Guests beat the hostess of a restaurant in New York: now the victim is accused of racism, and outside the restaurant they are protesting

Three people were arrested on September 16 on suspicion of assaulting a Carmine's restaurant hostess in New York. She, before seating the visitors from Texas, asked them to show evidence that they were vaccinated against COVID-19. Eventually the girl was severely beaten... But now the defendants' lawyers said that “it all started because of her racist statements,” and protesters gathered against her behavior on September 20 under a restaurant in New York. Protesters have also opposed COVID-19 vaccine passports, which they say disproportionately affect blacks. The details were told by the publication Fox News.

Chants of "F - you, Carmine's" and "Carmine's are racist" rang out outside the Upper West Side establishment.

Kaita Nkinge Rankin, Tionnie Keshai Rankin and Sally Richelle Lewis allegedly attacked Carmine's 24-year-old hostess on September 16. She asked to see their COVID-19 vaccination cards. All three were arrested after the incident and charged with assault and damage to the establishment.

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Justin Moore, who legally represents one of the three women detained, said the hostess allegedly used racial slurs. She also spoke humiliatingly to them, suggesting that their vaccination cards fake. This caused a wave of outrage among Black Lives Matter supporters.

Dissatisfaction with vaccination cards

Demonstrators also protested against COVID-19 vaccination passports. They say they "disproportionately affect blacks."

Hawk Newsom, founder of BLM Greater New York Chapter, said, “Look, a vaccine is a choice, it's a choice. People should not be excluded from their daily activities, because they prefer not to do what they have every reason to doubt. ”

Carmine's denies racist charges.

“The violence against our employee last week had nothing to do with the race of her or the guests, despite false claims by a Texas lawyer to the contrary,” the restaurant said.

According to the restaurant's management, three of their hostesses are black, Hispanic and Asian American, so racism in the restaurant is out of the question.

“Three of our hostesses have gone out of their way to welcome the big party. In doing so, they complied with New York City's vaccination requirements to enter the premises. We require each guest to present proof of vaccination to enter the facility. Unfortunately, some people were unable to provide proof of vaccination and were unable to enter the restaurant. Three guests from the group, who provided proof of vaccination, got to the restaurant without any problems. Then they began a completely unreasonable brutal attack on the hostess. One of the employees is still recovering from a concussion, ”the restaurant added.

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“None of the attackers explained the reasons for their attack. None of the hostesses - all non-white - made racial abuse, ”the statement said.

“None of the attackers mentioned anything about racism to our managers, staff, or the police who arrested them. And the Texas lawyer's false statement is a deeply cynical ploy to try to justify the gratuitous violence, ”the restaurant said.