据外媒报道,美国密西西比州一家中餐厅因拒绝带服务犬的残疾顾客进餐馆,被联邦执法部门罚款3,000美元。
据报道,2013年9月齐琳斯莫斯(Vickie Killingsworth)带着自己的服务犬前往哈蒂斯堡市(Hattiesburg)的一家名叫“大中国自助餐”(Grand China Buffet )的中餐厅用餐。餐厅服务员告诉齐琳斯莫斯,餐厅里不能有狗,他们必须马上离开。
此案经由联邦检方调查后,检察官认为,齐琳斯莫斯在餐厅受到的待遇,使其被剥夺了“残障美国人法”赋予的权利。最后,餐馆老板陈振飞同意补偿齐琳斯莫斯2,500元损失费,并缴纳500元民事罚款。
部分原文报道如下:
On December 21, a Hattiesburg Restaurant agrees to pay damages after poor treatment of a disabled customer with her service dog.
In September 2013, a woman named Vickie Killingsworth and her service dog went to Grand China Buffet Restaurant in Hattiesburg.
The hostess told them no dogs were allowed and they had to leave the premises. Killingsworth was in a wheelchair and explained the dog was her service animal and she had the right to be served like all other patrons.
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