Rhode Island store Owner asks for proof of citizenship

[xchucky714x]

I wish that happened to me

So I could sue the fuck out of him

[enigma7681]

he most have a lot of money! Money is always welcome and the cust is always right!!!!

[bamlamnam]

Americans Black and White stand up! Our laws are not being enforced anymore! You must enforce the law now and protect our sovereignty! Track them, their supporters and activist groups. If they are marching, go in groups and flank them from all sides by throwing eggs at them and drive off. If you know where they are at secretly sabotage their cars and houses, break their windows, slash their tires, cause them economic damage. Next is form a militia and drive them out by force! We are at war!

[wpbent2]

Business people have a right to do business or NOT to do business with whom ever they want. If an illegal in this country does not like that, they go the hell back to where they came from.

[onesexychamp]

@wpbent2

you are wrong. A business owner has to follow the UCC guidelines

[FordMotorCompany96]

Someone forgot the age old saying: "When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me."

[syncys]

I personally see no problem with what he did. The government and so called "authorities" haven't done their jobs for so long that it has become necessary for citizens to do it for them. It is not a "hate crime" to uphold the laws of this country. NEWS FLASH: If you are not a legal citizen of this country, YOU HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHTS. You cannot vote, you cannot sue, you cannot demonstrate publicly, YOU CANNOT BE HERE. Gain citizenship, then you have these rights.

[popeye1250]

Good for him! He doesn't have to do business with anyone.

"We reserve the right to deny service to anyone."

[BadEgg55]

i bet this muthafucker is a fuckin muslim fuck i mean go back to your fuckin oily country you 2inch dick bitch...

[usmchutch]

Yeah OK so if this happened to a white person in Mexico you think they would do a news story on it? If this "man" was so offended he should have went to a different business.

[BoxGuy1951]

@usmchutch - You know that this man was told to pursue this frivolous lawsuit by the ACLU , La Raza or another group bent on the destruction and takeover of the USA. I would have simply stated that " I don't have that - bye now. " Don't sell anything to any ILLEGAL ALIEN EVER. No car parts , no food , no clothing & certainly NOT ANY DRIVING LICENSES. I would think that proof of an identifiable local / state address would be necessary to get adrivers license. Contact your State official & ask.

[fleiva30]

Racist Store Owners..!! he is in the wrong field..he should join the border patrol..!!

[BoxGuy1951]

@fleiva30 - Actually that he asked for a second ID as proof of who the purchaser is seems like a very standard practice before selling any product that he as the store owner is ultimately responsible for when and if a refund becomes necesasry.

[IROCwarriorAMC88]

American's are paying the taxes to support these illegal alien's who come here and stay here. It's a crime that illegal alien's can get free healthcare & not ever pay a dime but American's born and raised here can't. Not to say we shouldn't pay for the services because we are supposed to, but illegal's think their shit is perfect & they think WE as the TAXPAYERS don't have a right to know if they're here on our land legally? Nope, wrong.

[josecitoperecito]

Deport the 130,000 troops in Iraq, they entered that land iLLEGALY!!!!!!! Haters, look behind your butt.

[hammerheadrock]

@josecitoperecito never knew mexico had troops little more in iraq! learn something new everyday!

[BoxGuy1951]

@josecitoperecito - That is a great idea ! I'm surprised that YOU thought of it ???

[MrEuropeuberalles]

poor guy, he probably have some real brain damage

[PEANUTLOVEDADY]

give that men a god dam metal just get the fuck out you fucking cockroaches

[PEANUTLOVEDADY]

good for that men give that man a metal just get the fuck out of our country you fucking cockroaches

[luveraaab]

My proof of citizenship is my brown skin (brown not red)

[MrCaca226]

these guy is fuking stupid!!! ugly muthafuking cracker

[javi034]

Further proof on why the entire world despises america.

[cce3]

There was an article in the Providence Journal about this, "Store owner asks to see shoppers' Social Security cards." The part of the story that the store owner, David Richardson, leaves out in the video clip is that the second guy spoke English as well.

I wanted to see the Social Security number from the one who wasnt speaking English ... He left and walked out the door. When the friend returned to urge Genao to leave, Richardson added, he started to speak in English. That surprised me.

[tncdel]

My wife's a Hispanic immigrant. She wasn't "too lazy" to obey our immigration laws or to learn English.

And it is unfair to IMMIGRANTS to allow ILLEGALS to get away with being here. It is also UNCONSTITUTIONAL to show favoritism to one group but not others. So if you allow the illegals to disregard our laws, then, to be fair, we would need to allow EVERYONE to disregard law.

