THIS is activist judgery gone too far. I am speechless.
WARNING: A disturbing photograph of this crippled woman appears with the link above. I wouldn't if I were you.
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Fast food employees mocked a blind woman
Alice Camarillo, who is legally blind, says she was ridiculed when she asked for help reading the menu at fast-food restaurants like Burger King, McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's.
She sued. A federal judge in Albany threw it out, saying the law doesn't require restaurant workers to be polite.
Yesterday, a Manhattan federal appeals court overruled the lower court, and Camarillo can sue the restaurants under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"I feel good about it," Camarillo, who lives in upstate Hudson, told the Daily News. "I'm just sorry it took so long. Quite a few things that they did were humiliating."
The appeals court ruling means the 2005 suit - believed to be the first of its kind - could go before a jury this year. The issue is whether the restaurants properly train their employees to serve the blind and disabled.
Camarillo said annoyed workers served other customers before reading her just a partial list of their offerings. Camarillo can read large print when she holds it close, but can't make out most menus.
During a visit to Burger King, employees "laughed and stared" and pointed her in the direction of the men's room when she asked for a bathroom, she claims.
At Taco Bell, a cashier told her to wait until the rest of the customers had ordered.
"Put simply, Camarillo cannot experience full and equal enjoyment of defendants' services if she is unable to access the list of the services available to her," the appeals court said.
Last year, Albany Federal Court Judge Gary Sharpe dismissed the suit, saying Camarillo was never denied service at the restaurants. Sharpe said ADA laws don't regulate "rudeness or insensitivity" of workers.
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By God I'd have laughed and stared at her too.
I mean what does she expect? It looks like Jesus gouged her eye out with a spoon or something. Pretty funny, after the initial wave of shock and revulsion passes.
Here is a partial list from just a few scripture verses:
Hypocrites (Matthew 24:51), The Unforgiving (Mark 11:26), Homosexuals (Romans 1:26, 27), Fornicators (Romans 1:29), The Wicked (Romans 1:29), The Covetous (Romans 1:29), The Malicious (Romans 1:29), The Envious (Romans 1:29), Murderers (Romans 1:29), The Deceitful (Romans 1:29), Backbiters (Romans 1:30), Haters of God (Romans 1:30), The Despiteful (Romans 1:30), The Proud (Romans 1:30), Boasters (Romans 1:30), Inventors of evil (Romans 1:30), Disobedient to parents (Romans 1:30), Covenant breakers (Romans 1:31), The Unmerciful (Romans 1:31), The Implacable (Romans 1:31), The Unrighteous (1Corinthians 6:9), Idolaters (1Corinthians 6:9), Adulterers (1Corinthians 6:9), The Effeminate (1Corinthians 6:9), Thieves (1Corinthians 6:10), Drunkards (1Corinthians 6:10), Reviler (1Corinthians 6:10), Extortioners (1Corinthians 6:10), The Fearful (Revelation 21:8), The Unbelieving (Revelation 21:8), The Abominable (Revelation 21:8), Whoremongers (Revelation 21:8), Sorcerers (Revelation 21:8), All Liars (Revelation 21:8)