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avebury

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16. What got the bakery into trouble and the $135,000

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:03 PM

Jul 2015

in penalties was their decision to make pubic personal information on the same sex couple that resulted in them receiving death threats and harrassment. That was the damage that the same sex coupld suffered. They were not penalized for their religious beliefs but for the consequence of publicizing the couple's personal informtion, including their address y\thus endangering their lives.

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A question about baking cakes, discrimination and the law. Help me out here. [View all] LynneSin Jul 2015 OP

Oregon has a no-discrimination law for businesses. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #1

Not a legal person LynneSin Jul 2015 #3

That's good treestar Jul 2015 #18

So far as my understanding of the law goes, COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #2

The desire to wish Hitler a happy birthday Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #4

i believe that you can discriminate against anyone, just not in particular protected classes. unblock Jul 2015 #5

Makes sense LynneSin Jul 2015 #6

You can't discriminate against people based on protected class status. Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #7

That third paragraph was good LynneSin Jul 2015 #8

Glad I could help clarify! n/t Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #10

That still leaves a lot of room for uncertainty. Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #26

The right answer is to bake and make the cake they order. Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #9

Legally that's not true. Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #11

When I ordered the cake the baker said he doesn't serve Germans Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #13

If the baker won't serve someone due to national origin, that is illegal Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #14

LOL! I lived in Germany too Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #15

I'm not sure what's funny. Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #19

Go away. Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #20

See, now *that's* funny Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #21

Seriously? How about instead say "thank you, I didn't understand that and now I do"? uppityperson Jul 2015 #22

That would be a bit ironic since I am also German heritage LynneSin Jul 2015 #24

In Colorado, we have a law that protects LGBT+ people from discrimination. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #12

In addition, some states want to make it legal for companies avebury Jul 2015 #17

What got the bakery into trouble and the $135,000 avebury Jul 2015 #16

Exactly. They doxxed the lesbian couple... backscatter712 Jul 2015 #23

Simple, you can always refuse personal messages. The Straight Story Jul 2015 #25