If a working citizen pays no taxes for several years, the IRS will send him or her to prison and impose huge fines.

[tncdel]

This isn't about immigration. An immigrant is a foreigner who enters our country in accordance with IMMIGRATION laws; hence: an "immigrant."

But a foreigner who enters illegally is an INVADER; hence: an "illegal." And also a CRIMINAL, since they broke a federal criminal law by so doing.

Calling an illegal an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a burglar an "uninvited houseguest."

If you call them immigrants, then so too were the Nazis who invaded France in WW II.

[IHCNavistar]

"This is an example of a Hate Crime" -No, it is not a Hate Crime. It's not illegal for a store owner to ask for proof of citizenship.

"A violation of civil rights and we will pursue charges" -Good luck getting charges. A store owner can refuse service to anyone for any reason. It is not a violation of civil rights for a store owner to ask to see proof of citizenship.

This should be done more often. If it was, illegals wouldn't find it worth the trouble of coming here.

[xxmomoxx1963]

does he ask europeans blacks and asians and canadians also ?

[thekyramason]

@xxmomoxx1963 African Americans are not illegals they were here way before Mexicans and blacks did not try to sneak in they were brought here unlike these law breaking leaches. Thanks to them we just may become a third world country. Deport all the illegals and let them try to come back the right way i don't care if it takes 15 years or 100. Good riddance to bad rubbish, i say.

[ICEAGENT1818]

Report & Deport illegal immigrants'--- National I.C.E Number: (866) 347-2423 PASS THIS INFO ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW Use the number below to get your local Detention and Removal Immigration office number. National Federal information #: (800) 333-4636

REPORT AND DEPORT!

[69trulife]

He looks Native American to me. I wish Native Americans would of ask europeans for there green card.

[BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot]

There are thousands of illegal immigrants from Ireland still living in New England--I wonder if this store owner is as concerned about them as he is about Hispanic illegal aliens...

[zapataoffshore]

This "illegal" crap is engineered to drive national ids tied to "trade" whereby no one with any problems with "society" would be able to travel, buy, or sell any goods or services. It takes prison to the streets, & creates a society whereby anyone with opposition to it, be it revolutionary or as simple as not paying a j-walking fine, would be "unable to live" until "getting right" with the power structure. ~ THESE MORONS ARE FALLING FOR IT, furthering their own demise. WAKEUP! It's quite real.

[PACSATOWN05]

thank god old people like this guy are going to die soon, the old timers are giving us young Americans a bad name around the world.

[ToBigWillie]

If only more people would drop their nuts and do more about the immigration problem.....

What a wonderful world this would be.

[yzon33]

fucking old bastard fuck ya

[chuytuna]

I actually went to college with a girl who was an illegal immigrant from England. Her temporary visa expired and could not re-new it for some reason. So my point is, if this girl would have into this poor bastard's store, he would not question her legal status simply because they have the same skin color and speak the same language, only with a british accent. This is more than being legal or not, it goes beyond that. Just simply admit that you hate hispanics and I will have respect for you.

[toolmkr1]

I think it's funny that if someone has an opinion other than God bless the illegals, they are labeled as racists. That puts an end to any intelligent conversation. Just look at the language and suggestions from the peole who say he is racist. Proves my point!

[BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot]

First off, who the hell carries around their social security card anyway? If your wallet is lost or stolen that's an easy ticket to identity theft.

Second off, it's not like he was applying for a driver's license; I never knew there was a citizenship requirement for the purchase of water pipes...

I guess this is what is left of the "Refoam Pahty"...

[keith19633]

@BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot FIRST OFF, BEING ILLEGAL IS A CRIME! SECOND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT YOU GONE! LISTEN I WILL USE SMALL WORDS READY.... NO ONE WANT ILLEGAL MEXICANS HERE! THE TIDE HAS TURNED WE WONT ALLOW THIS TO GO ON! DEPORT IS IN THE FUTURE!

[taino4281]

This old guy is a shame to the United States. he should be deported to Siberia or shot!

[LEECH44]

well this old motherfucker is racist...useless old man giving americans like me a bad name

[motolinia60]

Snakeiz12, nice come back, asshole. lmfao }:-X

[frank1f11]

whites build america from nothing. just like africa, there was no civilisation in america before God brought the Pilgrim fathers to ameerica and the Boers to South Africa. now the white man has left africa, civilisation sno longer exists there-look what happened to south africa and zimbabwe after white rule ended. the same thing will happen in america is whites loose power

[motolinia60]

frank1f11: Fuck the pilgrims, fuck the old racist fart, fuck god & fuck you.

