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(30,406 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:19 AM Oct 2012

S.A. veteran says service dog was kicked out of store, harassed [View all]

Source: KENS 5

SAN ANTONIO — Local dog lovers are stepping forward to defend a veteran who was allegedly kicked out of a business and ridiculed for having a service dog.

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Hanauer is just one of the local dog lovers rallying support for Adan Gallegos, who says he and his dog Botoz were kicked out of Billy Bob's Beds on Tezel Road. He was allegedly told to take off his wounded warriors shirt and to go occupy Wall Street, instead.

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Gallegos is taking his case to federal court. Hanauer and Beck said they hope it can bring positive attention to service dogs, showing just how much veterans can rely on their best friends.

Attorneys representing Billy Bob's Beds issued the following statement:

"Mr. Gholson and his employees honor the military service of Mr. Gallegos and all veterans and active duty personnel. Billy Bob (BB) regrets the way things occurred and the misunderstanding between Mr. Gallegos and BB."

Read more: http://www.kens5.com/news/Wounded-Warrior-Sues-Local-SA-Business-175535981.html

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S.A. veteran says service dog was kicked out of store, harassed [View all] sabra Oct 2012 OP

I bet the storeowners regret it NOW flying_wahini Oct 2012 #1

With a name like Billy Bob's Beds.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #4

I sent this article to Al Franken's office. dmr Oct 2012 #69

William Thomas Gholson is Billy Bob - The owner. And the site I post Jumping John Oct 2012 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #2

Disgusting comment ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #5

What's disgusting about it? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #44

Illegal --service dogs are permitted in businesses by law CreekDog Oct 2012 #57

You didn't answer the question naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #62

you didn't ask me a question -and if you won't acceptt he law, what's the point of arguing with you? CreekDog Oct 2012 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Oct 2012 #78

what CreekDog said. jdsunflower Oct 2012 #163

Everything. aquart Oct 2012 #142

And it's still disgusting. He thinks he's cutting edgy.pu Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #179

There's no "claiming" here ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #83

Who disregarded veterans with PTSD? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #86

He has the right ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #90

I give a shit that he is a vet obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #99

If it's a certified service dog, it doesn't matter what the disability is or what he is. freshwest Oct 2012 #176

Why are you questioning whether he has that right or not? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #194

I'm answering for the other poster obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #98

well put. jdsunflower Oct 2012 #164

This message was self-deleted by its author ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #77

Most facilities allow service dogs. bluedigger Oct 2012 #6

Yup, and Seeing Eye Dogs are ONLY service dogs from one place obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #100

Service dogs go through special training and are certified TrogL Oct 2012 #7

And some exploit that Actionman Oct 2012 #27

troll heaven05 Oct 2012 #31

your casino and you discriminated. Sunlei Oct 2012 #42

Yup naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #45

I doubt it obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #102

Yes I do think that naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #128

Who cares what you 'think'? Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #165

You do, obviously naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #168

Say hello to kctim for me. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #169

Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics? nt naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #170

wow, another joke, man are you SURE you are in the right place? DiverDave Nov 2012 #182

The most interesting thing on DU in the last two weeks naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #183

If the shoe fits DiverDave Nov 2012 #185

so you still want businesses to violate the law and just do what you say? CreekDog Oct 2012 #171

Ahh.. creek dog is back... naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #172

Everybody doesn't like your post CreekDog Oct 2012 #173

Yes I know naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #174

you miss the point --all I'm doing is reminding you what you said CreekDog Oct 2012 #175

Actually DOJ addresses allergies in the ADA link posted directly above your post suffragette Oct 2012 #127

The law huh... naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #129

It's odd to me that someone on DU is not in favor of civil rights law and that's what the ADA is. suffragette Oct 2012 #131

Oh, so we shouldn't follow the LAW, we should just do what Naaman says CreekDog Oct 2012 #136

This message was self-deleted by its author Quantess Dec 2012 #195

Congratulations. You broke the law. Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #96

It is against Federal law to make demands like you did obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #101

After Katrina, a lady got in huge trouble. revolution breeze Oct 2012 #123

Yes, you can just call any dog a service dog Nevernose Oct 2012 #132

That's a link to a psychological assessment firm TrogL Oct 2012 #139

It's part of a larger site Nevernose Oct 2012 #141

Wow just wow Drale Oct 2012 #9

The fact that you didn't is telling. nt. naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #46

