business owner openly states that he doesn't want Muslim customers (Michigan)

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Ann Arbor family suing Erie Orchard and Cider Mill owner after racist rant against Muslims


He tells CBS News Detroit that he and his family felt they were not welcomed, and well, after nearly spending $70, that became more clear when the girls wanted to go back out to pick some peaches.

But after Mahmoud says he received permission and was told not to worry about the price, "He said don't worry about the price. They were all rotten peaches."

Mahmoud was faced with an unexpected problem with owner Steve Elzinga at his car door.

"He opened my door. I found that kind of odd. He was like, 'Okay, where's the bag?' I'm like right there, passenger side floor. He takes the bags and then goes to the back seat and goes through my youngest daughter's bag while my daughter was in the back seat." Mahmoud says.


"He went through your diaper bag?" he was asked. "Yeah, in the car, with her in the car. I felt violated right there," Mahmoud said.

But with all the drama, Mahmoud stayed calm and instead offered to pay for the "rotten peaches" until he saw the bill was $58 bucks.

"I was not going to buy a bag of rotten peaches for $58," he said.

But it's what Elzinga said next that turned a peach problem, for Mahmoud, into a racist one.

"Every Muslim that comes here every week steals from me," Elzinga said in a video recorded from Mahmoud's phone. "Every Muslim that comes here steals from you?!" Mahmoud said while trying to contain his emotion.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/muslim-family-suing-erie-orchard-owner-after-racist-rant/

[bullimiami]

1. Pretty stupid act for a customer service business.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. notice on his website: My Deepest Apologies My sincere apologies to Joe Mahmoud, his wife, family, a

My Deepest Apologies
My sincere apologies to Joe Mahmoud, his wife, family, and the whole community for my remarks and actions on Sunday, August 13. I am very sorry.

As a family business we have made a conscious effort to be a welcoming place for all in an often fractured world, and Sunday’s incident, sadly, did not reflect that.

What occurred does not align with my values, beliefs, and heart of inclusion for everyone. I sincerely regret this and offer my deepest apologies.

Steve Elzinga

[bullimiami]

6. He did the damage. Its on him if he can fix it. Taken at face value I guess it's a start.

[Lovie777]

2. US SC GQP six and their ruling.........................

expect a lot more.

[elleng]

3. in Michigan,

Which US city has highest Muslim population?

Dearborn is the seventh-largest city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States per capita. It also is home to the largest mosque in North America.

[multigraincracker]

5. In Ann Arbor...

Doesn’t get any Bluer in the most Blue County, WASHTENAW in the state.