Archived Colorado court rejects bakers cake argument, Appeals panel rules law bars discrimination (columbiatribune.com)
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Archived Colorado court rejects bakers cake argument, Appeals panel rules law bars discrimination (columbiatribune.com)
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[–] joethebob ago
So if say he was refusing on the basis of race would that be any different to you? And let's say all his fellow bakers were of the same opinion. Perhaps this may involve a locale somewhere in the southeastern US.
[–] Acer-Red 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
No, race would not be any different than any other reason. Even if a business owner decided not to serve people who wear hats. I don't care how serious or silly the deciding factor is.
Let's be real. Thankfully your hypothetical is not at all likely in today's society. The moment someone begins refusing service to anyone for some ridiculous reason like that, a competitor would see that as a golden opportunity to earn tons of business, especially from that group who was refused at the other place. "Come to Bob's Restaurant! We encourage you to wear hats!"
Also, the situation in the article, as I understand it, he didn't refuse to bake cakes for homosexuals, he refused to bake wedding cakes for homosexuals. And I think it's not right to force someone to participate in something they don't believe is right. Even if I disagree with their decision and think they are on the morally wrong side, I don't think it's right to force him to bake a wedding cake for a wedding he doesn't support. And if I was homosexual and wanted a cake baked for my wedding, I certainly wouldn't want it made by someone who disagrees with my getting married and is being forced to bake the cake only because the law twisted their arm.
[–] Betterkatethannever ago (edited ago)
Except it doesn't work that way either. First, every single time someone has refused to serve gays, the anti-gay movement jumps on their side and they make thousands in an online campaign. Second, any business that advertises that they serve gays (say, puts a rainbow on their sign or something) is boycotted by the same people and they lose most of their business.
The free market does not fix problems like this. We had all these discussions over the Civil Rights act and segregation, I don't understand why people are having such a hard time with it now.