"Where do we sign up to get a friend like this?": Hank's Olde Irish Cape Town racism video goes viral

Hank's Olde Irish pub has amassed significant traction on social media after an alleged racist incident went viral online. In the clip, a customer claimed that the venue’s bouncer refused to let a Black person enter the bar without being accompanied by a Caucasian person.

Since the video went viral online, netizens have slammed Hank's Olde Irish pub for its prejudicial regulations and also praised the friend who defended the Black person.

In the video clip, which has since gone viral, the customer, whose name is alleged to be Logan, defended his friend Danca. The latter claimed that he was denied entry from the Cape Town pub due to his race. Logan can be seen accusing the owner of the establishment of being racist. He also revealed that the bouncer told the Black person:

Through the video, it was also alleged that it was in Hank's Olde Irish pub policy to not allow entry for Black people without the company of a Caucasian person.

Twitter user @Natenoged also shared a video of the owner of Hank's Olde Irish pub announcing that he was going to terminate the bouncer’s employment. Logan was unsurprisingly upset with the owner’s claim and signaled the owner to stop blaming the bouncer.

Twitter user @ethan348 went on to share a video of Logan and other unidentified members getting physically assaulted by the owner and the employees.

As many took to Twitter to discuss the matter, @MumfordAndPlums shared a screenshot of the reviews of Hank's Olde Irish pub. In the same, several Black patrons rated the pub with one star. They also attested to the accusations. One customer wrote online:

Netizens react to incident at Hank's Olde Irish pub

Internet users were enraged after watching the video. Many expressed anger towards Hank's Old Irish pub and went on to applaud Logan for defending his friends. A few tweets read:

Hank's Old Irish pub releases statement

The organization released a statement following the occurrence and claimed that the staff were not instructed to disallow customers' entry based on their race or gender in their 30 years of service. They said:

Hank's Old Irish pub also announced that they will be conducting an “internal disciplinary process” about the accusations that have been raised. It has also been revealed that a criminal investigation has been launched following the event. They added in their statement:

SABC News also reported that a case of assault was opened with law enforcement against Logan for making racist accusations in the video.

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