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<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Fat man demands
civil
rights<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/fat-man-demands-civil-rights/>
*dcgere <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | September
12, 2011 at 3:38 pm | Tags: White
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<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/whitecastle.jpg> Just
wants to sit like a "normal" person Man Sues White Castle for Uncomfortable
Seating Arrangements
>From the NY
>Post<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/white_castle_hates_fatty_gut_UQk76R1S8Mbud5aMhaxD3J>:
A devoted, 290-pound White Castle <http://www.whitecastle.com/>fan is
steaming mad at the fast-food chain, which he says repeatedly broke promises
to make the booths in his local eatery bigger. All stockbroker Martin
Kessman wants is a place at the table. But when the 64-year-old walked into
the White Castle in Nanuet back in April 2009 for his usual No. 2 combo
meal, he got an unpleasant surprise.
“They’re stationary booths,” he told The Post. “*I’m not humongous, [but]
I’m a big guy. I could not wedge myself in.*” *Mortified and in pain from
smacking his knee into one of the table’s metal supports*, Kessman limped
out of the restaurant, and later penned a complaint to corporate
headquarters.
“As I looked around the restaurant, I saw that there were no tables and
chairs that could accommodate a person that merely wanted to sit down and
eat his meal,” Kessman wrote. Kessman claims he has no problem finding a
place to take a load off at other fast-food places, and fits easily into
airline seats.
White Castle replied with three “very condescending letters” -- and an offer
that added insult to injury. “*In each letter was a coupon for three free
hamburgers -- but the cheese was extra!*” according to a lawsuit Kessman
filed last week in Manhattan federal court.
But somehow, the humiliation didn’t dampen Kessman’s appetite for sliders at
a discount. “My wife went and picked up the burgers ... because I did not
want to set foot into the store,” he said. “Any subsequent trips to the
store have been made by my wife -- *I have been like an outcast*.”
White Castle also pledged to expand its seats, Kessman claimed. “They sent
me specs and everything, about how the booths were going to be enlarged and
made comfortable for people with a little more weight,” Kessman said. “So
two and a half years went by, and nothing was done.”
*The Rockland County man says the chain’s uncomfortable booths violate the
civil rights of fat people. * The Americans with Disabilities Act
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990>(ADA)
is “applicable, not only to me, but to pregnant women and to handicapped
people,” he said. “*I just want to sit down like a normal person*,” said
Kessman, who is suing for bigger chairs and unspecified damages.
Kessman could have approached a store manager and asked for a regular chair,
said White Castle spokeswoman Jamie Richardson, who had no timetable for the
expected renovation of the Nanuet store.
Disability is defined by the ADA as "*a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits a major life activity*." In 2008, effective January 1,
2009, it was broadened and added to the ADA examples of "major life
activities" including, but not limited to, "*caring for oneself*, performing
manual tasks, seeing, hearing, *eating*, sleeping, walking, standing,
lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating,
thinking, communicating, and working" as well as the operation of several
specified "major bodily functions."
The definition of "impair" as defined by Merriam
Webster<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impairment>:
"to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing in some material
respect".
Kessman is *purposely* impairing his health by choosing to eat as many White
Castle sliders as he wants. It is insulting that he hides behind the ADA to
protect his "civil rights". Those that are born/end up with true
disabilities are deserving of protection. A person that freely chooses
to stuff his/her mouth and make themself fat has only themself to blame.
DCG
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