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CreekDog

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150. and the other reason it's discrimination is keeping the dog out keeps the disabled person out too
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:59 PM
Oct 2012

there are people that will be compromised if separated from their service animals, so discriminating against their animals discriminates against their owners too.

I bet the storeowners regret it NOW flying_wahini Oct 2012 #1
With a name like Billy Bob's Beds.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #4
I sent this article to Al Franken's office. dmr Oct 2012 #69
William Thomas Gholson is Billy Bob - The owner. And the site I post Jumping John Oct 2012 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #2
Disgusting comment ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #5
What's disgusting about it? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #44
Illegal --service dogs are permitted in businesses by law CreekDog Oct 2012 #57
You didn't answer the question naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #62
you didn't ask me a question -and if you won't acceptt he law, what's the point of arguing with you? CreekDog Oct 2012 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Oct 2012 #78
what CreekDog said. jdsunflower Oct 2012 #163
Everything. aquart Oct 2012 #142
And it's still disgusting. He thinks he's cutting edgy.pu Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #179
There's no "claiming" here ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #83
Who disregarded veterans with PTSD? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #86
He has the right ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #90
I give a shit that he is a vet obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #99
If it's a certified service dog, it doesn't matter what the disability is or what he is. freshwest Oct 2012 #176
Why are you questioning whether he has that right or not? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #194
I'm answering for the other poster obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #98
well put. jdsunflower Oct 2012 #164
This message was self-deleted by its author ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #77
Most facilities allow service dogs. bluedigger Oct 2012 #6
Yup, and Seeing Eye Dogs are ONLY service dogs from one place obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #100
Service dogs go through special training and are certified TrogL Oct 2012 #7
And some exploit that Actionman Oct 2012 #27
troll heaven05 Oct 2012 #31
your casino and you discriminated. Sunlei Oct 2012 #42
Yup naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #45
I doubt it obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #102
Yes I do think that naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #128
Who cares what you 'think'? Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #165
You do, obviously naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #168
Say hello to kctim for me. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #169
Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics? nt naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #170
wow, another joke, man are you SURE you are in the right place? DiverDave Nov 2012 #182
The most interesting thing on DU in the last two weeks naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #183
If the shoe fits DiverDave Nov 2012 #185
so you still want businesses to violate the law and just do what you say? CreekDog Oct 2012 #171
Ahh.. creek dog is back... naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #172
Everybody doesn't like your post CreekDog Oct 2012 #173
Yes I know naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #174
you miss the point --all I'm doing is reminding you what you said CreekDog Oct 2012 #175
Actually DOJ addresses allergies in the ADA link posted directly above your post suffragette Oct 2012 #127
The law huh... naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #129
It's odd to me that someone on DU is not in favor of civil rights law and that's what the ADA is. suffragette Oct 2012 #131
Oh, so we shouldn't follow the LAW, we should just do what Naaman says CreekDog Oct 2012 #136
This message was self-deleted by its author Quantess Dec 2012 #195
Congratulations. You broke the law. Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #96
It is against Federal law to make demands like you did obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #101
After Katrina, a lady got in huge trouble. revolution breeze Oct 2012 #123
Yes, you can just call any dog a service dog Nevernose Oct 2012 #132
That's a link to a psychological assessment firm TrogL Oct 2012 #139
It's part of a larger site Nevernose Oct 2012 #141
Wow just wow Drale Oct 2012 #9
The fact that you didn't is telling. nt. naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #46
THIS might be the worst thing I've ever read on DU. yardwork Oct 2012 #11
And allowed to stand by a jury ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #15
I just posted a thread about it in Meta. yardwork Oct 2012 #16
And the folks in Meta see nothing wrong with the post. Sad. yardwork Oct 2012 #26
His opinion Actionman Oct 2012 #30
So, his opinion trumps Federal law? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #103
