" put forth their "first draft."

spicysista

(1,663 posts)
54. You rock, MyOwnPeace.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:00 PM
Aug 2020

Thanks for sharing your story with me. Trumplethinskin definitely tests my patience on a regular basis. But I am truly hopeful that we will be victorious this Fall. Our candidates, top and down ballot, will be great for the country. I believe the real change is already happening on the ground. Here's to our future!

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
17. That is according to
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:27 PM
Aug 2020

our idiot president. But with the GOP. RW violence's is just people exercising their right to be an asshole and their right to murder us that is OK. Now when we protest the RW right to be and asshole and their right to kill us then we are the ones who are in the wrong. After all the GOP/RW have an absolute right to do whatever they want just ask them!

DallasNE

(7,402 posts)
20. Thanks Trump
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:35 PM
Aug 2020

For nothing. This is a situation you have created with your inflammatory comments every single day. You have empowered this kind of criminal behavior. Have you no shame?

Roy Rolling

(6,915 posts)
23. Thanks Trump 2
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:56 PM
Aug 2020

Thanks for making this girl a lifelong Democrat. They’ve done more for the GOTV effort among teens than anything. When she turns 18, she’ll be voting all of the Republican assholes out.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
25. How are 11 women allowed to just get away?
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:03 PM
Aug 2020

No license plate? No videos? No physical description?

How is the public supposed to help with literally nothing?

Nexus2

(1,261 posts)
28. " like over two for 25s, and three for 10s"
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:08 PM
Aug 2020

I'm likely dating myself, but I'm not familiar with this expression. Can anyone educate me?

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
34. I don't get it either
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:14 PM
Aug 2020

the only thing I can think of is how many can be seated at certain types of tables?

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
42. Menu items.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:26 PM
Aug 2020

Chili’s has a set of menu items that can be ordered 3/$10, and another set that’s 2/$25. Popular with groups because you order a bunch and everyone kinda grazes from the pile.

lark

(23,094 posts)
31. Lock them up!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:12 PM
Aug 2020

Assault with intent to injure would be the charge I guess, since I doubt LA has any racial hate charges.

lpbk2713

(42,753 posts)
37. McJobs employees don't make any policy decisions. They are expected to enforce them.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:18 PM
Aug 2020


The privileged class doesn't grasp the concept.

karin_sj

(808 posts)
38. Hard to believe...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:19 PM
Aug 2020

... that nobody recorded this. These women need to be named, shamed, arrested, and jailed! What kind of horrible people do this sort of thing. Just disgusting and infuriating.

karin_sj

(808 posts)
40. Hard to believe...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:21 PM
Aug 2020

... that nobody recorded this. These women need to be named, shamed, arrested, and jailed! What kind of horrible people do this sort of thing. Just disgusting and infuriating.

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