Wanted to make the boss proud by following the rules and get raise or promotion for policing the business.

I was picturing a 20 year old who wanted to be bossy. Who admitted he didn't know what the patches were but still felt he had the authority to flex a muscle.

Ooops wrong post. Thought that comment was referring to Harry Reid reading the constitution.

It's fast food for god sake...you don't have to think. Do some research and you'll find that every job in a fast food restaurant is replaceable in under three minutes. Manager doesn't equal brains. Only someone who can run a shift for the owner.

...and you can't fix stupid.

Agreed. Maybe this is a weird lesson on how wrong you can be to act so brazenly based solely on some ones appearance.

I guess you define "gang" in a different way. I view it as a group of people who all associate under a certain Creed/idealogy/geographical area. Certification doesn't really mean anything. I can certify the crips as honorary members of society, but that doesn't mean anything to you. Just like the government certifying killers means nothing to me. The crips probably tell their members to fight with honor and courage as well.

That's a wise quote. But I don't see how a group of people can say they are protecting my freedom by forcing me to pay them to do so. How do I opt out?

Oh, hey, I didn’t mean to imply in that situation that the marine had no just cause, but that the story lacks factual details and as far as we know -- there was no marine and the story never happened. it’s just not credibly written.

But, hypothetically, if a marine walks into a restaurant with his badges --he gets to keep his jacket as far as I am concerned.

I have said it many times before, but I'll say it again, "There's a limit to intelligence, but no limit to stupidity."

Maby the Marine should get 25 or so of his "gang" members together and all go party for several hours there.

This is just another disgrace to the veterans who have served all and agreed to give all if needed. The restaurant manager might have a problem if all the USMC "gang" showed up at the same time. He might really find out that they might be pi..ed off at him and could cause some problems if needed.

Yeah. I am with you. But maybe I am just biased because I dislike being called a sociopath.

Jan, ex-Zoomie

Um, giving reading a try didn't occur to him?

“Marine claims he went into a local pizza hut and yada-yada, yada” What is local for this story? If the store is in the middle of Watts, then maybe the request was not so far- fetched. There’s not enough information to form an opinion one way or the other.

Semper Fi USMC. CAPT GOMEZ

The "manager" really had his "duh" on display this day. Bet he regrets being so stupid. Put him back on the dishwasher, he is clearly incapable of being a manager.

I doubt seriously that this manager did not know the symbols on the jacket, unless he lives on a mountain without a TV and has never seen a PG13 movie or higher. And showing your veteran status does not mean that you love or encourage war. It shows that you are willing to step up when others may not. I would believe further investigation will reveal the real reason behind the personal targeting of the veteran. I think its time for a Boycott

a) The manager/owner of any privately owned property must be free to provide or refuse service without explanation.

b) Only a sociopath takes pride in having been trained and deployed as a professional killer by an organization which derives all of its funding from violent extortion and fraud.

They are not and they are certified as official symbols by the US Congress passed into law and symbols of honor and courage. I am really shocked at some of the comments here and usually expect more from people of the Gulch. "Freedom for the Protector, has a meaning the Protected will never understand."

They are gang symbols, but accepted and revered by the war lovers.

Good gang, bad gang. Still a gang. A government sanctioned gang. The restaurant managers were within their rights but they were being silly. Isn't the ability to read a prerequisite for a Pizza Hut manager job?

gasp..he is ALL knowing! He's been a senator since Jesus was knee high to a grasshopper!

Exactly... assess and make a reasonable decision... the manager, it seems, feels a bit entitled, or powerful, or assuming, because he CAN, not because it benefits the business. People never cease to amaze me.

The manager can't be "expected to know the difference..." yet he qualified himself in the know enough to make a judgement on his patches. Make up your Mr. P Hut.