[Snakeiz12]

GO TO HELL .... OH THATS RIGHT YOU ARE

[Capscottmitchell]

you dont really know how advanced teh ancient civilizations were right? do a little research and you will be surprised

[dfwtexxaas]

I swear White people can be so stupid.

[pauliefilo]

dfwtexxaas , you're a racist. stfu.

[sheepdog762]

@dfwtexxaas that was a pretty stupid thing to say

[oscargurses]

who the hell is this guy to ask anyone for someones SS #?

[ricktheman95]

He has the right to sell to whoever he wants, if they don't like it they should take their buss. elsewhere.

[Rhody1979]

Illegals are not welcome GO the F***K home!! Non Illegals who want to live hear Learn the Language, like my ansestors had the RESPECT to do. No aid for Illegals!!!

[mjoey77]

No one has to learn your ignorant languange unless they want too. You are xenophobic asshole. I have family who dont speak english from europe who come visit me, God damn if you are going to try to make them learn english.

Under the current laws it is not a crimminal offense to be in the USA.

Under the current laws, English is not the national language.

xenophobic people like you who think because somone doesnt speak english they are here illegal are true peices of moral work.

[oscargurses]

i have an idea it took your "ancestors" a whole generation to learn the language. Show Mexican the same patience that was given to your ancestors.

[ricktheman95]

I have no languge issue, other than schools. As far as this guy selling, he has the right to sell to whoever.

[toolmkr1]

And the right not to sell. One of the men buying stuff was illegal. If he spoke English none of this would have happened.

[imjoaquintheline]

you need to LEARN how to spell words in your own language before posting comments. then you won't seem as ignorant.

[thebriantampa]

Did anybody LISTEN to this? One guy was 'regular American', other guy 'no ingles'. So is this guy an Illegal Immigrant?

He can't even read our Traffic signs! BTW, NOT illegal - Any business has the right to refuse service to anyone.

[crapo87]

"Don't speak good english"?

Is that speaking English well?

[pahwraith]

So the guy was a citizen? yeah?

He did speak english, he just said he didn't speak it well...

As for France....that's not a good example. They just had race riots over immigrants group. That is the future in the US if you marginalize immigrants in the US.

[getatmedude]

Wait, they were going to spend money in his store and the racist dumbass turned him away? LOL.

[getatmedude]

This is not news. This is illegal too.

[girzwald3]

Its not illegal to request someones SSN you moron. The requested person is just under no legal obligation to show them. And any store owner has the right to refuse service to anyone he feels like. You do not have the right to go shopping anywhere you want. You and the pro amnesty jerk off in the video have no idea how the law works.

[Zaphrod88]

What a jerk off.

[OnDaComUp]

after 80yrs he wants to start trying. of course he's not racist

[ROOKTABULA]

Fucking Bigotted, Navel Gazing, Ignorant, Racist Northern Klansmen.

"Bring Me Your (white and christian) Unwashed Masses"

More accurate, not as catchy tho'

[girzwald3]

Stupid race baiter. Anything that has even the potential of being racist, you automatically assume its racism. Piss of you ignorant fuck. Its not about what race these people are its the fact that they are ILLEGAL. Its not out fault that most of these people are Mexican and that not knowing English is a pretty big red flag that someone is here illegally.

[momentovida]

Are you people going to go to France and speak only English? If you do, and especially if you also try to live there, you'll expect a bit of trouble, won't you. Don't knee-jerk; think for a second about what coheres nations and what it is to respect the national tradition of your host country.

[girzwald3]

Wow, you are fucking stupid as well. English is OUR language, the nations language and we expect people who live here to speak the common language. Your comment is asinine as well as retarded. If I was going to move to a country "I" and most people would have the common decency to learn the native language and not look at the natives as assholes for not speaking mine. It has nothing to do with thinking that English is a superior language. Dumb fucks.

[mjoey77]

Do yo learn french to visit canada. Or learn spanish before you visit mexico, or maybe all the languages in europe before a visit. You ignorant moron.

[ricktheman95]

who's the raceist again?

[fverona]

Ok - so to be fair Mexicans should start asking for papers and making citizens arrests of all the Americans that dare to speak English in Cancun - this is stupid - the language you speak should not be controlled in a free society - FREE SOCIETY!!! remember that's what you stupid conservatives are always saying is so great about America, that we're supposedly free

[girzwald3]

But the people visiting Cancun don't cost the Mexican government billions and billions of dollars. And moron, the law doesn't say that you cant speak another language or that you have to speak English 100% of the time. Only that you CAN speak it. Having a common language is nessesary for communication you dumb fuck. It also would save billions of dollars year if we didn't have to print government documents in more than one language.

