ODESSA, TX. (THECOUNT) — Saltgrass is now saying that the story that one of their servers shared on social media about receiving a racist note was ‘fabricated.’ The fake note led to the customer in question, being banned from the Texas eatery “for life.”
The server, Khalil Cavil, shared a photo of the receipt containing the note to Facebook.
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Some supporters have since found ways to send Cavil money to make up for the tip he didn’t receive. In a follow-up Facebook post on Wednesday, Cavil thanked those who have sent him money. But, he said: “I want to make it very clear that this was never about the tip nor the money. It was about shedding a light on racism and sharing the love of Jesus. It was about igniting conversations because I believe real change happens when we start talking about the issue and acknowledging it’s there.” source
The note said “We don’t tip terrorists” and was shared thousands of times on social media.
“I don’t know what these people was thinking,” she told The Washington Post. “They saw the name, they saw him . . . I don’t think I’d ever understand why anyone would do something like that.”
But on Monday, Cavil admitted to the Odessa American that he wrote the note himself.
Cavil shuttered his Twitter account since admitting to lying about receiving the racist note.
Terry Turney, COO of Saltgrass released the following statement on Monday:
“After further investigation, we have learned that our employee fabricated the entire story. The customer has been contacted and invited back to our restaurant to dine on us. Racism of any form is intolerable, and we will always act swiftly should it occur in any of our establishments. Falsely accusing someone of racism is equaling disturbing.” source