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American Legion post in Jamaica Plain learns there's a price for racial discrimination

Jamaica Plain News reports American Legion Post 76 has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine and restitution and require staff to attend classes on public-accommodation laws after they were charged with treating a black family throwing a sweet sixteen and their guests like crap.

The AG’s Office further alleges that when an African American photographer arrived, he was stopped by the same bartender, who suggested he might be carrying a gun and required him to open his bags so they could be inspected. Throughout the night, Post 76 staff were also overheard making derogatory comments about the African American guests. Post 76 then allegedly ended the party early.

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Stay classy!

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You can fine them all they want. Unfortunately, they're just going to keep believin' what they believe.

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The point is to penalize the behavior.

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...to stand with Kapernick!

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Kneel like a Knight of the Round Table?

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Serve alongside black people?

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Didn't any of these Legion members serve?

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Does the money come from the collective veterans' fund for legal fees (like insurance), or were only certain individuals sued from their own pockets?

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Forest Hills due to fear of brave Legionnaires. . That kept us all safe. History will recognize the sacrifice of a few Budweiser's that saved a country. Trump 2016!

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not surprising.

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JP isn't just Latinos, progressives and the low key rich of Moss Hill - it even has old school Dapper style racists too. Such a rich tapestry.

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I would love to see more context to this story. Certainly there maybe white racists of the Korean/Vietnam War era (all elderly) but it would be stereotyping to say that all are racists. Having enjoyed many weddings, including majority-minority weddings, I have seen some get out of control, including photographers who try to take charge of premises not their own. No surprise that Attorney General Healy, who wants men in the girls room, would go after our veterans. Is "Post 76" the true culprit in this issue, if there even is one. Another Democrat farce.

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uhm. really?

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It must be due to the bossy photographer. Get real.

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Don't you mean uppity?

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She must have been shrill. And PMSing.

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That's some premium grade Herald-derived madlib ranting there, Fishy. Some epic whitesplaining, even for you!

Seriously - lay off the canned Trumps.

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I would love to see more context to this story.

That won't help you, because you won't read it. I know this, because you clearly didn't read the bit where it explains that this is about the way a group of African American guests was treated at a specific event. That right there? That's context.

Certainly there maybe white racists of the Korean/Vietnam War era (all elderly) but it would be stereotyping to say that all are racists.

It would be, if anyone had said that, but they didn't. You need more practice with your strawmen, Fishy -- Halloween is coming.

p.s. you ninny.

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men in the girls room

That right there. That's my favorite of the whole post.

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...the overall mindset of the poster ;) Something tells me they're likely a huge Howie Carr fan as well.

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