Michelle Malkin has updates on two major outrages:
First, Dunkin Donuts did not want to renew its franchise agreement with a Muslim man who refused to sell Dunkin Donuts' pork breakfast products. Naturally, he sued, claiming discrimination. His suit got tossed, rightfully, at the trial court, but the 7th Circuit reversed:
A discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee who was not allowed to renew his contract with the chain because of a refusal to sell pork products can proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday.Nice. Where were these guys when Indiana public schools used to refuse to serve fish on Fridays during Lent? I guess it's OK to be anti-Catholic, but you can't inconvenience the Religion of Peace.
The decision reversed an Illinois federal court judge’s 2004 ruling that rejected Walid Elkhatib’s argument that Dunkin’ Donuts discriminated against him based on his race by making the sale of breakfast sandwiches with bacon, ham or sausage a mandatory part of his franchise agreement.
According to court papers, Elkhatib, a Palestinian Arab, has been a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee since 1979, before the company began selling any pork.
Once breakfast sandwiches were introduced in 1984, Elkhatib’s Chicago-area Dunkin’ Donuts outlets sold them without bacon, ham or sausage for nearly 20 years. The company did not object, even providing him with a sign that said “Meat Products Not Available.”
In 2002, however, Elkhatib was told he would not be able to relocate a store or renew his franchisee agreements due to his failure to carry the full product line.
Elkhatib sued Dunkin’ Donuts and its former parent company, Allied Domecq, later that year, claiming that the chain’s refusal to renew his franchises constituted racial discrimination.
In an opinion Tuesday, U.S. Circuit Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner wrote that because three other Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees in the area were allowed to continue operating without selling breakfast sandwiches for reasons other than the owners’ religious views such as space or lease restrictions, that there was sufficient evidence to take the suit to trial.
It's a contract, guys. You can put any term you want in it, so long as it's legal. Nothing illegal about what Dunkin Donuts did.
Even more infuriating to me are the actions of the NAACP. Take a wild guess at what they did this time. Nothing you haven't seen before:
“Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory said he stands by his comments about black youth despite a call from the local NAACP to apologize.It's the "Every time you arrest a black guy it's racism" routine.
McCrory said he commented accurately when he wrote that “too many of our youth, primarily African American, are imitating and/or participating in a gangster type of dress, attitude, behavior and action.”
His remarks came in a July 5 letter to the city manager in which McCrory congratulated police for their presence the night before, when 169 people - mostly black - were arrested in uptown.
Ken White, president of the Charlotte Branch of the NAACP, said Wednesday that the mayor’s comments painted “African American youth with a broad swath that cuts deep in many of our communities.”
“Everyone is aware that black people have been saddled with many negative stereotypes,” White said. “Mr. McCrory’s comments reinforce that stereotype especially to those inclined to hold on to racist thinking and behavior.”
White said the mayor’s letter would have been fine had he not singled out black youth.
McCrory said he understands his remarks offended some people. But, citing statistics showing more than 60 percent of Charlotte’s gang members are black, McCrory said he wouldn’t write the letter any differently today.”
“We in this community pride ourselves in equality and justice” The NAACP speakers stated in a press conference a week later.
Remember, every time some black thug is shot robbing a liquor store, it's excessive force because of racism. It's never the black thug's fault. It's racism. It's racism even to notice. Every. Single. Time.
Here in Indianapolis, we are having a major crime wave. Yet we are expected to ignore the statistics that show young black males commit a larger share of crime to their percentage of the population. We're supposed to not feel threatened when we see some black guy with a ballcap turned sideways wearing a FUBU jacket in 90-degree heat with baggy male capri pants hanging down so low thatthey reveal his (dirty) underwear, shoes that cost more than my car, more bling than King Tut and more paint on his body than on the Sistine Chapel, walking toward your car on a dark street corner. We're not supposed to notice the spike in crime downtown during Indiana Black Expo and the Circle City Classic, in spite of the massive police presence, which is not needed and is there only because of racism, of course.
North Carolina blogger Michael Kraft has this to say:
“We in this community pride ourselves in equality and justice” The NAACP speakers stated in a press conference a week later.The NAACP empowers criminals and predators on the good people of America who just want to be left alone.
This justice doesnt seem to include justice for other ethinic groups and honest citizens that continue to see 85% of crimes at public events from the community that the NAACP represents.
We are still awaiting the press conference from the NAACP where they do something, anything to help the entire community rid themselves of the problems downtown.
The NAACP is so incredibly blind and racist in light of the statistics and facts, that they should be apologizing to the mayor and to the 95% of the community that is trying to live in a safe community.
If the NAACP is willing to give 145 apologees for every arrest that supports the statements of Pat McCrory, then perhaps that can get there 1 apology for having their feelings hurt by the truth.
I for one an sick of the NAACP and their attemnpts to divide communities for their own benefit.
if you want to look at who bears responsibility for the increasing crime rate and everyone feeling unsafe, the NAACP deserves to be charged as an accessory.
UPDATE: bad link fixed
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