The owners of Hanks Olde Irish in Cape Town have released a statement and opened an assault case against some of the patrons who accused the owners of being institutional racists by not allowing a black person entry without a white escort.
The confrontation between patrons and one of the owners of the bar went viral on social media at the weekend. A patron can be seen accusing the owner of having a policy which only allows black people inside if they are accompanied by a white person.
“You told me you have the right to let in who you want. You don’t. This is not a calm situation,” Christopher Logan said when he confronted the owner inside the establishment.The owners of Hank's Olde Irish said there was no such policy regarding black patrons. “We want to state categorically that in the past 30 years of operating businesses in Cape Town, we, as the owners, have never, nor have we ever instructed our staff, to discriminate on any basis whatsoever, whether that be gender, sexual orientation or race.”
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