OJ Tossed from Steakhouse on Derby Eve

[Jack59]

Any business owner can refuse to take the business of anyone they so choose. Casinos do it everyday when they find a card-counter. They simply say we don't want your business, please leave. If the person refuses then they can have security remove him, forcibly if need be. This is because a casino, though open to the public, is private property. A restaurant, like a casino, is private property.

Mr Ruby did nothing more than exercise that right.

[Kramer]

The only place race and OJ go together are that damn jury's not guilty verdict. The jury was 90% black and they werent convicting a "brother" who killed a white woman under any circumstances!!

Nice justice, eh?

[Realgirls4me]

About race? It sounds like the restaurant owner had a legitimate reason and now OJ is turning around and playing the race card because he can.

I swear, it's like black people have more power than white people do. If anything doesn't go their way, they can play the race card. White people can't even attempt to sue on the basis of discrimination. People would laugh.

Oh? How many large businesses (Hotels, Restaurants, Gas Stations, Casinos, etc) are owned by blacks so they can be in the position to be sued? I can guarantee you that if the situation were reversed with blacks being the majority in power and controlling businesses, that it would be whites doing the sueing.

One more thing: I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood, most of my closest friends are black, dated black women, and also have a best friend who is black, and I doubt very many of them think OJ didn't do it. All of those in my inner circle think he committed the crime. Stop painting all blacks with the same narrow brush strokes, and your paranoia and bigotry comes through loud and clear with that comment about blacks threatening your power.

How many black friend have you had just out of curiosity?

[Realgirls4me]

The only place race and OJ go together are that damn jury's not guilty verdict. The jury was 90% black and they werent convicting a "brother" who killed a white woman under any circumstances!!

Nice justice, eh?

They were hanged for being black in this country at one time. Was that justice? The jury might indeed have screwed up, but I would place the blame on the proscecutors and the judge. They fucked up imo.

[Realgirls4me]

By the way, I applaud the restaurant owner for what he did. I just don't understand this culture of celebrity we exist in that can and will overlook a man's crimes and still fawn, including having women -- any woman -- still want to date him. I don't hate him for murdering a white woman, I hate him for murdering and getting away with it, period.

The same hatred goes toward Blake, Shatner(?), or Spector. Just as in OJ's case, it's about celebrity trumping justice, and that gives these guys an edge that the average Joe doesn't ever get.

[werwt22]

I have a differing opinion. I believe it is a bad precedence to not serve a customer because of personal feelings. If you are in the business of serving customers some product and\or service, how can you deny a paying customer. In this country, we function under a system of laws that everyone is equal. He is not an escaped convict. He was not even convicted of a crime. He only lost a civil judgement in a trail that gives the accuser a higher level of justice above the accused.

So, who will be next in the denial of service. All persons who have committed any crime at any time in their life. And after we go down that path, lets deny service to anyone who is a member of the family of a person accused of a crime. And so on, and so on...!

Back to O.J. The reason I heard he was denied service was because of the "attention he attracts". So, if Paris Hilton entered his business for service, he would also deny her service. Now that she has to do time for a crime. Lets not forget the infamous bad sex video that promoted her to icon status with teen & adult admirers. I'm sure he will take the so called moral high ground and deny service to her. Then if former President Clinton (impeached), Courtney Love (name one), Lindsey Lohan (drugs), Amy Fisher (attempted murder) also entered his restaurant, he would deny all of them service. Yea right.

Just my opinion. We all have them. O.k., back to surfing. Too much serious brain activity while I'm on vacation. I must relax, "Woo Saa!!!"

Well said. I completely agree. Stop blaming OJ....try blaming the cops and detectives that were tampering with evidence. Maybe he was guilty maybe not, but he wasn't convicted of anything. Let the man eat his fucking dinner and go back to managing your damn restaurant. He shouldn't have let his personal feelings interfere with his business especially when dealing with a celebrity.

[TanyaShevenal]

I laughed at the comment about Michael Jordan taking his table spot, whether true or not, wouldn't Michael Jordan bring attention as well? While maybe not completely negative it is still attention. The article said a customer was Giddy, is giddy a bad thing, or a good thing? Wouldn't that be the same kind of attention MJ might bring?

In the end, the place does have the right to refuse business to anyone, its the whole "private propety of business" stuff.

[chefmike]

Wouldn't that be the same kind of attention MJ might bring?

I would hope that Mr. Ruby would deny service to a child-molester as well.

[TanyaShevenal]

Wouldn't that be the same kind of attention MJ might bring?

I would hope that Mr. Ruby would deny service to a child-molester as well.

I laughed.

[DavidLynch]

Ok people, lets get this shit right. It was not about race and the owner is totally in the right to not serve his ass. The reason he gave is that he is sickened not just by the attention OJ gets but also his attitude towards the families of the victims. The fucker has never acted contrite. Owner also said that he was a fan of OJ and even had a picture he took with OJ on the restaurant's wall and took it down after the killings.

OJ should consider himself very lucky he ins't in prison. Getting tossed from a restaurant here and there is nothing compared to what he should be getting which is prison muck for lunch.