Montana Bar Issues Apology After Man In KKK Costume Wins Halloween Contest
A Montana bar is issuing an apology after a man in a (Ku Klux Klan) KKK costume won the establishment’s Halloween contest this past Saturday night.
At the party, hosted at the Sam & Jeff’s Bar in Glasgow, patrons ended up voting for the man’s klansman outfit as the best costume of the night. Now, after receiving backlash, the bar’s owner, Sam Knodel, said he’s sorry for the “distasteful and offensive actions” of the man, who had also been allowed into another bar, Dink’s, that same night despite his costume choice.
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After the incident, the man under the hood identified himself as Luke Morehouse, and he too issued an apology. He admitted his costume was offensive and disgusting, and didn’t think of the repercussions. As he said sorry those who found it offensive, he also said, “What started as an innocent costume escalated and there are no excuses for it and I cannot take that back.”
Wholly, the bar owner wrote, “We would like to publicly apologize for the distasteful and offensive actions that were conducted at our establishment. Halloween is filled with dumb and offensive costumes. This no way makes it right. We will make sure that further racial injustices will NOT be tolerated. As far as the costume contest, it was voted on by the patrons of the bar and we deeply apologize to the public and community. This in no way reflects our views as business owners and employees.”
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