I was outraged after hearing the story of the CRIMINAL who
used a dead person’s Social Security number to try to get a job. I know that's been going on for years, but I still get upset knowing our political "leaders" do nothing to stop it.
What outraged me more, though, were the comments made by
Carlos Quintanilla of Accion America. He said it was “pretty low” what the hospital
did. Excuse me, Mr. Q, what IS low is
using A DEAD PERSON’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!
It’s also a felony.
He went on to say, “It’s not the responsibility of the Carrollton
Hospital to enforce immigration
laws.”
Here’s where I really beg do differ. OK, Carlos, let me ask you this. What responsibility DOES the hospital have to
report ANY crime?
Let’s start my argument off by having us both agree that
what she did is in fact a federal offense. It is, and we both know that. So let’s move on to the next part of my
argument.
Let’s imagine for a second that the person applying is a legal U.S. citizen and had his or
her own Social Security number that was verified as authentic by a background
check. Everything is looking good. Now let’s imagine during the
interview, or during the second interview, as that person is taking out a
wallet to furnish ID, some cocaine spills out of a pocket, or a handgun
accidentally falls out of a jacket, or a bank robbery note used in a holdup thirty
minutes ago falls to the floor.
Now, we’d both agree the aforementioned scenario also
presents someone doing something illegally, right? Right.
So, Carlos, are you going to tell me it is not the responsibility of the
hospital to report that person to law enforcement?
If you are reading this Mr. Quintanilla and you said “no” to
that hypothetical situation, then you need to be in an insane asylum.
Of course, she’ll more than likely not be deported since one
of her children was born here (anchor baby loophole). So, might I suggest she be afforded the same
treatment I would get for fraudulently using a social security number? The law states that would be a maximum
penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000
for using another person’s identification and a maximum penalty on each count
of 5 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000 for misusing a Social
Security number.
I suggest to law enforcement and the legal system to investigate
how many counts she is suspected of and lock her up once the trial is over.
Here's why Bennigan's and Steak and Ale failed:
1) Metromedia had horrid and almost non-existent marketing combined with
a complete disconnect from an ever-changing and fickle customer base.
Hey, I know you're owned by a 93 year old billionaire who probably still has
you advertising on the back of Grit and Harper's Bazaar, but a lot of the blame
still falls on the executives, especially the Chief Marketing Officer.
Might I suggest attending a seminar on leadership hosted by Jack Welch or Lee Iacocca
and following it up by thoroughly reading the marketing tome by Jack Trout, Differentiate
or Die? Seriously, how are you
different from TGI Friday’s, Chili’s or Applebee’s? At least TGI Friday’s has a fiery red and bright
white color scheme and has upgraded their look. Plus they hired Guy Fieri as a
corporate “mascot”. That’s how they’re
standing out and they’re doing a fine job of it. Bennigan’s, Chili’s, and Applebee’s all practically
have the same drab shades of green and red.
Take note Chili’s and Applebee’s. You could be next. It’s all in the presentation.
2) The Spanish menu. Stupidity at its highest level.
Why? You more than likely offended a fair amount of your customer base
who SPEAK ENGLISH. I recall a spokesperson for Metromedia saying they
haven't had any complaints. Well, unfortunately, because of the PC
movement, a lot of those customers probably didn't complain for fear of being
labeled insensitive to immigrants. They probably complained in a more quiet fashion - not going to your restaurants anymore. Not to digress, but all immigrants who
are spoon fed their native language on ATMs, on customer service lines, and on
menus should be outraged. Why should they be outraged? That's how big
businesses are keeping them down! You can't advance in this society if
you don't know the language! Is it any coincidence that Mexicans in this
country perform WAY MORE menial low-paying jobs than say, Indian or Nigerian immigrants?
Hmmm... could it be Mexicans are ENCOURAGED to keep speaking Spanish?!
Don't buy the politically correct idiots’ bill of goods when they say everything in other languages are to help immigrants. The liberals are
part of the system that's keeping the immigrants poor and downtrodden.
3) Your Internet presence is lousy. The news featured on the front page
of Metromedia’s corporate site (when it finally loads) shows a story from
November 2007 on a Bennigan’s Sport restaurant opening up. Look, if you want to
appear as though you’re on the leading edge in the industry and in front of
your competition, you need to look CURRENT. You do not. In all fairness,
I did see an article in the "other news" section dated January
2008. Guess what? It's still not current. Current is some
sort of news at least once a month if not more frequently. Even if it's
something as simple as a menu change or a change in corporate staff, some sort
of news needs to be coming out of corporate on a steady basis.
Of course, this will be ignored. Why?
Who cares when you are making the salaries you’re making? You’re just another bunch of overpaid executives
proving that even C-levels can be clueless idiots - no better qualified to run
a billion-dollar-plus restaurant group than me or Joe Six Pack. If I had a shot at running Metromedia, all of
your a$$es would have been fired a long time ago. The writing was on the wall for years. It's just a matter of time before you run the rest of your mediocre restaurants into the ground.
