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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 month ago

Do you think someone should be able to sue a business for bias?

I believe a business owner should have the right to not serve a gay or lesbian person if they do not want to as long as it is not a service that is needed to sustain life. These bakeries that people want to sue because they will not make a gay or transgender cake etc. should be allowed to deny that. It does not matter what the reason is, it's their business. GO SOMEWHERE THAT WANTS YOUR MONEY, don't sue .

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  • 1 month ago
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    NO. They CAN, but should not be able to do so.

    The business owner has AS MUCH right to be biased as you think you have to be treated fairly.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    So businesses should also be able to refuse service based on race, religion, etc?  

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    When a business discriminates against a legally protected class, yes, I think members of that class have every right to sue.

    The courts agree.

    Would you feel the same if the unwanted customers were a different protected group? What if they wouldn't sell your wife a cake because she's a woman?

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 month ago

    The Constitution didn't give the federal government the power to force private businesses to conduct business with people they don't wish to, regardless of reason.

    But it is absurd that it is only wrong in some cases, depending on who is refused service and the reason they're refused service.  It's not the act of refusing service which is tortious, because in most situations it is perfectly ok.  

    To me, this is ridiculous.  Either businesses can or they cannot refuse service.

    If a black caterer can refuse to supply food to a KKK meeting, I cannot see that as being any different than a Christian baker refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding.

    This sounds just like Jim Crow laws, where businesses were forced to treat people differently.

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    Yes I think they should be able to sue.

    And yes I think learned law scholars (judges) shall decide these cases based on their expert knowledge of the details of the case and also of the law as it applies.

    Things get difficult and messy in America when one person's rights infringe upon another's rights.  There are no obvious clear-cut answers in many cases and this is why we have a civil justice system.

    If you want to live in a country where you are not allowed to bring your grievances to court for a fair hearing by a judge, perhaps you would prefer North Korea or Saudi Arabia.

    By the way, the bakery owners weren't sued for their biased thoughts.  They were sued for behavior.   Two very different things.    No one made the argument that people aren't entitled to their opinions/biases and that we should have some kind of Thought Police.  

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