[nagdu] deaf-blind man asalted Ohio

[Lyn Gwizdak]

When is our society going to MAKE people who own businesses OBEY our 
laws???? If we can't break laws and say we didn't know about them, neither 
should theese jerks.  If they are smart enough to run a business, they're 
smart enough to know the laws they need to know.  The guy's a BIGOT and hope 
he pays dearly for his actions.

Hope the AH is sued out of business!  And Valero pays as well because they 
hired that idiot.  Make them hire a blind person to run their store!  What 
say, you blind vendors out there!!!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] deaf-blind man asalted Ohio


> This is sad, I hope they sue for all they can and win.
> Laurel and Stockard
>
> On 4/2/12, Rhonda Cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
>> hello all.
>>  this is one of my classmates from pioltdogs.
>>  i know. of him.
>>
>>   i   this is realy sad.
>>
>>  this is my classmate chris.
>>  and sam.
>>  wow: i'm vary shocked this happend. to them.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/2/12, Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
>>> April 02, 2012 3:40 PM
>>>
>>> http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/apr/02/visual-and-hearing-impaired-man-his-s
>>> ervice-dog-ph-ar-986574/
>>>
>>> COLUMBUS, Ohio --
>>> A man with visual and hearing impairments allegedly was threatened and
>>> assaulted
>>> in a local gas station last May.
>>> Christopher Cooley and his service dog, Sam, were riding in Cooley's
>>> sister's vehicle
>>> when they stopped at the Valero gas station, at 2727 S. High St., for 
>>> gas
>>> and coffee.
>>> Cooley said he and Sam went inside and the store owner, Demir Tahiraj,
>>> told
>>> Cooley
>>> to leave because pets are not allowed in the store.
>>> Cooley said he tried to explain to the owner that Sam is a guide dog, 
>>> not
>>> a
>>> pet.
>>> A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court states Tahiraj
>>> screamed
>>> and threatened
>>> Cooley and insisted he leave the store. Cooley showed the clerk his
>>> service
>>> identification
>>> card and proceeded to get coffee.
>>> The court records state Tahiraj came after him, raised his fist as if to
>>> strike Cooley
>>> but instead grabbed him by the collar after Cooley's sister intervened.
>>> Tahiraj called
>>> the police, and Cooley dialed 911, according to the lawsuit.
>>> Cooley said he went back to the station to try and educate the owner on
>>> ADA
>>> and service
>>> dogs.
>>> "He threw the paperwork back in my face," Cooley said.
>>> The lawsuit was filed against Valeron Energy Corporation, Valero 
>>> Marketing
>>> and Supply
>>> Company, JATT Bros. LLC, Pap Oil Company and DT Stores LLC, Demir 
>>> Tahiraj
>>> and two
>>> other John Doe employees, all associated with the Valero station.
>>> The suit complaint lists seven counts, including a violation of Title 
>>> III
>>> of
>>> the
>>> Americans with Disabilities Act.
>>> The U.S. District court ruled in March 2012 that the ADA permits 
>>> Vicarious
>>> Liability
>>> -- in essence big corporations that previously had little to do with
>>> discrimination
>>> can now be held liable.
>>> The other counts still pending are for battery and assault, violation of
>>> the
>>> Ohio
>>> Revised Code, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and 
>>> negligent
>>> hiring,
>>> retention and/or supervision.
>>> NBC4 will have the complete story tonight on NBC4 at 5:30.
>>> For the latest information on this developing story, stay with NBC4 and
>>> refresh nbc4i.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Have freedom.
>>
>>
>> and listen to your hart Smilely.
>> Rhonda & Mya..
>>
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