An African-American millionaire and his Manhattan consultant son were victims of a July 4th hate crime in their hotel room during a Florida vacation.
A racist creep apparently snuck into Frank and Michael Davis’ room at the upscale Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota and left a 2-by-5 post-it note reading, “You’re a N—-R.”
If I had to guess, the note was left by a previous guess knowing eventually a black person would be the next guest.
If I had to guess, the note was left by a previous guess knowing eventually a black person would be the next guest.
African-American family finds racist note in hotel room, businessman says | Fox News
After returning to their sixth-floor room from breakfast, the Davises found the sickening message placed on a globe-shaped bedside lamp.
If I had to guess, the note was left by a previous guest knowing eventually a black person would be the next guest.
No, that does not sound plausible. Further reading of the article states.
Kind of suggests the note was not there when the man first got the room. But was placed after he left the room for breakfast.
An the crime at the very least would be trespass.
If I had to guess, the note was left by a previous guest knowing eventually a black person would be the next guest.
African-American family finds racist note in hotel room, businessman says | Fox News
...snuck into Frank and Michael Davis’ [hotel] room...and left a 2-by-5 post-it note reading, “You’re a N—-R.”
How is that a crime? Seriously?
From the article:
[*=1]Burglary—Breaking or Entering
[*=1]2005 Florida Code - CRIMES BURGLARY AND TRESPASS Chapter 810
[*=1]18 U.S. Code § 249 - Hate crime acts
Aside:
Why is it relevant to the story to mention that the hotel guest is a millionaire?
Why is it relevant to the story to mention what the man's son does for a living and where the son works?
Definitely something fishy about that story ...
Absolutely, very fishy.
My hypothesis is that hotel maid A had been sleeping with hotel ...what do you call a man who cleans rooms? Man? OK, hotel man A. Hotel maid A dumped hotel man A, and started sleeping with hotel man B. Hotel maid A was assigned to clean the room. Hotel man A used his key to enter the room and leave the note in order to get back at his former lover for rejecting him by getting her in trouble with the management.
No way to prove that, of course, but it makes more sense than that some racist yahoo broke into the room and left the anonymous note.
Red:
Seriously?
One calls him "housekeeping staff" or "housekeeper" or "room attendant" or "room cleaner," just as one would call a female member who cleans hotel rooms. Of course, to have the presence of mind to call him that, one'd have to have mentally moved into the 21st century and disabused oneself of the gender stereotypes associated with various jobs. If, however, one insists on retaining gender specific terms, "footman" or "man servant" will do just fine. Depending on what one wants the guy to do, one might use the term "valet," although most folks who'd avail themselves of a valet's services would bring their own rather than rely on their host to provide one. If one seeks the man in charge of the housekeeping staff, "housekeeping manager" or "butler" will do.
Well excuuuse me. How un PC of me to use the term "hotel maid."
There's nothing wrong with that term if one specifically means a female. PC hasn't anything to do with it.
It is an upscale hotel.
It is likely to have hallway cameras as they do here in this image.
Linked image.
If I had to guess, the note was left by a previous guest knowing eventually a black person would be the next guest.
African-American family finds racist note in hotel room, businessman says | Fox News
If the hotel staff did this, it's a federal violation of the Civil Rights Act and maybe other federal laws. If someone not associated with the hotel did this then its probably just trespassing and maybe malicious mischief if the state has such a law, but no federal crime. If the two guys staying in the room staged it, then it's making a false police report at a minimum - and dumb.
There is another distinct possibility - the son placed the note (unknown by the father) and the father reported finding it. That would make it not a crime at all.
Very true. However, I would have to believe that a DA trying to get re-elected may want to try to find something to charge the guy with, or completely ignore it, depending on the local political demographics. So it could go either way.
Having the matter remain an unsolved mystery (cold case?) let's everyone off the hook. The guests can still successfully claim to be victims of racism even with an unknown perp.
Victimhood is a comfortable place for some.
...what do you call a man who cleans rooms? Man? ...
Red:
Seriously?
One calls him "housekeeping staff" or "housekeeper" or "room attendant" or "room cleaner," just as one would call a female member who cleans hotel rooms. Of course, to have the presence of mind to call him that, one'd have to have mentally moved into the 21st century and disabused oneself of the gender stereotypes associated with various jobs. If, however, one insists on retaining gender specific terms, "footman," "steward," or "man servant" will do just fine. Depending on what one wants the guy to do, one might use the term "valet," although most folks who'd avail themselves of a valet's services would bring their own rather than rely on their host to provide one. If one seeks the man in charge of the housekeeping staff, "housekeeping manager" or "butler" will do.
There's nothing wrong with that term if one specifically means a female. PC hasn't anything to do with it.
Since my hypothetical lovers weren't gay, what other conclusion could there be? Of course she was a female, and the housekeepers or whatever were male.
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