My Fox New York posted an article about a 290 pound man who is sueing the hamburger chain,White Castle, because he is too large to fit in their booths. Martin Kessman claims that the booth size violates the civil rights of fat people. Kessman's lawsuit was filed two years after he filed a complaint with White Castle's corporate offices. According to Kessman, after he filed that complaint he was promised that rennovations would be made to the seating to accommodate larger customers and nothing has changed. Kessman believes that The Americans with Disabilities Act applies not only to him, but to pregnant women and handicapped people. Kessman is suing for bigger chairs and unspecified damages.
The idea that someone can sue a restaurant because they are too fat to fit in their booths is absurd. This reaction was only strengthened after reading the entire article and reflecting upon it.
The fact that Kessman thinks his obesity is a disibality and is putting himself in the same category as pregnant women and handicapped people is unacceptable to me. It could possibly be considered a disability if he had a medical condition that caused his obesity but he doesn't. I can't wrap my mind around the fact that someone can sue a company simply because they are too fat to fit in their seating. If I didn't fit in a reastaurant's seating area, I wouldn't go back, plain and simple. There are other options, he could use the drive through, he could go inside and get it to go, or he could have someone pick it up for him, but no, he is going to sue them so they possibly may be forced to make larger booths and he may even get money out of it. I don't think this is fair to White Castle and I hope that this doesn't set a presidence for all restaurants to have to shell out money in this already suffering economy for unnecessary remodeling which could result in some of our local small business owners having to close because they don't have the extra money to comply with a ridiculous new law.
If I was so obese that I couldn't fit in a fast food restaurant's seating I probably shouldn't be eating fast food. Obviously Kessman doesn't connect the dots.
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