Last time I checked "Police Officer" wasn't a protected class you little snowflakes.
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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It could be worse. This shop could react like police officers when someone enters a police station with a weapon.
it's about the guns, not the cops
Honestly would be cooler if it were about the cops
Ssshh. It definitely is wink
It's wholly within their rights to refuse service to anyone for any reason. I hope they stick to their.. well, I guess "stick to their guns" doesn't really work here but whatever.
If they are a public facing business, they are not within their rights to refuse service to anyone for any reason. There are protected classes, like age/race/sexuality. So if you own a business like a coffee shop, you can't say "no black people." However, police and guns are not protected classes, so I think they should be in the clear legally.
What happened to the supreme court cases that said it's ok to discriminate against protected classes as long as it just so happens to be "against your religion"
"against your Christian religion". Fixed that for you.
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Unfortunately that isn't true. Businesses have a right to refuse service for a wide variety of reasons. Like you said though those protected classes are illegal to discriminate against.
That is why you can have rules, like "no shirt no shoes no service". So in this case it is if you bring a gun you will be asked to leave.
Although now if that store was ever a victim of a robbery I would bet the response time is very slow....
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if you’re going to have policies that discriminate against one group of people, then own it, post it publicly,
...McCray said somehow without even a hint of irony.
Hey now, cops aren't all bad. I mean 60% of police wouldn't be caught beating their wives.
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If cops want the bakery to "own" their policy, they they should own their policy of racial profiling
“Reem’s has a deep commitment to uplifting social and racial justice in our communities,” the statement said. “This includes fostering an environment of safety for our staff and customers. In a time of increased gun violence — particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people — we believe that maintaining a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer.”
They don’t want guns on their property. It’s pretty simple. They have the right to restrict guns on their property.
Calling them ‘bigots’ and ‘discriminatory’ is disgusting, because those words mean hating people for inherent qualities that can’t be changed, like skin colour. You can leave your gun and uniform behind and poof you magically aren’t in the ‘discriminated’ group.
Black people can’t leave their skin in their car. See the difference? No? Then you might be a bigot.
e: anonymous downvoters, don’t be a pussy, reply please. That’s the whole point of this forum. Engage or gtfo.
The police complaining about something being bigoted? Are they that blind? Or do they really only care when it effects them...
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Even Aragorn and co had to leave their weapons to enter Edoras. Gandalf was a cheeky bugger though.
Police in SF are showin up?
To eat in a bakery? Sure.
Aren’t police unions among those who back politicians that fight tooth and nail for businesses to adhere to their values? I should think that Reem’s would have their full-throated support for refusing service to those who offend their beliefs. I’m so confused.
/smh
Well here's one civil right the cops can't easily ignore. If an undercover buys a donut is that covered by qualified immunity?
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