IL: Waiter goes above and beyond to catch bill dodgers

[WildBill]

I've yet to understand the appeal of chicken wings.

A very small portion of meat with a lot of bone and fat.

Many people like salt and fat in high doses. That is the secret of most restaurant food. Dip them is Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing and you have the perfect fat and salt bomb.

The legend of how chicken wings got popular is when an Italian restaurant in Buffalo, NY got a delivery of chicken wings instead of their normal order. The restaurant owner's wife devised a way to "get rid of them" by frying them and then slathering them in butter and hot sauce and serving them as an appetizer. They caught on with their clientele and the rest is history.

[WildBill]

All police and prosecutors have limited resources and cannot investigate every minor offense.

The suspects were arrested in a different town from where the restaurant is located (that area is a patchwork of small towns). It could be the police just charged them with enough to get some serious bail. The DA can develop more charges later.

I agree about the fake IDs, if that was the case. Fake IDs are a serious issue related to illegal immigration, identity theft, and terrorism.

- Jim

I agree that the waiter was foolish to chase down these three men. IMO, tt wouldn't matter if it were $51 or $510. As to the IDs, it's entirely possible that they were not carded and did not have fake IDs. As you stated, the DA will have plenty of time to add additional charges. At any rate I think the charges are serious enough that they won't be getting CHLs.

[chasfm11]

All police and prosecutors have limited resources and cannot investigate every minor offense.

The suspects were arrested in a different town from where the restaurant is located (that area is a patchwork of small towns). It could be the police just charged them with enough to get some serious bail. The DA can develop more charges later.

I agree about the fake IDs, if that was the case. Fake IDs are a serious issue related to illegal immigration, identity theft, and terrorism.

- Jim

.... At any rate I think the charges are serious enough that they won't be getting CHLs.

You mean just like the other 99.9% of IL residents? That is the wonderful thing about places like IL and D.C. - they really don't change your rights after you commit crimes. You are treated just like the rest of the population who didn't have any rights to start with.

It would be interesting to see what these three finally are charged with. My guess it will end up with most of the charges dropped and some sort of deferred adjudication. They are obviously too young to have consequences for their actions.

[Katygunnut]

All police and prosecutors have limited resources and cannot investigate every minor offense.

The suspects were arrested in a different town from where the restaurant is located (that area is a patchwork of small towns). It could be the police just charged them with enough to get some serious bail. The DA can develop more charges later.

I agree about the fake IDs, if that was the case. Fake IDs are a serious issue related to illegal immigration, identity theft, and terrorism.

- Jim

I agree that the waiter was foolish to chase down these three men. IMO, tt wouldn't matter if it were $51 or $510. As to the IDs, it's entirely possible that they were not carded and did not have fake IDs. As you stated, the DA will have plenty of time to add additional charges. At any rate I think the charges are serious enough that they won't be getting CHLs.

They live in Illinois. I don't think they were getting CHLs regardless.

[seamusTX]

Actually, people who live in Illinois can get non-resident CHLs from other states and carry wherever those CHLs are valid (not Illinois, of course).

Some downstate Illinois sheriffs have let on that they will not harass people who are carrying a weapon and otherwise are law-abiding.

- Jim

[OldCurlyWolf]

5-1/2 tons of their wings aren't worth $51.00, their other snack/appetizers are way overpriced, and the one in Grapevine stinks of cigarette smoke. I only go there when I can't avoid a social obligation.

They have also been reported as being anti-CC and anti-OC on several other boards. And they usually don't post at the entrances.