Outraged Protesters Hold Boycott Rally Outside Truck Stop That Wouldn’t Serve Veterans (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, June 18, 2012, 6:07 AM
Protesters called for unwavering support for the military and a boycott of SP Truck Stop. (WWLTV)
Angry protesters camped outside a Louisiana gas station on Thursday after online reports claimed the station would not serve veterans.
WWLT reported, via FOX Nation:
Protesters were camped outside a Bogalusa business on Thursday for hours calling for a boycott of the gas station.
The group claims the owners refuse to serve members of military. However, the business say that’s simply not true.
“My wife posted it on Facebook, and it’s reached thousands and thousands of people,” said Christopher Carnegie, waving to cars honking at protesters waving American flags along Highway 10 in Bogalusa.
Their concern is sparked by a Facebook post that Carnegie’s wife shared with family, friends and now the world.
Carnegie claims he saw a member of the military turned away from the gas station a few days ago.
“He walked in and got in line and the clerk told him they didn’t serve his kind and pointed at the door for him to leave. I left my stuff and walked out behind him,” said Carnegie.
“I started posting on Facebook that I was going to put an American flag on my Harley and come down here, and this is the end result,” said John Jones, who organized an impromptu protest using the social networking website.
Here’s the video:
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Stella Baskomb commented:
“the clerk told him they didn’t serve his kind”
So now Louisiana droids are living in a real-life Star Wars?????
RL commented:
Bring your golf clubs, fellow Vets, and “tea” off. Just a wee joke….
Rob commented:
I find this difficult to believe.
Patty commented:
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And this is amazing that one person can start something like this. It does take one and then all of us. We make a difference.
atticcellar commented:
This is another non news item.. The woman obviously has an axe to grind against this buisness.. Use your common sense people! In the words of Judge Judy “If it doesn’t make sense, Its not true” The owner of the station said its not true.. Innocent until proven guilty is the standard, Isn’t it?
pink tie Republican commented:
If true the owners of the gas stration would be liable for a BIG law suit, so I think it’s BS.
potkas7 commented:
Do you expect me to believe that a business in the deep South – the region of the country that provides a disproportionate number of our troops – would tell a serving soldier “We don’t serve your kind?” Sorry, I’m not buying this story without an substantive offer of proof.
bg commented:
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uhm, some times truth is stranger than fiction..
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MAJ Mike commented:
I call BS. I don’t advertise my retired Army status, but whenever a clerk notices my military ID card, I get either a discount or a “Thank you for your service.”
bg commented:
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oh btw..
that the owner stated “the incident is all a misunderstanding” denotes
there is some truth to the matter; what the understanding was/should
have been has yet to be determined, but hey, smoke, fire, protest, GP,
and who knows where it will end.. /smilin’ snarky sarc/
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Del commented:
“the clerk told him they didn’t serve his kind” she was talking about his purchase, not his status.
The lady in line didn’t get the whole story. If this was indeed true, I would have been right there with him!!
Not his kind of beer
Not his kind of smokes.
Get it?
Blue Hen commented:
I dunno. All you need for this to be true is one dumbass clerk working the crap shift to vent their spleen. The owners may not even be aware if something happened unless they were there AND they overheard it.
meximom commented:
more info needed for sure.
“his kind” could be racial, could be “people without shoes” … we just don’t know.
sandy commented:
Of course this story is bogus but what it shows is that any crank on Twitter or Facebook can launch attacks against anyone for any reason and ruin their lives.
Welcome to Obamaworld!
LADawg commented:
If this was New York or Chicago, I could maybe believe this, but Louisana, No way. Total BS.
sandy commented:
If you aren’t wearing a uniform do they ask if you ever served in the Military before you are allowed to buy gas? It makes no sense.
rathernot@cbs.tv commented:
I find this story difficult to believe, too, but I don’t rule it out. Until the vet speaks to the issue and/or the woman making the claim fills out the story with supporting detail, it’s just some woman seeking a pound of flesh for whatever reason.
Eric Dondero commented:
Was the clerk a Pakistani Muslim?
Chris W. commented:
I don’t believe any of this story. Nobody operating a pudunk truck stop would be this foolish.
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