Texas couple asked to leave restaurant for wearing masks

[jayem]

The couple are both vaccinated, but they have 4 month-old with cystic fibrosis. They mask in public, to reduce the chance they might spread coronavirus to their immunocompromised infant. The restaurant, in Rowlett, TX, north of Dallas, apparently has a strict no-mask policy.

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

If Yelp has a rating for horrible service, this dive gets 5 stars for stupid, offensive, discriminatory, and inhospitable.

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave

 

[dogs4thewin]

The couple are both vaccinated, but they have 4 month-old with cystic fibrosis. They mask in public, to reduce the chance they might spread coronavirus to their immunocompromised infant. The restaurant, in Rowlett, TX, north of Dallas, apparently has a strict no-mask policy.

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

If Yelp has a rating for horrible service, this dive gets 5 stars for stupid, offensive, discriminatory, and inhospitable.

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave

Well, this is a little stupid, but then again it is their rules if they can asks you to wear a mask they can request that you not wear a mask.

 

[wing2000]

...oh, the manager is tired of being told what to do, but has not issue telling his clients what to do....

"About 30 minutes in, our waitress comes over and she sits down next to me and she's like, 'Hey, so our manager is over there in the kitchen, and he is not as nice as I am so I came over here to talk to you and unfortunately, this is a political thing, but our manager does not believe in the mask. He's tired of being told what to do by, you know, politics in the country, and so you're going to need to take the mask off," Wester said.

 

[Bobber]

Strange world we live in. In my part of the world if you're not wearing a mask you're treated the opposite of this if you're not wearing a mask.

 

[Sketcher]

The couple are both vaccinated, but they have 4 month-old with cystic fibrosis. They mask in public, to reduce the chance they might spread coronavirus to their immunocompromised infant. The restaurant, in Rowlett, TX, north of Dallas, apparently has a strict no-mask policy.

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

If Yelp has a rating for horrible service, this dive gets 5 stars for stupid, offensive, discriminatory, and inhospitable.

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave

Honestly, I don't know how much good that would do, since they live with the infant. And they would be eating with the infant in close quarters at the table.

Partial mask mandates in restaurants for customers really don't make sense to me at all, besides.

 

[HARK!]

The couple are both vaccinated, but they have 4 month-old with cystic fibrosis. They mask in public, to reduce the chance they might spread coronavirus to their immunocompromised infant. The restaurant, in Rowlett, TX, north of Dallas, apparently has a strict no-mask policy.

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

If Yelp has a rating for horrible service, this dive gets 5 stars for stupid, offensive, discriminatory, and inhospitable.

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave

Was CPS notified; as these parents put their baby at risk, in exchange for the luxury of dining in a restaurant?

 

[iluvatar5150]

...oh, the manager is tired of being told what to do, but has not issue telling his clients what to do....

"About 30 minutes in, our waitress comes over and she sits down next to me and she's like, 'Hey, so our manager is over there in the kitchen, and he is not as nice as I am so I came over here to talk to you and unfortunately, this is a political thing, but our manager does not believe in the mask. He's tired of being told what to do by, you know, politics in the country, and so you're going to need to take the mask off," Wester said.

Funny how so many in the “mah rahts” crowd turn into little tinpot authoritarians when given the chance.

Side note: I can’t imagine why the restaurant industry has had such a hard time attracting people back to work.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

Honestly, I don't know how much good that would do, since they live with the infant. And they would be eating with the infant in close quarters at the table.

I can't disagree with this really. It does seem a rather weak argument for wearing them. It would have been better if they had just said they want to set a good example for others.

The manager is a coward for not speaking up himself and waiting 30 minutes and not enforcing it immediately and, quite frankly, an idiot for having such a rule in the first place. But it's his business. He can have whatever rues he wants as long as he doesn't violate civil rights laws. If the couple felt injured in some way they are free to sue in civil court.

 

[dzheremi]

I hope his waitstaff quits on him so that he's forced to tell diners himself about this (also so that they're not put at even greater risk because their boss has a particular political stance, of course). At least stand up for your own policy in person.

 

[pescador]

...oh, the manager is tired of being told what to do, but has not issue telling his clients what to do....

"About 30 minutes in, our waitress comes over and she sits down next to me and she's like, 'Hey, so our manager is over there in the kitchen, and he is not as nice as I am so I came over here to talk to you and unfortunately, this is a political thing, but our manager does not believe in the mask. He's tired of being told what to do by, you know, politics in the country, and so you're going to need to take the mask off," Wester said.

I would have left the restaurant and spread the word about their stupid policy.

 

[pescador]

I can't disagree with this really. It does seem a rather weak argument for wearing them. It would have been better if they had just said they want to set a good example for others.

