From www.nbcphiladelphia.com:
“Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip”
Pope and John Wagner were hauled away by police and charged with theft for not paying the mandatory 18 percent gratuity totaling $16 after eating at the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, Pa. with six friends.
According to the dictionary a gratuity is “A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for service.”
The service sucked and the couple didn’t feel they should be forced to tip someone who didn’t do their job. –This was a mistake, because the “gratuity” is part of the bill so they wound up being arrested for theft and now have to appear before a judge next month.
The asshole that owns the joint doesn’t understand why it’s called a gratuity and not a tax and doesn’t see anything wrong with forcing people to reward the losers that give crappy service.
Well now he’s made national news with his extortionist tactics and maybe his business will fall off enough to make him see the light.
I wonder how much of this unofficial tax the owner is skimming?
