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Demo_Chris

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25. He did what was necessary to resolve the issue...

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 07:14 PM

Dec 2013

I understand that, thanks to political correctness, there are certain causes and groups that bypass the normal standards of polite behavior and civilized boundaries. For example, we tolerate behavior from an infant that we would not accept from an adult. Homeless people fall into one of these special groups, but are unique in that people love the idea of helping them so long as it happens well away from where they happen to be.

But let's consider this from another angle by changing the group.

What if the owner of the Buttery Shelf wished to promote a different cause... what if he were a racist who offered free food every Thursday to anyone who showed up in their Klan hat and robes. And what if this coffee shop owner protested, correctly realizing that having clansmen loitering in front of his business was a very bad idea. Who's cause would you support then?

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Restaurant Forced To Stop Feeding The Homeless After Complaints From Nearby Businesses [View all] KamaAina Dec 2013 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #1

I don't have any words for how disgusting people like Jerry Kilal are! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #2

Assholes. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #3

Can' have hungry Americans mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #4

Can we start a viral boycott of K. Dee's Coffee Shop? villager Dec 2013 #5

As Brigid points out below, Lafayette is a college town, the home of Purdue. KamaAina Dec 2013 #8

Well, I know that if for any reason I'm in Lafayette . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #9

That sounds like a great idea. How do we start? Twitter, FB are good places to get attention sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #59

I mentioned downthread BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #61

"Scaring away customers".. what a bunch of whiny Cha Dec 2013 #6

Lafayette IN. Home of Purdue University. Brigid Dec 2013 #7

Not only that he "estimates" he loses $500 to $800 a week? Cleita Dec 2013 #10

I "estimate" that he's a heartless shithead. villager Dec 2013 #11

No. It's established he's a heartless shithead by his own Cleita Dec 2013 #13

Here's K. Dee's website: villager Dec 2013 #12

Better still, Yelp-bomb the SOB KamaAina Dec 2013 #14

Not one of the old Yelp reviews snort Dec 2013 #27

Yelp the complainer... msanthrope Dec 2013 #15

thank you barbtries Dec 2013 #17

i hope this Jerry Kilal barbtries Dec 2013 #16

Something like this can kill a small business. Brigid Dec 2013 #18

Depends if it turns into an "us versus them" thing ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #19

Facebook Page, Website. Jerry wants your opinion. TalkingDog Dec 2013 #20

he is getting hammered in reviews KittyWampus Dec 2013 #24

I have sent him the following review: VA_Jill Dec 2013 #26

not surprised LittleGirl Dec 2013 #21

Some people are quick to demand that others sacrifice for their causes... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #22

How about constantly calling the cops to harass the people? Does that seem reasonable enough? KamaAina Dec 2013 #23

He did what was necessary to resolve the issue... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #25

Nice strawman KamaAina Dec 2013 #28

As someone who has been homeless on more than one occassion... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #34

so in your mind the homeless are comparable to the Klan it seems azurnoir Dec 2013 #30

No, I am not drawing an ethical equivalence... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #31

you contradict yourself though azurnoir Dec 2013 #40

let me see - you are against Pope Francis speaking out for economic justice Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #32

Pope Francis does not believe in Economic Justice.... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #36

Pope Francis is moving things in the right direction - no one expects him to totally change a 2000 Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #39

Which special group? tazkcmo Dec 2013 #35

One at a time... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #38

ok tazkcmo Dec 2013 #41

I said that I am not drawing an ethical equivalence between the two... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #45

Might I suguest a name change? Lancero Dec 2013 #48

even I would not go that far and I would encourage you to consider that this post could be hidden - Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #49

I think that there is a lot of passion on this topic, but the compassion has been limited... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #51

we are talking once a week - on a Thursday - at lunch time. According to the police - who are rarely Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #58

I personally don't care, but... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #52

And the topic of your post is... Lancero Dec 2013 #57

n upscale coffee shop is more important than feeding the homeless LanternWaste Dec 2013 #50

Seventy people? At a restaurant? At lunchtime?? KamaAina Dec 2013 #54

Invited a 100 homeless people to camp on my front porch tazkcmo Dec 2013 #73

dude what a grinch... dionysus Dec 2013 #62

maybe they were causing problems Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #42

Nope. KamaAina Dec 2013 #43

Filing a false police report is a misdemeanor dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #69

The cause that you are berating is "feeding hungry people". You seem to put business profits rhett o rick Dec 2013 #56

I simply asked myself how I would respond if someone did this to me... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #63

Wow. You think that feeding the homeless is, "self-righteous and self-congratulatory nonsense. "? rhett o rick Dec 2013 #65

No. We are not discussing "feeding the homeless" as some generic activity. Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #71

"measurable and significant damages" to surrounding businesses? rhett o rick Dec 2013 #72

Disgusting. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #67

K&R. nt DesertFlower Dec 2013 #29

I went to their FB page and left a negative review. Mrdrboi Dec 2013 #33

Me too tazkcmo Dec 2013 #37

Boycott page on FB is already up BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #46

I tweeted the Purdue U newspaper with the story BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #44

Atta girl!! KamaAina Dec 2013 #55

left a FB review.... mike_c Dec 2013 #47

Maybe if she just handed out coupons so recipients could come in any time. gulliver Dec 2013 #53

Correct. There is clearly more to this story. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #64

K&R! countryjake Dec 2013 #60

demand is up, how can numbers be down? reddread Dec 2013 #66

as you treat the least among you... rustydog Dec 2013 #68

I'm very uncomfortable with the calls to target an individual small business owner and ruin him. Nine Dec 2013 #70

But facts aside, he makes an easy target for hate and reprisal... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #74

It's typical Internet nastiness combined with the laziness of "slacktivism." Nine Dec 2013 #75

I think people should be banned from yelp Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #76

After all his hard work to literally take food out of the mouths stranger81 Dec 2013 #77

Tell K. Dees what you think: FB page JanMichael Dec 2013 #78