What about the tip?

AbbeySomeone: What about the tip?

Just to see what it feels like?

St_Francis_P: make me some tea: Well that's just bizarre. And quite clearly, assault. He should've called the police.

If he did, the country club would have made life very difficult for him. It probably came down to reporting it or keeping his job.

Either way he's out of a job now and most likely has that rich asshats lawyers after him since this made news.

We're sort of puzzled as to why Castle would (allegedly!) become so irate over being shown the bill.

The guy is like 76 probably has Alzheimer's.

I like private dining clubs because let's face it, some people just don't belong.

Job Creator

Job Creator

Job Creator!

waitstaff trifecta in effect now?

St_Francis_P: make me some tea: Well that's just bizarre. And quite clearly, assault. He should've called the police.

If he did, the country club would have made life very difficult for him. It probably came down to reporting it or keeping his job.

When you're suing a millionaire for bodily harm, you probably don't need to worry so much about keeping your job waiting tables at a country club.

keylock71: You know... Job be damned, I would have pressed charges that night and if my employer starting hassling me about it, I would have reported them, too.

You don't put your hands on someone who isn't physically attacking you. Period.

If people don't stand up for themselves, they'll get walked on by folks like the alleged assailant in this incident. Income and wealth should have nothing to do with it.

Key word there. Sadly, a guy like that could probably ruin the waiter's life forever.

Ouch! That's gotta hurt!

Hold on a minute here, I thought being rich automatically made you a better person.

I would have stabbed him in the eye with his steak knife, as self defense.

WUT!

make me some tea: Well that's just bizarre. And quite clearly, assault. He should've called the police.

FTA:

Kucik called the police the next day but declined to immediately press charges against Castle, asking for time to consult an attorney first

He thought about it and then sniffed a huge payday. Not that I blame him

Must be some sort of game for the upper crust. It is entirely poor form to (literally) pick up the check unless you intend to pay it. (Sidenote: Ladies, please relearn this custom.) Asking for the check and then shrugging it off onto someone else? biatch x 1000.

One broken finger? From me, that would mean only one wine glass broken across his face.

"Offices of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe, this is Howe."
"Hi, yes, my name is Paul Kucik, uh, I was hoping to speak with an attorney regarding an incident that happened at the restaurant I work last night. I was accosted by one of my patrons, without provocation, and a finger on my left hand was broken."
"Okay, alright, you made the right choice to seek counsel. Have you filed a police report regarding the incident?"
"Yes, yes, its all been handled. They said the man was Paul Castle."
"..."
"...are you there?"
"Did you say Paul Castle broke your finger?"
"Uh, yes sir, last night when I tried bringing him the check for his meal."


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I don't see why we shouldn't be able to slaughter the wealthy. Checks and balances are important.

If a 76 year old's grip breaks your finger, you might need some calcium. And a spine. And some balls. And a life.

Gogo 2-tiered justice system. It will only get worse, too.

This guy isn't on the notable alumni of DLJ over at Wiki. Luckily the waiter wasn't accosted by DLJ Direct's newer incarnation, "Let's light this fire," e*Trade.

Sociopath, plain and simple.

Who among us hasn't thought about doing the same thing to some waiter, barista, doorman, or coatroom attendant who doesn't know his place?

This man - who, as has been pointed out is a Job Creator - actually has the will to act -- not just ineffectively cry about it on his blog, or send a whiny email to The Consumerist. Furthermore, he has likely permanently removed a rude and incompetent waiter from the labor pool. And he has the resources to do so with impunity. Even the maximum possible penalty meted out by a bleeding heart activist liberal judge will surely amount to a relative pittance (I'll bet whatever award or settlement will be less than what he pays per month to the boy who picks up dog poop from the lawns of his estate).

And what do you 99 percenters do? Complain about it!

All of you are nutless wonders who are not fit to lick the mud from his custom Italian loafers.

A. People from all walks of life act like a-holes every day.

B. What kind of little girly hands do you have to get fingers broken by the grip of a seventy-six year old?

Why is this news because the guy is a rich SOB instead of a poor one?

puffy999: One broken finger? From me, that would mean only one wine glass broken across his face.

Then you're not very smart. Being assaulted by a plutocrat could possibly mean a fair payday if you play your cards right. Assaulting a member of aristocracy (for any reason) almost certainly means you gonna get raped - first by lawyers, then by your cellmate.

The Weeners to TFA sheds more light on the case:

In any case, it is considered rude to bring the check to the table if it has not been requested by the host. It is however considered psychotic to break the waiter's finger as a result of your displeasure at this. So, the win on this one goes to the waiter. But it should be said, the wife should watch out, because the real finger he wanted to break was probably hers.

Waiter got caught up in the passive-aggressive power play between husband and wife. Considering she said nothing to defend the poor guy whose finger was broken, I'd say this couple deserves each other.

There was an informative "featured" comment on Gawker about how a bill is to be presented, audited, etc. Quite fascinating.

However, I'd rather that these 1%'ers just be outright slaughtered in cold blood. We cool, bros?