South Carolina restaurant patron jailed after planning for ‘Jesus’ to pay tab

[cigaretteman]

A woman was arrested Sunday night after refusing to pay her dinner tab at a Myrtle Beach seafood restaurant because, as she explained to police, “Jesus” was going to cover the cost of her meal.

Myrtle Beach Police were called to Bennetts Calabash just after 9 p.m. Sunday night when, according to the incident report, 51-year-old April Lee Yates was asked to leave by management, but refused to do so. The report states that Yates was in the restaurant for nearly four hours before she started to cause a disturbance with other patrons. Management asked Yates to pay her dinner tab and leave, but she refused to pay the $26 bill.

When the officer asked Yates if she had any money to pay, Yates said she did not. The officer then asked Yates what she planned to do with the bill came, and Yates explained that “Jesus” was going to pay her tab.

Yates was arrested for defrauding a restaurant and booked into the Myrtle Beach jail.

http://wate.com/2015/07/15/south-ca...n-jailed-after-planning-for-jesus-to-pay-tab/

 

[naturalmwa]

Can we call this one stupid?

 

[TJ8869]

What an idiot. Jesus wasn't going to pick up the check. More likely he might have taken another patron's meal and replicated it for her.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

"Oh Lord won't buy me a night on the town?"

 

[fredjr82]

Can we call this one stupid?

I believe you're looking for "Bless her heart"

 

[strummingram]

"Oh Lord won't buy me a night on the town?"

"I'm counting, on you, Lowered... Please, don't let me down! Prooove that you love me, and buy the next?@?#?#?Q?- police sirens-

 

[iowalaker]

Myrtle Beach is the white trash vacation destination of the south.

 

[86Hawkeye]

Can we call this one stupid?

Yes.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Wait a minute. We're saying that a business can refuse service for reasons of faith but if you refuse payment for reasons of faith you're going to jail? Seems like a double standard. Without religion, both would count as fraud (consumer fraud in the case of refusing to provide an advertised service). If religion provides a get out of jail free card for one, shouldn't it also provide the same for the other?

 

[pepsicock]

Myrtle Beach is the white trash vacation destination of the south.

Yep. And all I ever see is New Jersey , and New York tags when I am on hwy 17

 

[thewop]

Jesus would have simply pointed out her gluttony lovingly but directly, and told her to turn away from her sin and go home. As for the bill? Well, he didn't do the whole money thing very well, so I have a feeling, one way or another, the restaurant would have been out the money after having some profound wisdom bestowed upon them.