A sign of never-ending controversy
After a terrorist attacks, emotions understandably run high. A restaurateur’s reaction to the stabbings of nine shoppers in a Minneapolis-area mall two weekends ago is an illustration of how white hot the anger can be.
Dan Ruedinger not only posted a sign outside his establishment reading, “Muslims get out,” but unabashedly defended the profiling of customers. “It’s time that people started standing up, not worrying about the PC crowd and do what is right,” he told CBS News.
His refusal to walk back his statements, to use the PC phrase of the day, has kept the controversy glowing a bright red. This week, Ruedinger was visited by a Muslim woman from an interfaith group dedicated to religious tolerance. As Regina Mustafa discovered, Ruedinger had changed the sign to make it more offensive, calling on all Muslims to flee the country, not just his restaurant.
That’s triggered another backlash against Treats Family Restaurant. But Ruedinger insists that he’s also had to call in more staff to handle a bump in business from sympathizers.