Marine who lost legs thrown out of resteraunt

[Forever_frost]

A U.S. Marine who lost both his legs in Afghanistan was forced to leave a Charlotte restaurant with his family after local football fans hurled vile abuse at them for wearing Dallas Cowboys jerseys.

Marine Garrett Carnes, of Mooresville, North Carolina attended Sunday’s Carolina Panthers’ game against the Cowboys with his wife Courtney, their parents, and friends Brett and Nicole Coburn.

After the game, which the Cowboys won 19-14, the group stopped at the Moosehead Grill for dinner. Several members of the party, including Garrett Carnes, were proudly wearing their Dallas Cowboys jerseys.
Marine Garrett Carnes and his wife Courtney were taunted by football fans at a Charlotte restaurant on Sunday

Marine Garrett Carnes and his wife Courtney were taunted by football fans at a Charlotte restaurant on Sunday

Garrett Carnes lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan

War hero: Garrett Carnes lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan

The Moosehead Grill in Charlotte was the scene of the altercation between Marine Garrett Carnes, his family and some football fans

The Moosehead Grill, Charlotte: Scene of the altercation between Marine Garrett Carnes, his family and some rival football fans

A group of disgruntled Panthers fans spotted their jerseys and started to taunt Carnes and his group even before they entered the restaurant.

'Courtney was the first one out of the vehicle, and while she was getting Garrett’s wheelchair, one guy immediately started yelling at her,' Brett Coburn told The Charlotte Observer.

Once in the restaurant, the Panthers fans continued to mock Carnes and his group. One person told Garrett Carnes: 'Don’t use your wheelchair as a crutch.''

Carnes, who is still undergoing treatment for his wounds at a Washington-area hospital, told them he was a veteran who had lost his legs in Afghanistan.

The situation quickly deteriorated and according to witnesses the two parties almost came to blows after one of the Panthers fans approached Carnes in a threatening manner.

Other patrons stepped in to defuse the situation, but staff asked Garrett Carnes and his party to leave. The police were called by Courtney Carnes, although no charges were filed.

Carnes’ mother, Rhonda, has since addressed a note to restaurant patrons on Facebook. She wrote: 'Why didn’t any of you stand up for my son and daughter? And to think my son almost died for every single person in that bar, by defending all your freedom.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223059/Marine-lost-legs-Afghanistan-forced-restaurant-cruel-taunts-rival-football-fans.html

[Redd]

Hmmm I dont feet TOO sorry for him. I mean he wore cowboys stuff into a place clearly filled with panther fans. He walked into a war zone basically. Only reason it made the news was because hes a war vet. If Any average Joe walked it in, It would of been a fight that never made the local paper.

[2011GT]

Wow what a shitty situation. I wouldn't blame the restaurant though. The people talking shit need their asses beat.

[Jester]

lmao sorry, but this was the first thing I thought of.

[Fern]

lmao sorry, but this was the first thing I thought of.

And there goes coffee all over my phone.

God damnit lmfao Levi.

[slow99]

The people talking shit need their asses beat.

They should at least catch a mister-meaner for acting that way in a rester-aunt.

[bcoop]

I wish just once, you'd use your goddamn brain and fingers, and edit out all the bullshit from the articles.


Restaurants reserve the right to refuse service to ANYONE. Was it shitty for people to talk shit? Sure it was. But they are entitled to their opinions, and free speech. And the restaurant was well within their rights. As someone else said, the only reason this made the news is because he is a vet. The only reason you posted this, is because he is a vet. I don't condone it in any way, but this is almost equivalent to pulling the race card.

[talisman]

Anyone who cares that much about sports is a fucking idiot.

[Lone Sailor]

Hmmm I dont feet TOO sorry for him. I mean he wore cowboys stuff into a place clearly filled with panther fans. He walked into a war zone basically. Only reason it made the news was because hes a war vet. If Any average Joe walked it in, It would of been a fight that never made the local paper.

Heckling someone with no legs, regardless of a veteran or not, is absolutely disrespectful.

[Forever_frost]

I wish just once, you'd use your goddamn brain and fingers, and edit out all the bullshit from the articles.


Restaurants reserve the right to refuse service to ANYONE. Was it shitty for people to talk shit? Sure it was. But they are entitled to their opinions, and free speech. And the restaurant was well within their rights. As someone else said, the only reason this made the news is because he is a vet. The only reason you posted this, is because he is a vet. I don't condone it in any way, but this is almost equivalent to pulling the race card.

Actually, the reason I put it here was an idiot told a Marine, who lost his legs in service, that his wheelchair was a crutch

[Redd]

Heckling someone with no legs, regardless of a veteran or not, is absolutely disrespectful.

Heckling anyone is disrespectful, however this wasnt because of no legs, it was because of a damn cowboys jersey. The vet was the one throwing the no legs and vet card out. I would put money on it that he was being a bitch about it as well. If I was in that situation I would of left soon as I walked(or in his case rolled ) in knowing shit already went down in the parking lot, and walking inside was just another war zone. But instead hes a vet, please dont tease me over my cowboys jersey or ill tattle on you to the cops

I have a good friend that has a prostetic leg, before he cut it off and was in a wheel chair its shocking how many people are rude to him just trying to get inside a store. Latest is he was told he couldnt ride any rides at sixflags do to his prostectic leg, mind you after being out there all day.

[GE]

I bet the hot head Marine lost his shit and was talking just as much smack back at the people. Imagine that.

[bcoop]

Heckling someone with no legs, regardless of a veteran or not, is absolutely disrespectful.

Very true. That said, this is America, and we still have some freedoms left. People use free speech to hide behind bigotry, racism, and generally classless and hateful comments all the time. This is nothing new. Just look at WBC.

[SouthernSVT]

Go Cowboys!!!







...that is all.

[UserX]

I bet the hot head Marine lost his shit and was talking just as much smack back at the people. Imagine that.

I was thinking the same thing, an awfully one-sided article. I think the business owner did the right thing, the dude's attire (and likely mouth too) was causing a disturbance.