THIS might be the worst thing I've ever read on DU. yardwork Oct 2012 #11

And allowed to stand by a jury ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #15

I just posted a thread about it in Meta. yardwork Oct 2012 #16

And the folks in Meta see nothing wrong with the post. Sad. yardwork Oct 2012 #26

His opinion Actionman Oct 2012 #30

So, his opinion trumps Federal law? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #103

That's not really accurate tkmorris Oct 2012 #81

Maybe they didn't think it was "just fine". naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #54

Sometimes it's best to let somebody expose himself StarryNite Oct 2012 #89

how so? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #47

You must have missed the thread about kicking a pregnant woman with a sick child off a bus... PassingFair Oct 2012 #121

We aren't born with enough middle fingers to respond properly to that Occulus Oct 2012 #12

Be discrete, use your pinkie finger. 'When you don't care enough to send the very best.' freshwest Dec 2012 #192

Stay classy. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #13

Dear Naaman, msanthrope Oct 2012 #17

So all service dogs are the same? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #48

You just proved Msanthro's point obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #104

I just hope he never has one of his own... StarryNite Oct 2012 #91

Slight correction Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #18

Sure, naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #49

Because it's so much more believable that someone would "fake" illness Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #97

Educate yourself obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #105

Yeah, it's not like they're superpersons like corporations or anything. valerief Oct 2012 #19

"I reject that vets should have special rights" Spazito Oct 2012 #20

so elaborate them. naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #50

You talk like a Freeper. and look here at a site that says Billy Bob is a pedo criminal: Jumping John Oct 2012 #94

WTF?? smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #147

Your ignorance is highlighted Javaman Oct 2012 #21

+1000 AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #134

Service dogs provide a valuable service, dumbshit. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #23

every one of them? nt naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #51

Yes, every one. They are trained and certified to provide special services. Akoto Oct 2012 #61

I disagree naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #66

Holy hell. I can't debate with this level of bigotry and craziness. n/t Akoto Oct 2012 #76

Bigotry to say that Psychiatrists will give people pretty much whatever they want? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #80

It is bigotry to make that assumption in the first place ... Akoto Oct 2012 #87

Waiting lists for service animals are insane obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #108

Pretty much, yeah TrogL Oct 2012 #140

Yes it's bigotry... LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #178

Not true obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #107

Sounds like the voice of experence. secondvariety Oct 2012 #124

Prove it. Those that assert, must first prove. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #167

Yes, as well as service horses and service monkeys obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #106

Did you come out from under your bridge just to be nasty? GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #24

Traditionally? NO, it is the law. vduhr Oct 2012 #28

?? heaven05 Oct 2012 #29

Dear Naaman, billh58 Oct 2012 #35

OK naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #53

Special treatment, eh? LanternWaste Oct 2012 #58

I don't get your point? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #63

ome people want special treatment for their own special circle, LanternWaste Oct 2012 #68

So naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #71

You believe you and your son deserve special rights obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #111

It is a medical condition eaglesfanintn Oct 2012 #109

Why do you think your special rights supercede Federal Law? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #110

Actually, many people billh58 Oct 2012 #120

"I reject that vets should have special rights." Yea like special rights to respect and Jumping John Oct 2012 #36

I don't think that the opinion expressed is that of a liberal. yardwork Oct 2012 #37

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #112

can you believe this? yardwork Oct 2012 #117

Appalling obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #119

huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #52

you just don't know the law and you keep doubling down on that ignorance CreekDog Oct 2012 #60

Huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #65

well now you don't even know which poster you're responding to CreekDog Oct 2012 #70

you are confusing me with another poster (I never said that) CreekDog Oct 2012 #75

Yes naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #79

don't worry about my feelings, worry about dismissing PTSD by calling it "depressed or something" CreekDog Oct 2012 #151

WTF? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #153

here's you, after not knowing what the law says, you say the law doesn't matter CreekDog Oct 2012 #154

huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #155

LOL then don't worry that *I* don't like what you said, worry about everyone else in this thread! CreekDog Oct 2012 #156

yes but naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #157

keep telling yourself that CreekDog Oct 2012 #158

Telling myself that? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #160

nope, not the only one DiverDave Nov 2012 #184

Where did I say someone's suffering doesn't matter to me?nt naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #186

