You know, shunning someone because of their misdeeds isn’t a bad thing – indeed, it is virtuous. And as a result, I have to praise Louisville restaurateur Jeff Ruby.

Ruby — who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Ind. — said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said.

"I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach."
He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.

Simpson, he reports, had the grace to leave quietly.

Unfortunately, SimpsonÂ’s lawyer is now attempting to turn the incident into something else.

Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license.

"He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night.

I doubt there is a jury in the world that would give Simpson a penny – after all, this is clearly a case of refusing to do business with a loathsome individual. I’d suggest that Galanter may need to consider offering a retraction, unless he has significant poof of racial discrimination.

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