That's not really accurate tkmorris Oct 2012 #81
Maybe they didn't think it was "just fine". naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #54
Sometimes it's best to let somebody expose himself StarryNite Oct 2012 #89
how so? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #47
You must have missed the thread about kicking a pregnant woman with a sick child off a bus... PassingFair Oct 2012 #121
We aren't born with enough middle fingers to respond properly to that Occulus Oct 2012 #12
Be discrete, use your pinkie finger. 'When you don't care enough to send the very best.' freshwest Dec 2012 #192
Stay classy. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #13
Dear Naaman, msanthrope Oct 2012 #17
So all service dogs are the same? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #48
You just proved Msanthro's point obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #104
I just hope he never has one of his own... StarryNite Oct 2012 #91
Slight correction Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #18
Sure, naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #49
Because it's so much more believable that someone would "fake" illness Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #97
Educate yourself obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #105
Yeah, it's not like they're superpersons like corporations or anything. valerief Oct 2012 #19
"I reject that vets should have special rights" Spazito Oct 2012 #20
so elaborate them. naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #50
You talk like a Freeper. and look here at a site that says Billy Bob is a pedo criminal: Jumping John Oct 2012 #94
WTF?? smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #147
Your ignorance is highlighted Javaman Oct 2012 #21
+1000 AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #134
Service dogs provide a valuable service, dumbshit. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #23
every one of them? nt naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #51
Yes, every one. They are trained and certified to provide special services. Akoto Oct 2012 #61
I disagree naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #66
Holy hell. I can't debate with this level of bigotry and craziness. n/t Akoto Oct 2012 #76
Bigotry to say that Psychiatrists will give people pretty much whatever they want? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #80
It is bigotry to make that assumption in the first place ... Akoto Oct 2012 #87
Waiting lists for service animals are insane obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #108
Pretty much, yeah TrogL Oct 2012 #140
Yes it's bigotry... LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #178
Not true obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #107
Sounds like the voice of experence. secondvariety Oct 2012 #124
Prove it. Those that assert, must first prove. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #167
Yes, as well as service horses and service monkeys obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #106
Did you come out from under your bridge just to be nasty? GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #24
Traditionally? NO, it is the law. vduhr Oct 2012 #28
?? heaven05 Oct 2012 #29
Dear Naaman, billh58 Oct 2012 #35
OK naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #53
Special treatment, eh? LanternWaste Oct 2012 #58
I don't get your point? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #63
ome people want special treatment for their own special circle, LanternWaste Oct 2012 #68
So naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #71
You believe you and your son deserve special rights obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #111
It is a medical condition eaglesfanintn Oct 2012 #109
Why do you think your special rights supercede Federal Law? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #110
Actually, many people billh58 Oct 2012 #120
"I reject that vets should have special rights." Yea like special rights to respect and Jumping John Oct 2012 #36
I don't think that the opinion expressed is that of a liberal. yardwork Oct 2012 #37
+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #112
can you believe this? yardwork Oct 2012 #117
Appalling obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #119
huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #52
you just don't know the law and you keep doubling down on that ignorance CreekDog Oct 2012 #60
Huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #65
well now you don't even know which poster you're responding to CreekDog Oct 2012 #70
you are confusing me with another poster (I never said that) CreekDog Oct 2012 #75
Yes naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #79
don't worry about my feelings, worry about dismissing PTSD by calling it "depressed or something" CreekDog Oct 2012 #151
WTF? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #153
here's you, after not knowing what the law says, you say the law doesn't matter CreekDog Oct 2012 #154
huh? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #155
LOL then don't worry that *I* don't like what you said, worry about everyone else in this thread! CreekDog Oct 2012 #156
yes but naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #157
keep telling yourself that CreekDog Oct 2012 #158
