Pregnant Woman Booted From Local Pub
Posted by KeriF at 7:15 AM on April 2, 2009
It’s hard out here for a pregnant lady.
When Caroline Williams, 26, went out to unwind with friends at her local pub in East Sussex, England, she didn’t plan on making a scene. After her first pint of lager, she decided she’d allow herself another half-pint.
Unfortunately, the pub had other ideas.
When Caroline’s friend went to order the half-pint, he was refused service because the drink was for Caroline, visibly pregnant at 5 months. When Caroline took a sip of a friend’s drink, she and her friends were kicked to the curb.
“I never felt so singled out and humiliated in my life,” said Caroline. “I’ve never been ordered out of anywhere before and I’m not one to cause a scene, so we just left.”
The assistant manageress (really? I thought “manager” was gender neutral) confirmed to The Daily Mail that she had asked Caroline to leave, describing her as “a heavily pregnant lady who was drinking alcohol.”
However, a spokesman for the company that owns the Sussex Cricketeers pub apologized. “While the team member may have believed she was acting with her own good intentions, she did not handle the situation in an appropriate manner.”
What do you think? Was the pub out of line?
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