[mjoey77]

so you are saying canada is peice of shit because the whole country doesnt speak one language, or what about mexico, not all of mexico speaks spanish.

You afraid somone might say somthing about you in a different language you paranoid moron.

[fverona]

if you knew something about economics, you might make arguments that make sense, the reality is the govt in Mexico does spend billions on tourist infrastructure (they spend a high percentage because it's a good investment that pays big dividends in the business generated) likewise the US benefits greatly from the productivity of Mexican immigrants because all of the cost of raising them from 1-18 years old, their "non-productive" life is covered by Mexico and then the US gets cheap hard workers

[fverona]

if you knew something about economics, you might make arguments that make sense, the reality is the govt in Mexico does spend billions on tourist infrastructure (they spend a high percentage because it's a good investment that pays big dividends in the business generated) likewise the US benefits greatly from the productivity of Mexican immigrants because all of the cost of raising them from 1-18 years old, their "non-productive" life is covered by Mexico and then the US gets cheap hard workers

[fverona]

the truth is all studies show that Mexican immigrants, use goverment services less, and have lower crime rates, than the general population - and they pay more in taxes than they receive in services - also they pay into social security about 7 billion a year, often on fake social security numbers that they won't be able to collect on - basically they are paying so that your parents don't have to work - so don't give me this crap about costing our govt billions and billions

[ricktheman95]

really, where do you get you're facts? Please give me the studies where this proves your case.

[mjoey77]

National Academy of the Sciences (NAS)

US government

American Immigration Law Foundation

They all state the same as Fverona did.

There are alot more as well.

Check out the

Open Letter on Immigrants and Crime

It is endorsed by a lot smarter people than you or I.

[foreversaiyjin]

Yes I would like to see your facts / statistics as well. Links and references please. You can email them to me.

[keith19633]

are you insane? these dam achoir babies.get free housing,free schooling,free medcare, there bleeding america dry! THE FACT IS THERE ILLEGAL BEING HERE IS A CRIME!

[michaelbook18]

Rhode Island redneck

[expatted]

Nice fuckin' country-- nice fuckin' citizens. Not Lily-white??  Not welcome!!

[girzwald3]

You people are fucking stupid. Its not about race. And its not our fault if the stereotypical illegal immigrant wasn't Mexican and didn't speak English they wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb.

[expatted]

You people are fucking stupid. (I mean) Whoever YOUR people are. WTF is that shit??? Grow up.

[JeffGannon]

There can be little question that this customer was singled out for discriminatory and humiliating treatment based on his national origin. Store owners have a legal obligation to serve all customers, and threatening to arrest a customer for speaking Spanish and for refusing to show a Social Security card is precisely the type of discriminatory conduct that the state's 'public accommodations' law was meant to bar."

[girzwald3]

Wow, you are a dumb fuck. Nowhere in any state or ANY city is there a law that says it is a owners legal obligation to serve anyone who walks in their store.

[patteel]

@JeffGannon Where in this report did you hear that the store owner threatened the customer with arrest ? And as far as an obligation to serve customers, you are wrong. The store is this man's property and he can reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

[loubayou]

@JeffGannon Owner have the right to refuse service to anyone at anytime! Own a business and you would know this. Get out of you mama's basement and learn the law! Geesh.

[JeffGannon]

Richardson appears to have violated a state law (R.I. General Law 6-13-17) related to "unfair sales practices."

also appear to clearly violate state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or national origin in places of public accommodation.

[momentovida]

If you don't respect your host country enough to try speaking its language, prepare to be called out when you pretend to be a citizen. The silly thing is not the shop-owner questioning the fellow's citizenship, but the fellow assuming that no one notices or cares that he lives here but cannot communicate.

[integral]

Always good to hear from another bigot. We certainly don't have enough.

[ROOKTABULA]

And you KNOW how lone the non-English speaker has been here do you?

Ever learn a 2nd language?

English is one of the tuffest.

[momentovida]

If you don't respect your host country enough to try speaking their language, prepare to be called out when you pretend to be a citizen.

[johnlepo]

They get these two guys that agree with each other to discuss this with a xenophobic host! Ridiculous.

[ROOKTABULA]

How Faux News you mean.

[crazytvfan815]

I'm going to go there and talk French to him, and see if he "cards" me

[expatted]

Mais oui. C'est une grande idee.

[BoxGuy1951]

@crazytvfan815 - I hope that he points you to the entrance door using his middle finger. Take your bullshit back to your boyfriend Juan and enjoy it in private.

[1corinth1x20]

@crazytvfan815 He won't french illegals have to cross an ocean not a river!