Woman Claims Racism in Charlotte Bar

[KendrickPanther]

http://vegcharlottenc.com/2014/02/20/vegan-blogger-gets-beaten-up-by-bouncer-at-dandelion-market-or-what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-victim-of-racism-and-bigotry-in-charlotte-nc/

 

 

Vegan Blogger Gets Beaten Up By Bouncer At Dandelion Market … Or, What It Feels Like To Be a Victim of Racism and Bigotry in Charlotte, NC

 

 

The story is long and detailed but basically a woman claims she was beaten and thrown out of a bar for being with a Sikh man wearing a Turban. Customers were made uncomfortable by her boyfriend and a "he said, she said" ensued.

 

The Dandelion Market responded with a cold explanation of the evening in which they were removed for being drunk:

 

It is not the policy of Dandelion Market to respond to baseless accusations. Unfortunately, because of rather libelous accusations of certain individuals we feel it necessary to reach out to our friends in the community. We take the responsibility of serving alcoholic beverages very seriously and occasionally we have to make decisions in order to protect our business and livelihood, decisions that upset some of our customers. Unfortunately, the events that transpired on the evening of December 6th forced us to make decisions that certain individuals did not like.

Two individuals were observed and identified as extremely inebriated. After being informed that it was our policy that all patrons were to be awake and alert, one of the individuals was found asleep at a table that had been vomited on. At this point, the security staff asked the patrons to leave the premises. The two individuals protested their eviction but left together of their own will. Once outside the premises the individuals continued to protest and the female individual erratically forced her way back in only to be escorted out once more. Once outside the building the manager on duty explained that they were welcomed back at another time but they would not be allowed in again on that evening. The incident was concluded by several members of staff witnessing the intoxicated female stumbling and being held up by her friends while waiting on a taxi.

Days after the incident, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police visited us in regards to that evening. We shared the events as documented in our written incident reports which are recorded following any disturbance that requires the attention of our security staff. After looking into the matter, the police determined that there was no course of action to be taken. We have continued to be honest and forthcoming with the details of the incident. We refuse to get into an argument with individuals because they mistook our motives and actions.

The action taken by the staff and management were in no way motivated by race, gender or religious beliefs. Action was taken in an effort to ensure the safety of patrons and staff of Dandelion Market.

As afore mentioned, it is not our policy to respond to defamatory accusations. However, when we are being accused of questionable morals we feel it necessary to offer a statement to our friends in the community. At Dandelion Market we pride ourselves on being a productive part of our community. We serve and employ members of our community with a spirit of inclusion and respect. We are here to serve the whole community, and will continue to do so, proudly.

 

 

I really don't want this to end up in the Tinderbox. My goal with this thread is to hear from people that have been to the DM and get their opinion of the restaurant. Does this sound like something that would happen there? Have you seen something like this happen there? It's hard to know what to believe these days but If the story is true I think it's a real shame.

[Anybodyhome]

If the place does, in fact, make written incident reports any time there is a need for a security staff response, that is a good thing. I wonder if they have cameras and any video evidence to support their claims. 

[4Corners]

DM is usually one of the few places I'll step foot in uptown.

[toldozer]

Its a bar/night club. Why would you be shocked that someone got ham toed? I've been there several times and I would be 100% inclined to believe the bar over this woman.

[Panthro]

Yeah I've been and knew some of the workers there before I hung up my drinking britches.

This should be a baseless accusation. But I'm not surprised by anything anymore

[the butch]

Reads like a college sophomore wrote the press release.

[KendrickPanther]

I have no idea which side is true, most likely it's in the middle. But its awfully convenient for a Bar to blame it on the patrons for being drunk. I mean that works every time.

[cookinbrak]

I would think that if there was an incident, this would have come up sooner. Plus, she blatantly contradicts herself and makes up things in her story.

[Hotsauce]

I have been there and I just don't believe they would do something like this. The servers and bar tenders I dealt with were very nice, and there is an overall chill vibe to the place.

[Doyle]

Someone is an attention Wh*re.

[Davidson Deac II]

Having worked in a couple of Bars, I am inclined to believe the bar staff.  But you never know. 

[Creepster]

turbans are for fuggin idiots - I' d have thrown them out too