Man sues White Castle

[WRESTLINGFAN]

And its not because of the food

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110913/NEWS03/109130371/290-pound-Airmont-man-sues-White-Castle-says-booths-too-small?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage


Another example of the road to hell being paved with good intentions

[disneyspy]

its not a castle for whites only tssss sssssss

[A.J.]

If you can't fit into a seat, it's probably a sign you need to lose weight fatass.

[WRESTLINGFAN]

How the hell does it fall under the Americans w/ disability act?

He is able to walk to his car, drive to White castle and order his food. Now if there wasnt a wheelchair ramp or they wouldnt let blind people with seeing eye dogs in, then there would be a valid case.


Eating fast food by the truckload and becoming a fatty doesnt count as disabled.


Does NY have loser pays in regards to lawsuits like this?

[KnoxHarrington]

If the intention of this thread is to argue that this is why we should get rid of ADA, I would point out that any law can be abused by a dumbass. And I'm not sure exactly what we can do about that.

I mean, if you try to re-write ADA to keep someone like this lardass idiot from suing because he's too goddam fat to fit in a booth at White Castle, you run the risk of hampering the ability of ADA to protect those truly facing discrimination.

[WRESTLINGFAN]

I think each state has its own laws on frivolous lawsuits. I believe the loser should pay, maybe they would think before suing over something stupid as not being able to fit into a booth

[Earlshog]

Starvin!

[Snoogans]

His inability to fit into the "booth-style seating" was "extremely embarrassing ... to have to experience in front of a restaurant full of customers," according to his lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Good. Too bad it didnt motivate him off the embarrassment.

If i owed that white castle, id make the fuckin seats SMALLER.

This is thje fuckin white castle i go to i think. it says nanuet, i always thought it was spring valley. ive seen some MONSTERS fit into a seat there, so no way this guy is only 290 and cant fit.

[StanUpshaw]

If you can't fit into a seat, it's probably a sign you need to lose weight fatass.

Never pass up an opportunity to practice hate, that's what I always say.

[WRESTLINGFAN]

Good. Too bad it didnt motivate him off the embarrassment.

If i owed that white castle, id make the fuckin seats SMALLER.

This is thje fuckin white castle i go to i think. it says nanuet, i always thought it was spring valley. ive seen some MONSTERS fit into a seat there, so no way this guy is only 290 and cant fit.

Thats the one on rte 59 I think.

[CountryBob]

Good. Too bad it didnt motivate him off the embarrassment.

If i owed that white castle, id make the fuckin seats SMALLER.

This is thje fuckin white castle i go to i think. it says nanuet, i always thought it was spring valley. ive seen some MONSTERS fit into a seat there, so no way this guy is only 290 and cant fit.

Yeah, if your 4 feet tall

[A.J.]

Never pass up an opportunity to practice hate, that's what I always say.

If smokers are going to be hated on, the same should go for fat people.

[Snacks]

this is ridiculous. if you are too fat to sit then maybe you are just too fat period and need to lose weight? we cant make everyone comfortable especially when being fat is 99.9% of the time your own fault. Eating disorders, thyroid problems, diabetes, and many other diseases that can help cause people to gain weight still shouldnt be blamed. Being fat is still for the most part laziness and eating the wrong foods and eating too much. all the health issues might make it harder to lose weight but not impossible. so fat people imho should never get special treatment. if your too fat to fly buy 2 seats or lose weight. cant fit in a fast food seating booth then lose weight or go eat somewhere else. being fat should never be put on the same level of other real diseases. when a smoker gets lung cancer its their own fault, when your fat its the same thing everything that happens to your health is your own fault.

he was embarrassed because he didnt fit in the seat yet hes not embarrassed just walking around looking like that?

[TripleSkeet]

The best part is, they have chairs that the fat fuck can sit on. He just HAS to sit in a booth. Lawsuits like this shouldnt even see the light of day. Judges should have the power to throw them the fuck out immediately based on how ridiculous they are. And if your case is thrown out you should have to pay a fine for wasting the courts time.

[Sinestro]

Just give him a lifetime supply of White Castles. Lawsuit settled.

[Judge Smails]

This is from another article (http://vibe.com/posts/today-blank-stare-news-290-lb-man-sues-white-castle-not-enlarging-booths)


Each of the three times in the past he filed complaints, White Castle offered him a free hamburger.

The man said he was sent drawings of new, larger booths the chain said they were going to put in, but two and half years after he complained, they had still failed to do so.

The man says that the failure to accommodate his needs violate the civil rights of overweight people. He says that the Americans with Disabilities Act is "applicable, not only to me, but to pregnant women and handicapped people." The man says he has no problems sitting down at other restaurants or onboard aircraft.


While the lawsuit is obviously ridiculous, if the part that I bolded above is true then shame on White Castle and I have no sympathy for them. They should have told him to go fuck himself from the very beginning instead they tried to appease this guy and string him along, going so far as sending him drawings and blueprints! When's the last time a store remodeled in your neighborhood and sent you their blueprints to make sure they met your personal approval? If that's the case then he certainly did have a reasonable expectation that changes were going to be made.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think he should expect or deserves to get anything. But White Castle brought this shit on themselves. This is no different that a media outlet or advertisers responding to a handful of nuts who write an angry letter because someone let the f-word slip on a live broadcast or some chick who got her tits cut off wants to dance as a man on some shitty show.

[StanUpshaw]

Whose pussy it that, Smails?

[Judge Smails]

Whose pussy it that, Smails?


Your daughter's.

[StanUpshaw]

**Generic possessive patriarchal rage**

[Melk]

Being seen in public being fat as fucking hell is more embarrasing that being unable to fit in a booth.

[Jujubees2]

Just give him a lifetime supply of White Castles. Lawsuit settled.

