Dominican Nazi cab driver banned from collecting fares for wearing swastika. (employment, free speech)
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A Dominican New York City cab driver who proudly calls himself a Nazi and denies the Holocaust has been suspended for wearing a swastika arm band while working.
Gabriel Diaz, 27, says his rights to free speech were violated by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) when they suspended his operator’s license Friday – barring him from getting behind the wheel.
‘If a Muslim can drive a cab wearing a turban, if a homosexual can walk around with a big rainbow flag, why can’t a person like me wear a Nazi armband?’ Diaz asked the New York Daily News.
He's going to win a big lawsuit on first amendment grounds.
Not necessarily. While bearing a swastika may be protected speech, according to the Supreme Court in 1977, that doesn't mean a jury will be sympathetic to a large award. They can choose to award $1.
Also, don't expect any tips from the Jewish cab riders.
I knew that a lot of Dominicans suffered from self hate, but I didn't know it was this bad. Doesn't he know that Nazi's see him as black? hell, does he know that he's a black person?
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