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15. you(')r(e) as bad as the teaparty

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:20 PM

Apr 2015

If you refuse to serve mass murdering war criminals? I am sorry, but I do not see the similarity here.

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Is there anyone you would refuse to serve? [View all] 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 OP

Anyone in the Bush Crime Family geomon666 Apr 2015 #1

one example, Dick Cheney. PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #2

I would serve anyone so long as Takket Apr 2015 #3

Sure. A couple examples... Adrahil Apr 2015 #81

Open carry gun nuts would not be welcome at my business. Avalux Apr 2015 #4

The reason I would refuse service would be for behavior. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #5

I'd toss Assholes.... fredamae Apr 2015 #6

Nugent. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #7

Nope. I serve everyone including those I disagree with yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #8

you(')r(e) as bad as the teaparty PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #15

Big time comparison yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #20

What specifically do you base that statement on? LanternWaste Apr 2015 #18

They discriminate against others we don't or shouldnt yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #21

Denial of service to an individual who distinguishes themselves due to their own behavior is not dis LanternWaste Apr 2015 #25

We should refuse service to NON protected groups who are assholes or who act improperly NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #51

Well said. Lead by example. Sarcastica Apr 2015 #33

hmm. PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #42

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #47

Swims. Quacks. Gotta be a duck. marble falls Apr 2015 #60

Whatever you do, don't call anyone a "dumbass" because your reply will be hidden. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #56

Really? Adrahil Apr 2015 #83

I would, have, refused service for behavior but that is all. I've learned that some of the scary uppityperson Apr 2015 #9

I'm with you on that, except for guns. Avalux Apr 2015 #24

Do you post a 30.06 today? metalbot Apr 2015 #44

Thanks for the info. Avalux Apr 2015 #46

I agree with you. I'd err on the side of caution if you see a open gun on a stranger, call 911. Sunlei Apr 2015 #86

What if you owned a tee-shirt business Yupster Apr 2015 #62

Well, that is behavior and a good example of what I wrote. Thanks. uppityperson Apr 2015 #63

Well Hitler. And not just because of the Nazi thing. el_bryanto Apr 2015 #10

I often hear on this forum that dumbcat Apr 2015 #11

It may just as easily be desire for money-- which is not consent, but merely greed. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #23

"desire for money" could also be trying to pay the rent, buy food vs "greed" uppityperson Apr 2015 #28

No, and that's the problem. Igel Apr 2015 #48

good post n/t Psephos Apr 2015 #66

I wouldn't sell a sedge meadow to a developer... HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #12

Yes. I declined to represent a woman who slapped her small child in my waiting room. Shrike47 Apr 2015 #13

Anyone visibly drunk or under the influence of drugs, that's it (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #14

Bigots, Racists, Homophobes, Misogynists.. yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #16

Many individuals, yes-- sometimes an entire group of individuals; but never a by-birth demographic. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #17

Refusing based on WHO they are is discrimination - WHAT they do is not underpants Apr 2015 #19

That's well stated. nt el_bryanto Apr 2015 #34

Mike Pence KamaAina Apr 2015 #22

Anyone that I know had stolen something from the business. logosoco Apr 2015 #26

Federal law allows you to refuse service to anyone for any reason BainsBane Apr 2015 #27

Certainly not based on any characteristic they were born with - race, gender, sexual orientation, pampango Apr 2015 #29

That is the distinction by which I would justify... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #37

I'd refuse to serve this remorseless eating machine Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #30

Let's say you own a restaurant... Bay Boy Apr 2015 #31

I would but up the price by about triple. leftofcool Apr 2015 #36

Let's turn it around now... Bay Boy Apr 2015 #39

I'd be cool with that Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #67

So this would be a form of religious discrimination Bay Boy Apr 2015 #75

I take it you've never really experienced Hicktown, USA Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #89

my list Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #32

I have thrown out far right whackjobs out of my shop Doremus Apr 2015 #35

I'd toss them out for hate speech. ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #38

Man Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #40

Cheney larkrake Apr 2015 #41

I once refused to do business with a Republican jerk csziggy Apr 2015 #43

Pedophiles lunatica Apr 2015 #45

serve/cater Lurker Deluxe Apr 2015 #49

someone with no shoes or shirt on. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #50

A fair number of my daily customers have swastika Codeine Apr 2015 #52

No. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #53

I would serve anyone and everyone, even if they made my other customers uncomfortable, except: Jenny Red Eye Apr 2015 #54

This would depend on my business. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #55

As a general rule DefenseLawyer Apr 2015 #57

You have the legal right not to serve anybody as long as your refusal isn't based on race... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #58

Anyone disrespecting my staff ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2015 #59

And you're on DU? Yupster Apr 2015 #64

I'm pretty sure you know the difference between rudeness on a message board and in a business. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2015 #65

Zombies. I won't serve their kind. Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #61

I'll serve anyone who is not a clear and present danger and immediate threat. Zorra Apr 2015 #68

Droids Telcontar Apr 2015 #69

same thing went through my mind! flobee1 Apr 2015 #71

Any One Who is Disruptive Sparhawk60 Apr 2015 #72

This can't be finessed by distinguishing identity from behavior. Vattel Apr 2015 #70

Yes, there is---but it is not illegal to be anti-Semitic. You would lose more than future customers. WinkyDink Apr 2015 #74

There's nothing illegal with lots of stuff that should Vattel Apr 2015 #84

You serve them. What's it to YOU what they believe, as long as they aren't trashing the place? WinkyDink Apr 2015 #73

Someone who entered my business armed with a weapon. Vinca Apr 2015 #76

Yes, it is still a discretionary item as to whom you will serve. glowing Apr 2015 #77

No shoes, no shirt, no service Renew Deal Apr 2015 #78

Hating people that hate us solves nothing. Don't be like them. modem77 Apr 2015 #79

LBJ or Nixon H2O Man Apr 2015 #80

No, as a rule we never discuss politics, religion or any customers sexuality around here. Sunlei Apr 2015 #82

Let me answer the opposite question Dale Neiburg Apr 2015 #85

Only one type... pipi_k Apr 2015 #87

If they want to discriminate then do it right damnedifIknow Apr 2015 #88