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marines ask wilmington mayor to change bar policy

Published Jul 19, 2008
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 A group of Camp Lejeune Marines have sent a letter to Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo asking him to change a policy that allows downtown bars to refuse entry to service members.

The four Marines said they were turned away at three separate downtown Wilmington bars on July 12 between 11 p.m. and midnight. The Marines said they were surprised to be turned away as they had all visited the bars previously.

One member of the group, who did not have a typical Marine haircut, was allowed inside one of the bars.

 

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Seems like a law suit might be in the making. Unless the bar owner have had trouble with the military personal and does not want his bar rampaged.

According to the Wilmington papers, there have been problems with some of the Marines....HOWEVER, it isn't fair to prevent all the Marines from going into the bars/clubs.....

Amy, I kinda figured that's what happend. But like you said, it's not fair to stop all of them from going.

according to what I read in the papers, their other patrons were somewhat intimidated when groups of Marines came in, especially large groups...I don't know if you've been downtown in Wilmington lately, but they've got their places with the little "elitist" atmospheres, especially since the Hollywood types come in for the movie productions...military and moonbats just don't mix...

So now we are going to discriminate on our military. Nothing surprises me anymore.

You can die for your country but you can't have a drink in a bar...bullchit!!!

I personally think even though the drinking age is 21 you should be able to drink on clubs and bars on base!!

I left off even if your under 21.

I hope someone publishes a list of bars that don't allow Marines. I need to know where NEVER to spend my money!!

When my grandfather had a business, he was TOLD he had to open his doors to EVERYONE or risk a law suit for discrimination. How does that differ from this situation, unless you make it a law to deny access into an establishment. I do not know how they are getting away with this. I would be HONORED to serve the military. Why don't these establishments go private if they want a "certain" group to entertain? I wouldn't be a patron of any establishment that refused the military. It's wrong!

^5 Lollypop!!!

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