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We ALL have our own opinions. I'm quite conservative and have my own thoughts on certain issues; however, I wouldn't treat anyone any differently because they believe opposite of me.
If you are in a public business, you need to serve the public. Unless someone is being disruptive or abusive, you should have no reason not to serve them. I would be quite embarrassed for the person who refused to serve them. Very little class was shown.
If you are in a public business, you need to serve the public. Unless someone is being disruptive or abusive, you should have no reason not to serve them.
I agree with that as good business practice, but not a law that forces it.
Obviously, it's petty being peeved over a t-shirt, but a law eliminating the right to refuse service wouldn't differentiate based on how valid your discomfort is.
Imagine you were a Palestinian refugee being asked to decorate a cake supporting the anniversary of the establishment of Israel. Should you be required by law to provide the service if you don't want to?
What if you're a Christian DJ being asked to perform at a NAMBLA event?
I agree, but it's nice to see people exercise the right to refuse service every so often, so it's not forgotten. A lot of people these days seem to think people providing services shouldn't be able to choose who they do business with.
Sort of like refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple ?
Si, if that person wouldn't take their order if they were gay, you'd be ok with that?
No, I would probably boycott if it was a corporate decision and not a rogue employee, as in this case. I would not, however, insist on a law to require them to do business with everyone or certain classes of people.
What if you're a Christian DJ being asked to perform at a NAMBLA event?
NAMBLA no longer exists except as a buzz-word in Right-wing circles, and the gay community loathes them (thanks for stirring up the troll fires).
But someone like a DJ who "roams" from event to event, I believe, is free to accept or not accept a gig. But when you have a store with walk-in traffic, and someone orders a cake, you make the cake.
As for the CookOut incident, I think Trump supporters are delusional, but this incident was wrong. You don't refuse service to someone based on their beliefs or anything else unless they were causing disruption or have been previously banned for doing so.
However, this thread is off-topic, because it took place in VIRGINIA, not NORTH CAROLINA.
Stir your pot in the Va forum, please.
Don't remember ever hearing or seeing a place called CookOut but the Trump rally was not far from Virginia. I am sure lots of people cross state lines to go to political rallies. It is the presidential election.
Don't remember ever hearing or seeing a place called CookOut but the Trump rally was not far from Virginia. I am sure lots of people cross state lines to go to political rallies. It is the presidential election.
i don't think the point was that it seems unreasonable a Trump supporter would go to Cookout
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