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From Mormonism to Moronism: Marriott Hotel Claims Rape Victim Was Careless, Negligent
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According to press reports in the Hartford (CT) Courant , The Stamford Advocate, and on line in the Huffington Post, the Stamford (CT) Marriott Hotel and Spa is defending itself from a negligence suit (brought by a woman who was raped in the hotel garage while the rapist pointed a gun at her two children) by claiming that the woman was careless and negligent.
Apparently the Marriott family has converted from Mormonism to Moronism.
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August 15th, 2009 at 8:52 am
After writing to Marriott Corporation about this despicable position, I received the following:
“Dear Valued Guest,
Thank you for contacting Marriott.
We wish to convey our respect and sympathy for Ms. Doe and her family, who were the victims of a horrendous crime in 2006.
Marriott is profoundly sorry that such a terrible thing happened to the victim of this violent crime. And unfortunately this situation has created a mistaken impression that Marriott lacks respect and concern for Ms. Doe or other victims of violent crime.
However, out of respect for the privacy of the victim and the expectations of the Court in the pending litigation, we are not at liberty to comment on the claims or defenses in this case.
Regards,
Marriott Customer Care”
August 17th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Thanks for posting about this. This story is outrageous. I took action at MomsRising.org: http://bit.ly/16Pj4h
August 19th, 2009 at 7:44 am
It has now been reported the Marriott came to its senses and dropped the blame-the-victim defense in this civil suit.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Another follow up from Marriott today. They’re using the “the lawyers made us do it” defense.
“Dear Valued Guest,
Thank you for contacting Marriott.
We wish to convey our respect and sympathy for Ms. Doe and her family, who were the victims of a horrendous crime at one of our franchised hotels in 2006. Fortunately, the perpetrator has been caught, convicted and is serving time for his offense.
It was a mistake to suggest that the victim of this tragic incident was responsible for the vicious crime against her. As soon as we learned that this offensive language was included by the insurance company’s defense lawyers in their response to Ms. Doe’s civil suit, we asked that it be withdrawn and it was on Monday, August 17.
This incident is not reflective of our corporate culture or ethical standards, and we apologize to all of our guests and customers who were so deeply offended by the words used in the legal pleading.
Regards,
Marriott Customer Care”
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