Telling myself that? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #160
nope, not the only one DiverDave Nov 2012 #184
Where did I say someone's suffering doesn't matter to me?nt naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #186
Oh, I think I get it now, you just like DiverDave Nov 2012 #188
Me go away? naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #189
Do you also consider the VA Hospitals a special right? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #82
WTF are you talking about? naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #84
"I reject that vets should have special rights." ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #85
Well, vet hospitals are just FULL of psychatrists obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #113
A service dog is a medical treatment for the wounds of PTSD. Jumping John Oct 2012 #64
Sure naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #67
Romney doesn't care about vets either. Thanks for sharing your sentiments. nt Jumping John Oct 2012 #92
You said dogs shouldn't be allowed to be in bed stores obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #114
um, anybody can't just claim their dog is a service dog magical thyme Oct 2012 #40
Six of one, half a dozen of the other, yes? LanternWaste Oct 2012 #43
The law is the law --if you can't be bothered to know the law, you should be quiet CreekDog Oct 2012 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #56
Thank YOU. I have been speachless at such heartlessness and ignorance. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #148
Do you work for BillyBob's Bedstore? Smilo Oct 2012 #73
Not allowing the service dog to accompany his handler in store is discrimination - pure and simple suffragette Oct 2012 #130
and the other reason it's discrimination is keeping the dog out keeps the disabled person out too CreekDog Oct 2012 #150
Service dogs are clearly marked FloridaJudy Oct 2012 #143
That's a horrible thing to say LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #177
Congratulations, naaman fletcher. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #180
What a jerk thing to say DiverDave Nov 2012 #181
Dogs for people who suffer from seizures don't fall into the same category, eh? haele Nov 2012 #187
Nice guy. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #190
The issue isn't that he's a vet-it's that he NEEDS the service dog. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #191
WTF???? Hepburn Oct 2012 #3
Disgusting! Sez Eye Oct 2012 #32
That "spat upon in airports" myth? How did they get spit on in military airports? uppityperson Oct 2012 #33
Nobody every asks that very basic question. Who were those military personnel spitting on vets? yardwork Oct 2012 #38
Not a myth Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #41
Oh I am sure some were called "babykillers" and of course some small town grill cook spit on a burge uppityperson Oct 2012 #59
Bob Greene investigated this and wrote a book about this obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #115
I'm not saying that I don't believe you. I am saying that all these stories are remarkably similar. yardwork Oct 2012 #118
It was a strange time for me, but I remember some things very clearly Tribalceltic Oct 2012 #125
It's very sad. I wish you and your brothers well. yardwork Oct 2012 #144
I personally know someone who was spit on... Lightbulb_on Oct 2012 #146
An Occupy protestor spit on a Viet Nam vet when they returned? uppityperson Oct 2012 #149
Severe disruption of the time-space continuum. yardwork Oct 2012 #152
And I saw Elvis yesterday. No, really. Zorra Oct 2012 #159
Supportin' the troops! Grins Oct 2012 #8
I'll drive to San Antonio and buy a bed from BBB ... Wernothelpless Oct 2012 #10
Check out the addition to Billy Bob's website hack89 Oct 2012 #14
isn't that special... Locrian Oct 2012 #25
Check out what I found: Jumping John Oct 2012 #88
I called Billy Bob and talked to hin. He sounds like Jumping John Oct 2012 #22
thank you for making that call msedano Oct 2012 #34
his site now has a banner "Military Always Welcome! Service Dogs Welcome!" Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #122
SERVICE ANIMALS IN PLACES OF BUSINESS douglas9 Oct 2012 #39
And, that says ANIMALS, not just dogs` obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #116
San Antonio Is A HUGE Military Town. Paladin Oct 2012 #74
I looked at their website johnsmith9875 Oct 2012 #95
I wanted to read all the replies before I posted..... llmart Oct 2012 #126
So Service Dogs are now AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #133
What exactly is the law on this? Go Vols Oct 2012 #135
Why did you edit the entry? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #137
The ADA link that I quote in the link above ... Go Vols Oct 2012 #138
Because you edited out part of the law obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #166
A Message from Billy Bob's Bed bbspokesperson Oct 2012 #145
Not available. Why don't you post the statement itself? (nt) Nine Oct 2012 #161
Google "service animal fraud." It does occur. Nine Oct 2012 #162
Why on earth would they object to his t-shirt? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #193
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #196
Huh. nt uppityperson Jun 2013 #197
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