Not all uniforms are verboten: Walkabout's kangaroo mascot
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| Royal Marines turned away from bar after colleague's funeral | ||
| 2006-11-25 | ||
Cpl Nowak, 27, who served with 45 Commando, was one of four people killed in a bomb attack on a patrol boat in southern Iraq on Remembrance Sunday. His two colleagues, who were among 1,000 mourners at yesterday's funeral, were turned away by staff at the door of the bar. Stunned bystanders shouted at the bouncers and told them to show respect to the servicemen. Student Ben Booth, who witnessed the event, said he was shocked by what he saw. He told BBC Radio Merseyside's phone-in show: "I spoke to the bouncers and said their colleague had just died in the service of our Government. I am absolutely shocked that people would act this way to our soldiers." A spokesman for Walkabout said: "As a responsible bar operator, we have a strict policy of refusing entry to anyone believed to be aggressive. "Furthermore, Walkabout in Liverpool has a strict policy of refusing entry to anyone in uniform due to previous issues with uniformed customers. These policies are designed solely to increase the safety and comfort of all our customers. "Two of the group were in uniform and doorstaff believed that other members of the group were behaving aggressively, so they were refused admission." The spokesman offered his condolences to Cpl Nowak's friends, comrades and family and offered the group who were turned away a complimentary lunch. He stressed the soldiers must not be in uniform.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Stunned bystanders shouted at the bouncers and told them to show respect to the servicemen. Unlike Britain's politicians, at least their citizenry still display some courage. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-25 15:44 |
| #8 Under some circumstances you have to see things from the bar or restaurant owner's point of view. I knew one such who had a "no uniforms" policy in his restaurant/beer bar. The owner was a retired Master Sergeant and combat Vietnam Veteran (armor) and really liked the troops. But he had had it with their bad behavior. It all ended when one drunk Marine reached into his trunk and pulled out an empty LAW tube, extended it and pointed at his buddies. "Hey! Guys! Check this out!" Right then the owner walked through the door holding a tray with two pitchers of beer and glasses on it, to see someone pointing a LAW at him. NO UNIFORMS ARE PERMITTED. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-11-25 13:11 |
| #7 IIRC, in the US, the military still has 'Off Limits' regulations. Reporting such an event would get the joint placed on that list, whether in uniform or out. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2006-11-25 09:47 |
| #6 Not all uniforms are verboten: Walkabout's kangaroo mascot |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-11-25 08:01 |
| #5 Walkabout is an Australian-themed chain |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-11-25 07:56 |
| #4 This is similar to the incident at Harrods on Remembrance Day, when a uniformed soldier was turned away at the door. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-11-25 07:37 |
#3 One of these days . . . |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-25 02:27 |
| #2 They should have pounded the crap out of the bouncers on the pavement for the affront and taken the bar appart. It's the only thing these TRANZIs will understand. The people who turned these 2 away are totally disgusting scumb they are due a pounding. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-11-25 02:15 |
| #1 It sounds like not much has changed since Kipling's day: I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." Damn shame. The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play, |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2006-11-25 00:19 |