Houston Waiter Stands Up For Little Boy With Down Syndrome

[Marvolo]

A waiter for a Houston restaurant refused to serve a group of customers after he heard them making rude comments about a 5-year-old boy with Down syndrome sitting at another table. The best part: The restaurant is standing by his decision!

Here is the waiter,Michael Garcia, who stood up for the kid:

Here is the kid, Milo:

Here is what the *****ebags said

'Special needs children need to be special somewhere else'

I wouldn't have been as polite as Michael.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/houston-waiter-stands-up-for-little-boy-with-down

Update with further details:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/waiter-refused-customer-becomes-hero-144638357--finance.html

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

+50 for my beloved Houston.

 

[lordofthenerds]

Good thing he wasn't working at Applebee's.

 

[Megarob]

Good thing he wasn't working at Applebee's.

HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

GOOD. Justice. I would love to see the look on those morons faces when he denied them service.

 

[C. Lee]

Looks like it's roadtrip time to Houston...need to support the decent people of the world.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Awesome story.

 

[bullets]

There are just certain lines you shouldn't cross in public and I'm glad these jerks got kicked out for it.

 

[THW]

From a father of a special needs Son, Bravo, sir!

 

[Godsfireworks]

Respect

 

[Jake Cassidy]

He's lucky. There are some people who would've just kicked his arse for saying crap like that.

 

[Mike_D202]

Good thing he wasn't working at Applebee's.

 

[Godzilla2000]

If I'm ever in Houston I want to be served by this man so I can shake his hand.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

It isn't that offensive.

Edit : not offensive for a joke between friends not meant to be heard outside of their circle.

 

[Pink Ranger]

This case is exactly why "the customer is always right" is such a stupid mantra.

 

[Godzilla2000]

It isn't that offensive.

Edit : not offensive for a joke between friends not meant to be heard outside of their circle.

It is a pretty insensitive comment to say about another human being. I wouldn't find it very funny myself.

 

[Pink Ranger]

It isn't that offensive.

Edit : not offensive for a joke between friends not meant to be heard outside of their circle.

The story posted by the OP maybe doesn't give as full of an account of what happened. You might have received the wrong impression that a single comment resulted in this, but apparently the jerk more than once felt the need to express his displeasure at sharing the world with people that are different than him. The waiter accomodated him/them at least once, but the final comment was likely the last straw.

This story maybe gives some more context to what happened:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/waiter-refused-customer-becomes-hero-144638357--finance.html

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

The story posted by the OP maybe doesn't give as full of an account of what happened. You might have received the wrong impression that a single comment resulted in this, but apparently the jerk more than once felt the need to express his displeasure at sharing the world with people that are different than him. The waiter accomodated him/them at least once, but the final comment was likely the last straw.

This story maybe gives some more context to what happened:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/waiter-refused-customer-becomes-hero-144638357--finance.html

Ha ok..well, that is different then.
I myself made some bad taste jokes about subjects that are sensitive but in private. Anyway, bad taste jokes are made for those who understand you.

 

[BestGirl]

It isn't that offensive.

Edit : not offensive for a joke between friends not meant to be heard outside of their circle.

If you don't want a tasteless joke to be heard outside your own circle, don't say it out loud in front of a waiter.

 

[KalMart]

This didn't sound like a joke, though.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

If you don't want a tasteless joke to be heard outside your own circle, don't say it out loud in front of a waiter.

I thought he overhead, the details then specified the guys were loud and clear.
Not saying is A OK, just that I could relate IF it was not meant to hurt the kid/shock people around.

 

[C. Lee]

I thought he overhead, the details then specified the guys were loud and clear.
Not saying is A OK, just that I could relate IF it was not meant to hurt the kid/shock people around.

It would probably be best to quit before you get both feet in your mouth.

 

[KalMart]

From the latter posted article, it seems that a family was voicing their displeasure and discomfort at having to witness the natural behavior of someone with D.S. The waiter first tried to accommodate them by moving them to a table farther away, but they continued to voice their displeasure to what seemed like a particularly inconsiderate and tasteless degree. So he refused to serve them. At least that's what I gathered from that, as opposed to a reaction to an overheard tasteless joke within a circle of people who would find it harmless.

 

[Marvolo]

The story posted by the OP maybe doesn't give as full of an account of what happened. You might have received the wrong impression that a single comment resulted in this, but apparently the jerk more than once felt the need to express his displeasure at sharing the world with people that are different than him. The waiter accomodated him/them at least once, but the final comment was likely the last straw.

This story maybe gives some more context to what happened:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/waiter-refused-customer-becomes-hero-144638357--finance.html

I'll add that to my original post. Thanks for the link.

 

[Shemtov]

PC, the 21st century's McCarthyism, in action.

 

[Doctor Evo]

PC, the 21st century's McCarthyism, in action.

It's difficult to tell whether the irony here is intentional.