Salt Lake bar refuses to serve Polynesian men

[jpak]

http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/salt-lake-bar-refuses-to-serve-polynesian-men

Salt Lake City — (KUTV) The phone in Willie's bar in Salt Lake City is ringing off the hook: 500 calls by noon and 1000 by the dinner hour. The calls are angry, demanding answers as to why two Polynesian men were kicked out.

The bar, voted the best "Dive Bar" year after year in Salt Lake City, is facing accusations of racial profiling after kicking two men out without cause.

The incident happened Tuesday night, and both sides agree the facts of what went down.

Frank Maea and Stephen Wily walked into the Willie's Lounge, where Wily said the employees "...checked our ID's, and after that, they asked us if we were Polynesian. We said yes."

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WTF?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Salt Lake has bars?

I thought Mormons weren't supposed to drink?

[Action_Patrol]

3. This is sold in Salt Lake City

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[2naSalit]

4. And the LDS's are real unhappy about it too.

but it also doesn't mean they have bars.

[immoderate]

5. That's why they have Polynesians, silly. Designated drinkers.

--imm

[2naSalit]

6. SLC has bars

but many are like private clubs where you buy the liquor at a "package store" and bring it with you. Things HAD to change back when the Olympics came to town so I don't quite know what the rules are anymore. It used to be you couldn't buy chilled wine in Utah, if you were in one of those drinking clubs, you had to leave your bottle on the table, on its side with the top on while you were there unless you were pouring it into a glass... used to be the same in Wyoming, at least in some parts like around Casper.

I think there are different rules according to what type of establishment you're in... hotel bar, club or whatever else they have there. I went to the Zephyr Club to see Al DiMiola years ago and I bought a mixed drink in the normal fashion then, back in the mid nineties.

[MohRokTah]

2. Lawsuit time. eom