[nagdu] Never, never insult dogs or veterans

[Cindy Ray]

I really thought the article, though it seemed tongue-in-cheek, was sort of poking fun at the veteran and a little excusing Mr. Ireland. There is no really good reason for people to not know what the law is, in my opinion, except for the fact that they don't keep up and they don't care. You can't think this was his first experience having a dog? Well, OK, maybe. I just am not sure where the writer of said article is coming from here.

CL

On Aug 30, 2013, at 1:09 PM, minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This whole situation happened right in my backyard. Oxford is only a
> couple of towns from where I live and I recall passing this restaurant
> on some occasions. There are a lot of factors at play here, but I
> think in general, when it comes to people with disabilities, the
> public has a big no no button and no matter if you were in the wrong,
> they will probably always take our side because they think we need
> special treatment or something.
> 
> On 8/30/13, Ginger Kutsch <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Never, never insult dogs or veterans
>> 
>> By Dianne Williamson
>> 
>> dwilliamson at telegram.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am not, technically, a high-powered public relations professional. But I
>> would nonetheless like to offer my services to Russell Ireland, the diner
>> owner from Oxford who's in the doghouse over his treatment of a veteran.
>> 
>> Granted, Ireland made a huge mistake when he tossed a retired Air Force
>> master sergeant and his service dog out of his diner. It was a bone-headed
>> move and the media latched on to it like ticks to a canine, because nothing
>> gets our juices flowing faster than the opportunity to shed light on
>> injustice, unless it's bemoaning the backside of Miley Cyrus in a
>> thoughtful
>> feature story that details, with many pictures, how she has achieved her
>> destiny of becoming a tasteless strumpet.
>> 
>> To make matters worse, Ireland managed to insult two of the most revered
>> species on the planet - United States veterans and pets, and not
>> necessarily
>> in that order. Had Ireland tossed an infant into a trash can, or set fire
>> to
>> a fluffy kitten, he couldn't have done worse damage to his business and
>> reputation.
>> 
>> But Ireland had no way of knowing that. This misguided man from a small New
>> England town was exercising what he believed were his rights on Saturday
>> when he booted James Glaser and his Jack Russell terrier from Big I's
>> restaurant in Oxford, saying he didn't believe Jack was actually a service
>> dog because he had misbehaved during an earlier visit.
>> 
>> "Get that fake service dog out of my restaurant!" Ireland was quoted as
>> saying. When the veteran tried to prove that Jack was indeed a legitimate
>> service dog for his war-related PTSD, Ireland reportedly said, "I don't
>> give
>> a (bad word). I don't have time for that. Get out of my restaurant."
>> 
>> Since then, Ireland has only made matters worse by speaking his mind, which
>> is a big no-no, as people who screw up in public should never, ever say
>> what
>> they're actually thinking, and should in fact never speak at all without
>> the
>> aid of a high-powered public relations professional, because we can't
>> handle
>> frank and honest dialogue anymore. We're not used to it. Instead, we're
>> waiting for Ireland's spokesman to issue one of the following statements:
>> 
>> "Mr. Ireland's words were taken out of context. While Mr. Glaser thought he
>> heard my client say, 'Get that fake service dog out of my restaurant,' he
>> was actually saying, 'Let's make that nervous dog a biscuit!' "
>> 
>> Or this: "My client misspoke when he called Jack a 'regular mutt' and
>> scoffed at the need of a service dog for people with emotional injuries. He
>> also misspoke when he asked Channel 7, 'How much emotional support do you
>> need when you are eating breakfast?' My client was under the influence of a
>> powerful painkiller prescribed after he was mauled by a pack of Russell
>> terriers while volunteering at an animal shelter."
>> 
>> Or this: "Mr. Ireland plans to check himself in to a treatment facility for
>> people who insist on expressing opinions in public without first consulting
>> a pollster. No one educated him about this issue. He's a victim, too."
>> 
>> Or, "You didn't hear it from me, but this veteran has a profile picture on
>> his Facebook page showing what appears to be a Chihuahua doing his business
>> on a photograph of President Barack Obama."
>> 
>> This happens to be true; perhaps it's another form of therapy. Speaking of
>> Facebook, a page calling for a boycott of Big I's had over 32,000 "likes"
>> by
>> Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, Ireland has received death threats and
>> obscene phone calls from many patriotic Americans. He has since apologized.
>> 
>> "I know I'm not a very eloquent guy," he said. "But the next time? I will
>> handle it very differently."
>> 
>> Next time? Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Contact Dianne Williamson at dianne.williamson at telegram.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
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