In her apology, Ms Soon says, 'It was a poor move and poor judgement on my part for thinking that this is the way to resolve discrimination issues. This was not in a way that would garner better responses and... to not cause so much chaos and hatred amo...
Ms Soon, who has an eye condition and whose guide dog helps her get around, had not been allowed by the staff to eat inside the café but was told to sit at the outdoor dining area with the dog.
The swimmer, 25, posted a video of a Rocky Master staff discussing the issue with a supervisor over the phone. The staff said it would call the police if the swimmer posted the video, and mall security was also reportedly called.In another video that she posted, Ms Soon said the staff were “discriminating against guide dog users and ultimately treating us incredibly rudely just because they think that they’re in the right even though they’re the ones that are uneducated.
She added that this type of incident has occurred “way too many times” and that “businesses are just going to continue to get away with this kind of behaviour” if not brought to light.The swimmer, however, initially left this comment on the cafe’s apology post but has since deleted it as well. Ms Soon’s videos have drawn mixed responses from the public, but have gotten support from some others as well, includingIn her apology, Ms Soon says, “I recognized that I am the one who has started the whole incident and I wanna put an end to this as well.”
“It was a poor move and poor judgement on my part for thinking that this is the way to resolve discrimination issues. This was not in a way that would garner better responses and to not cause so much chaos and hatred among the community,” she added. /TISG
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