Yeah, worked for me with coffee.

http://cdn.dismagazine.com/uploads/2010/01/KRAMER01-320x246.jpg

[cougarjake13]

How the hell does it fall under the Americans w/ disability act?

He is able to walk to his car, drive to White castle and order his food. Now if there wasnt a wheelchair ramp or they wouldnt let blind people with seeing eye dogs in, then there would be a valid case.


Eating fast food by the truckload and becoming a fatty doesnt count as disabled.


Does NY have loser pays in regards to lawsuits like this?



as debilitating as being a fat fuck may be i dont think they should include that under the americans with disabilities bc other people cant just put down the burger and lose their disabilities with exercise and a good diet

[disneyspy]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SdYG_e0qCik/TAhujIKj1dI/AAAAAAAAABY/cN_6ZFZm4kQ/s1600/fat-homer-simpson-moo-moo.gif

[TripleSkeet]

**Generic possessive patriarchal rage**

Knew you werent a chick.

[StanUpshaw]

Good one Rockford

[TripleSkeet]

Good one Rockford

Wow. You are old though.

[Bob Impact]

as debilitating as being a fat fuck may be i dont think they should include that under the americans with disabilities bc other people cant just put down the burger and lose their disabilities with exercise and a good diet

They can make fat people disabled the day I can decide to make my hearing come back.

[StanUpshaw]

By your logic, people with broken legs aren't disabled.

1. They probably broke it doing something stupid like mosh pitting
2. Broken legs heal

[Bob Impact]

That's correct, there is indeed a difference between injured and permanently disabled.

[StanUpshaw]

What does duration have to do with anything?

[zildjian361]

Quote Dice EAT A CARROT. :smoke::drunk:

[sailor]

What does duration have to do with anything?

As he said, one is just an injury.

[TripleSkeet]

By your logic, people with broken legs aren't disabled.

1. They probably broke it doing something stupid like mosh pitting
2. Broken legs heal

Theres a big difference. Do they issue handicapped parking tags to people with broken legs?

[PapaBear]

Theres a big difference. Do they issue handicapped parking tags to people with broken legs?
Yes. Temporary ones.

[StanUpshaw]

As he said, one is just an injury.

If someone is going into a store, how do future events factor in whatsoever? They are disabled at that time and place, and that is all that matters.

[Bob Impact]

If someone is going into a store, how do future events factor in whatsoever? They are disabled at that time and place, and that is all that matters.

You're arguing semantics for no reason.

[StanUpshaw]

You're arguing semantics for no reason.

Now you're trolling me right?

You retards are the ones concerned with definition. My arguments have been about the practicality of the law, i.e. ensuring that people who are... less able????...to function in the world are afforded measures that make life easier.

Now if you want to argue that the law shouldn't exist, that people should be free to run their businesses as they see fit, that's fine, but it's a different issue entirely.

[Dude!]

fat people are disgusting

white castle should poison
their food

[StanUpshaw]

fat people are disgusting

white castle should poison
their food

That part of Obamacare doesn't go into effect until 2015.

[Bob Impact]

Now you're trolling me right?

You retards are the ones concerned with definition. My arguments have been about the practicality of the law, i.e. ensuring that people who are... less able????...to function in the world are afforded measures that make life easier.

Now if you want to argue that the law shouldn't exist, that people should be free to run their businesses as they see fit, that's fine, but it's a different issue entirely.

I still can't comprehend seeing no difference between someone with a broken leg that will heal within a few months and someone who has a lifetime disability. It doesn't really matter because they just aren't covered under the ADA:
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/902cm.html#902.2c

(d) Duration and Impact of Impairment -- One of the factors that may be relevant to whether an impairment is substantially limiting is the duration of the impairment. The length of time that an impairment affects major life activities may help to determine whether the impairment substantially limits those activities. As with all other matters, the determination must be made on a case-by-case basis. There are no set time limits for determining whether an impairment is of sufficient duration to be considered substantially limiting. There are, however, a few basic guidelines.

Generally, conditions that last for only a few days or weeks and have no permanent or long-term effects on an individual's health are not substantially limiting impairments. ... Even the necessity of surgery, without more, is not sufficient to raise a short-term condition to the level of a disability.

...
Example 2 -- CP sustains a compound fracture of her arm and must undergo surgery to set the bone. She is hospitalized for one week and will have a cast on her arm for five additional weeks. During these six weeks, CP must wear a sling and must keep her arm immobilized. She will have full use of her arm after the cast is removed. CP's broken arm is not a disability. Instead, it is a short-term, temporary impairment with no long-lasting or permanent effects.

[TripleSkeet]

Now you're trolling me right?

You retards are the ones concerned with definition. My arguments have been about the practicality of the law, i.e. ensuring that people who are... less able????...to function in the world are afforded measures that make life easier.

Now if you want to argue that the law shouldn't exist, that people should be free to run their businesses as they see fit, that's fine, but it's a different issue entirely.

I dont think the problem is with the law more so then who it actually covers. No, I dont feel the ada covers fat people. I also dont think it covers someone with a broken leg.....or stitches in their foot...or a runny nose.

Bottom line, the ADA shouldnt cover this fat fuck not being able to fit in a booth, especially when there are chairs in the restaurant that he can sit in.

[sailor]

I still can't comprehend seeing no difference between someone with a broken leg that will heal within a few months and someone who has a lifetime disability.

it's like that one time people were goofing on fez: "sitting in a chair i know what it's like to be wheelchair bound!" or "closing my eyes i know what it's like to be blind!"

[disneyspy]

when i type like a retard i know what its like to be sailor

[sailor]

when i type like a retard i know what its like to be sailor

when i lose a fantasy football game, i know what it's like to be DS.