The manager is a coward for not speaking up himself and waiting 30 minutes and not enforcing it immediately and, quite frankly, an idiot for having such a rule in the first place. But it's his business. He can have whatever rues he wants as long as he doesn't violate civil rights laws. If the couple felt injured in some way they are free to sue in civil court.

I believe that they should have left and let the restaurant manager's policy be publicly known. I disagree that they should sue in civil court. On what grounds?

 

[keith99]

I believe that they should have left and let the restaurant manager's policy be publicly known. I disagree that they should sue in civil court. On what grounds?

Restaurants are covered by public accomidations laws. That means you cannot refuse service without a good reason (and often even with a good reason). That probably opens teh door for a civil suit.

Problem is that the damages might be so small that it ends up a net loss for someone filing suit even with a win.

It being Texas spreading the word about this stupid action probably would not accomplish much.

BUT if it is part of a chain, especially a national chain reporting it to the ownership might get results.

Sadly it seems that will not work here.

They were out with friends. Spreading the word through that social network could be productive, especially if friends take turns going, refusing to remove the masks and making a scene.

 

[jayem]

Honestly, I don't know how much good that would do, since they live with the infant. And they would be eating with the infant in close quarters at the table.

Partial mask mandates in restaurants for customers really don't make sense to me at all, besides.

The article isn’t totally clear, but I doubt that the baby was with them. I suspect the couple just wanted to get out of the house for a while to have a meal with friends. I’m sure they had a sitter. (Who I’m also sure they insisted wear a mask.)

What floors me is a business manager elevating ideology over customer service. Maybe he thinks his senseless no-mask policy will resonate with like-minded people. But I’ll bet anything that the negative publicity will eventually do him in. This dude is definitely in the running for the Norman Bates “No Way To Treat a Guest” Award.

 

[Sparagmos]

The couple are both vaccinated, but they have 4 month-old with cystic fibrosis. They mask in public, to reduce the chance they might spread coronavirus to their immunocompromised infant. The restaurant, in Rowlett, TX, north of Dallas, apparently has a strict no-mask policy.

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

If Yelp has a rating for horrible service, this dive gets 5 stars for stupid, offensive, discriminatory, and inhospitable.

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave

The interview with him didn’t help him. His reasoning was pretty much "this is my business and I can do what I want," no reason beyond that.

 

[Davorah]

What does it matter if customers wear a mask temporarily? They have to remove it to eat and drink.

Another example of how divided our nation is. Satan loves it when people are divided.

And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.(Matthew 12:25)

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. (Titus 3:9-11)

(RE: Titus 3:9-11) I know there was no law broken in this exact situation but laws have come into play elsewhere. My focus is more on the part about a person who stirs up division.

 

[Sword of the Lord]

The restaurant is foolish. If someone wants to wear a mask, who cares?

The parents are foolish too. Their masks aren't going to protect their infant. Masks don't prevent you from contracting the virus, but help prevent you from spreading the virus to others.

 

[Hank77]

Restaurants are covered by public accomidations laws. That means you cannot refuse service without a good reason (and often even with a good reason). That probably opens teh door for a civil suit.

Public Accommodations at the Federal Level
Through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the federal government prohibits discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of the following: race, color, religion, national origin, and disability. The federal government does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. However, numerous states protect against age, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity discrimination.

It doesn't appear to me that they have a case under federal or state accommodation laws. They are not a protected class who can sue for discrimination.

 

[wing2000]

I believe that they should have left and let the restaurant manager's policy be publicly known. I disagree that they should sue in civil court. On what grounds?

Wester doesn't plan on taking legal action, she said. Her goal in sharing her experience was to "encourage the owner to look into his policies and also encourage his customers to maybe take a second look at who they're giving their business to."

 

[Hank77]

The restaurant is foolish. If someone wants to wear a mask, who cares?

The parents are foolish too. Their masks aren't going to protect their infant. Masks don't prevent you from contracting the virus, but help prevent you from spreading the virus to others.

Help me, please.
If my mask is keeping a virus from passing through it from me to you, why wouldn't it keep a virus from passing through it from you to me?
It's passing through exactly the same material going both ways.

 

[Sword of the Lord]

Help me, please.
If my mask is keeping a virus from passing through it from me to you, why wouldn't it keep a virus from passing through it from you to me?
It's passing through exactly the same material going both ways.

You'd have to ask the experts because that's exactly what they've been saying this whole time. That the purpose of a mask isn't to prevent you contracting the virus, but to help reduce the spread of the virus from your potentially infected self to others. So the people next to you who are masked are protecting you and vice versa, but your personal mask isn't protecting you.