Thread: African-American family finds racist note in hotel room, businessman says

Originally Posted by MW

Okay, that still doesn't mean it wasn't a black person using the term. How can a black person be racist against another black person? How can a white person be racist against another white person? You and I both know, after reading the article, it is assumed the guilty party is not black. I'm just asking why that is. There is no proof of what the guilty persons race is, which means it may not have been intended as a racial slur.

I certainly think Mr. Davis was within his rights to report the note to the hotel manager, however, I think he overreacted when he called the police.

Who cares what race the person was making the insult? Sneaking into someone's hotel room while they're at breakfast and leaving a big ugly note in their room calling them the "N" word? They weren't saying hi, they weren't leaving them a greeting, they did this to insult and scare them, which is exactly what they did. Not sure what your issue is with them calling the police so it can be investigated.

Originally Posted by MW

Absolutely! The emotions felt would be different.

And you know this how?

African-American millionaire finds note with racial slur in hotel room

By John Aidan Byrne
July 7, 2018 | 6:22pm

An African-American millionaire and his Manhattan consultant son were victims of a July 4th hate crime in their hotel room during a Florida vacation.

A racist creep apparently snuck into Frank and Michael Davis’ room at the upscale Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota and left a 2-by-5 post-it note reading, “You’re a N—-R.”

After returning to their sixth-floor room from breakfast, the Davises found the sickening message placed on a globe-shaped bedside lamp.

“I was stone cold for 30 to 40 seconds when I read the note,” Michael Davis, 27, a consultant for a financial firm, told The Post.

“My first thought was, what did we do to deserve this? We tipped well, we were beyond nice to all the staff.”

Fearing for their lives, Michael and his parents called the police and the front desk. The Sarasota Police Department responded, but no suspects have been named.

The incident was especially wounding in light of Frank Davis’ lifelong efforts to promote diversity. The business executive has donated $5 million to his alma mater, Bucknell University, for a new building and for minority recruitment.

Frank Davis, 58, co-founded Horizon Group after reaching the upper echelons of Fortune 500 companies. He took a broad view of the incident.

“It is critical that we all be champions for diversity and inclusion every day,” he said.

Management for the hotel, part of the Marriott chain, was far less responsive than the cops, Michael Davis said.

While the hotel refunded all the Marriott points the family had used on their planned six-day visit, it refused to move them to a comparable location. The Davises checked into a hotel two hours away.

“The whole experience has been very awful and saddening. Despite our best efforts to be friendly, welcoming guests, someone chose to hate us simply for the color of our skin,” said Michael Davis, whose mom is a Cuban-American from New York City.

A Marriott vice president eventually called Michael Davis to apologize. A spokesperson for the hotel chain told The Post it was planning sensitivity training for the Sarasota site, saying, “The matter is being actively investigated and appropriate actions will be taken.”

https://nypost.com/2018/07/07/africa...in-hotel-room/

I think Marriott blew this by not taking it seriously enough and not moving them. Staff "sensitivity training" at some point in the future is not the solution for the customer affected.

Police took it more seriously, good for them! Hope they find out who did it. Marriott's probably have video cameras, they also know who used the key card to get in during that time period, so they know who did it, time to release their name and show their mug all over the world.

Originally Posted by Judy

And you know this how?

Common sense.

Originally Posted by Judy

Who cares what race the person was making the insult? Sneaking into someone's hotel room while they're at breakfast and leaving a big ugly note in their room calling them the "N" word? They weren't saying hi, they weren't leaving them a greeting, they did this to insult and scare them, which is exactly what they did. Not sure what your issue is with them calling the police so it can be investigated.

I believe you do and I also believe you assumed the guilty party is white. In my opinion, that's why you posted the story.

Originally Posted by MW

Common sense.

So no one has ever hurt your feelings or insulted you to the point that you take an action against them?

Originally Posted by Beezer

I would report it...BUT, they have surveillance...need to check that and get the proof who was in there.

I do not believe "some" of these stories any more.

I do not like what was written...but we need to see the facts and the proof.

Sure, of course, and that's why they reported it to the police so we can see the proof.

Originally Posted by MW

Absolutely! The emotions felt would be different.

Only if they knew the race of the writer.

When you're harmed by someone, does the harm increase based on the race of that person, or does it hurt or kill regardless? If you think it's worse to be harmed or killed by one race versus another, then well, you know what means don't you?