Oh, I think I get it now, you just like DiverDave Nov 2012 #188

Me go away? naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #189

Do you also consider the VA Hospitals a special right? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #82

WTF are you talking about? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #84

"I reject that vets should have special rights." ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #85

Well, vet hospitals are just FULL of psychatrists obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #113

A service dog is a medical treatment for the wounds of PTSD. Jumping John Oct 2012 #64

Sure naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #67

Romney doesn't care about vets either. Thanks for sharing your sentiments. nt Jumping John Oct 2012 #92

You said dogs shouldn't be allowed to be in bed stores obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #114

um, anybody can't just claim their dog is a service dog magical thyme Oct 2012 #40

Six of one, half a dozen of the other, yes? LanternWaste Oct 2012 #43

The law is the law --if you can't be bothered to know the law, you should be quiet CreekDog Oct 2012 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #56

Thank YOU. I have been speachless at such heartlessness and ignorance. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #148

Do you work for BillyBob's Bedstore? Smilo Oct 2012 #73

Not allowing the service dog to accompany his handler in store is discrimination - pure and simple suffragette Oct 2012 #130

and the other reason it's discrimination is keeping the dog out keeps the disabled person out too CreekDog Oct 2012 #150

Service dogs are clearly marked FloridaJudy Oct 2012 #143

That's a horrible thing to say LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #177

Congratulations, naaman fletcher. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #180

What a jerk thing to say DiverDave Nov 2012 #181

Dogs for people who suffer from seizures don't fall into the same category, eh? haele Nov 2012 #187

Nice guy. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #190

The issue isn't that he's a vet-it's that he NEEDS the service dog. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #191

WTF???? Hepburn Oct 2012 #3

Disgusting! Sez Eye Oct 2012 #32

That "spat upon in airports" myth? How did they get spit on in military airports? uppityperson Oct 2012 #33

Nobody every asks that very basic question. Who were those military personnel spitting on vets? yardwork Oct 2012 #38

Not a myth Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #41

Oh I am sure some were called "babykillers" and of course some small town grill cook spit on a burge uppityperson Oct 2012 #59

Bob Greene investigated this and wrote a book about this obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #115

I'm not saying that I don't believe you. I am saying that all these stories are remarkably similar. yardwork Oct 2012 #118

It was a strange time for me, but I remember some things very clearly Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #125

It's very sad. I wish you and your brothers well. yardwork Oct 2012 #144

I personally know someone who was spit on... Lightbulb_on Oct 2012 #146

An Occupy protestor spit on a Viet Nam vet when they returned? uppityperson Oct 2012 #149

Severe disruption of the time-space continuum. yardwork Oct 2012 #152

And I saw Elvis yesterday. No, really. Zorra Oct 2012 #159

Supportin' the troops! Grins Oct 2012 #8

I'll drive to San Antonio and buy a bed from BBB ... Wernothelpless Oct 2012 #10

Check out the addition to Billy Bob's website hack89 Oct 2012 #14

isn't that special... Locrian Oct 2012 #25

Check out what I found: Jumping John Oct 2012 #88

I called Billy Bob and talked to hin. He sounds like Jumping John Oct 2012 #22

thank you for making that call msedano Oct 2012 #34

his site now has a banner "Military Always Welcome! Service Dogs Welcome!" Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #122

SERVICE ANIMALS IN PLACES OF BUSINESS douglas9 Oct 2012 #39

And, that says ANIMALS, not just dogs` obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #116

San Antonio Is A HUGE Military Town. Paladin Oct 2012 #74

I looked at their website johnsmith9875 Oct 2012 #95

I wanted to read all the replies before I posted..... llmart Oct 2012 #126

So Service Dogs are now AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #133

What exactly is the law on this? Go Vols Oct 2012 #135

Why did you edit the entry? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #137

The ADA link that I quote in the link above ... Go Vols Oct 2012 #138

Because you edited out part of the law obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #166

A Message from Billy Bob's Bed bbspokesperson Oct 2012 #145

Not available. Why don't you post the statement itself? (nt) Nine Oct 2012 #161

Google "service animal fraud." It does occur. Nine Oct 2012 #162

Why on earth would they object to his t-shirt? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #193

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #196

Huh. nt uppityperson Jun 2013 #197