Was it "prudent" by Walmart to not allow me in the store with a MAGA hat?
I live one mile from Walmart and go there literally almost every day. I always wear my MAGA hat. Today I was stopped by the greeter person who seemed to be waiting for me. He said the mgr wanted to speak with me. He said in light of the shooting in the grocery store in Boulder the mgmt team decided it wasn't "prudent" for them to allow me to wear the hat in the store anymore. He said they have gotten complaints by customers in the past and asked me if I would respect their wishes and not wear it (presumably bfor safety reasons) I said I would take the hat off and put it in my cart for today. But I thought about it and decided I'm going to keep wearing it into the store. It's a free country. Legal opinions appreciated.
Dru Zod2021-03-24T00:57:49Z
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The Colorado shooter was a rabid anti Trump nut job
Yes, "it's a free country", meaning Walmart has the legal right to prevent you or anyone else from entering their property for nearly any reason they want. Satisfied?
Legal opinion: we don't have an attorney-client relationship with you, so we cannot possibly give you a legal opinion that has any actual value as such. Legal INFORMATION is free, and worth every penny.
No, you're not going to keep wearing it in the store. You are going to be banned from the store the next time you enter WalMart WHICH IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS AND IS ALLOWED TO PICK AND CHOOSE ITS CUSTOMERS. Every day in WalMart? I'd rather be shot.
Walmart is private property, there is no law (federal or state or even local) that says you can not be banned from property because of what you wear. You are not covered under any federal laws.
If they banned you because of sex, age, race, religion then you would have a federal civil rights violation case, but nothing covers clothing
They are uneasy about what happened, people are known to be copy cats, Walmart did have a shooting awhile ago, they have every right to try to make sure their customers, employees and property is safe, in fact that is the companies duty to make it happen
If they were getting complaints about certain attire, then they have the right to forbid it from being worn
Many night clubs have dress policies, upper class restaurants have dress codes, you do not follow them you are not allowed in
This seems like one of those made up stories that conservatives feel "could have happened" But, you put some effort into this, so I'll give you partial credit.