Michigan orchard owner apologizes after bigoted comments toward Muslims
Erie Orchards and Cider Mills allows visitors to pick fruit, but in remarks captured on video, the owner said he doesn't want Muslims there.
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Erie Orchards and Cider Mills allows visitors to pick fruit, but in remarks captured on video, the owner said he doesn't want Muslims there.
Joe Mahmoud says the orchard owner tried to charge him $58 for a small bag of spoiled fruit—that he returned.
The next day he received a call from the sheriff's office, but after the 12 min call, Joe says his complaint was not documented because the sergeant believed no crime was committed.
In a video posted online by Joe Mahmoud, Erie Orchards and Cider Mill owner Steve Elzinga accused his family of stealing as they were leaving the farm.
“That is racist, you are racist," Joe Mahmoud says to the owner, Steve Elzinga, as the camera raises higher, recording his face. "Of course I am," the owner responds.