A man in North Carolina is accusing the
Hardee’s fast food chain of violating his civil rights by shorting him
on his fried potatoes.
58-year-old Tommy Martin of Mount Holly, NC is suing Hardee’s after he was given only two hash rounds with his breakfast platter at the Belmont, NC location. A photo for the dish on the restaurant’s website shows about a dozen hash rounds on the plate.
Martin, who is black, told the Charlotte Observer he believes the tater shorting was racially motivated since he was the only non-white person dining or working at the Hardee’s. “It’s not a money issue,” Martin said. “I just want to be treated fairly.”
According to the handwritten lawsuit obtained by the Jacksonville Daily News, Martin first complained to the cashier, who tried to correct the order. However,
Martin claims the manager stopped the employee from adding more hash
rounds to the order, saying to him, “That what you get.” The manager did also refund his money for the purchase.
In the lawsuit, Martin said he was teary-eyed by the time he got home and decided he had to do something. Martin also reported the incident to police.
Martin said he now suffers from cibophobia, a fear of food. A spokesperson at the Hardee’s corporate office released a statement to saying it takes the allegations seriously but is declining to comment since the lawsuit is against an independently owned and operated franchise.
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