Stockton crowd control

More on the fight at the Stockton In-N-Out: The Stockton Record did a follow-up on the burger chain's crowd control policies:

STOCKTON - In-N-Out Burger makes no qualms about shutting down its dining room and parking lot during business hours when crowds get too large to handle and customer safety is at risk, according to a regional company official.

"When it gets to be too big a commotion, when they are not customers, you can kind of tell. From here on out, we will shut down the dining room and the parking lot. We keep the drive-through open but escort people off the parking lot," said Denny Klein, In-N-Out's Central Valley division manager.

"We want families and paying customers to come in and have a safe environment," Klein said.

The story quotes a couple of neighboring business owners who have also been concerned with In-N-Out's rowdy crowds intimidating their customers.

Stockton: In-N-Out to be sued for mob beating?

The Stockton Record reports that a lawyer for Ray Guyton, an 18-year-old who was attacked at the local In-N-Out, is asking whether In-N-Out should be responsible for not providing enough security.

But Albert Ellis, an attorney for the Guyton family, said he wants to determine if In-N-Out Burger or others should be held responsible for the student's injuries.

"We're appalled at this point that the premises owner, In-N-Out, would not provide proper security and allow this many people to congregate there without proper security," Ellis said. "We're evaluating who is responsible for Ray's injuries."

The St. Mary's High School junior was hurt when he went with some friends late Friday to the March Lane restaurant, where a mob beat him to the ground and kicked him unconscious. He sustained a cracked shoulder and two jaw fractures that required surgery.

Hmmm...lots of people late night at the In-N-Out? Isn't that the pre-adult California experience?