Raw Video: Anthony's Staff Admits Discriminating Against Man

JOLIET, IL — Anthony's Restaurant & Pub, the troubled bar near the Louis Joliet Mall that has been the scene of numerous parking lot shootings, nasty fist fights and several lawsuits from patrons, now finds itself the subject of a discrimination video that is going viral on Facebook. Osama Ali Naser, who told the bouncer he is of Mediterranean decent, is shown on the video being denied entry at Anthony's.

In the video, which has been made public and has sparked a flood of reaction on social media site, Naser is being told that he can't patronize Anthony's because he looks like a gang banger.

Naser tries to reason with the bouncers, informing them that he works for a nonprofit running a boxing club on Chicago's Westside, and works to fight gangs, not promote them.

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Here's a brief summary of the exchange. Naser is told that his clothing attire does not meet Anthony's standards. He tells them he is 31 years old and is from Chicago.

Anthony's bouncers: "You look like a gang banger!"

Naser: "I never gang banged in my life. I grew up in the roughest parts of the city. I walk with God. I walk with God."

Naser then tells Anthony's, "So you're saying you're discriminating against me?"

Anthony's: "Yeah. If that's what you want to call it."

Naser repeats his question, resulting in a profanity laced tirade from the Anthony's bouncer.

Anthony's: "I'm telling you your f**** answer. You want to call it discrimination, call it whatever the f*** you want."

Here is the video. You can watch it for yourself. Warning: it contains crude language and lots of obscenities.

Main image via Joliet Patch files