MicroWaveAug 29, 2023

S.F. bakery won't serve cops, police union claims. Store says it's about the guns, not the cops

https://lemmy.world/post/4051215

S.F. bakery won't serve cops, police union claims. Store says it's about the guns, not the cops - Lemmy.world

San Francisco’s police union says a city bakery chain has a “bigoted” policy of not serving uniformed cops. The San Francisco Police Officers Assn. wrote in a social media post last week that Reem’s California “will not serve anyone armed and in uniform” and that includes “members of the U.S. Military.” The union is demanding that the chain “own” its policy. Reem’s says, however, its policy isn’t against serving armed police officers. It’s against allowing guns inside its businesses.

Show threadelscallrAug 29, 2023
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.
Show threaddogslayeggsAug 29, 2023
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.
Show threadZzyzxRoadAug 29, 2023
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”
Show threaddogslayeggsAug 29, 2023

The Supreme Court decision was a very narrow decision based on how the commission treated the business owner, not a broad decision on free exercise vs protected class.

en.wikipedia.org/…/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora…

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission - Wikipedia

Show threadvisak

Of course. They’re patient. They chipped away at abortion for decades before finally getting it overturned in Dobbs.

Similarly they went from Masterpiece Cake Shop to the Creative LLC case which widened the exception further because it’s a “creative endeavor”. Don’t for a minute think they’re not queing up a case to deny medical services based on a “sincerely held religious beliefs”.

Aug 29, 2023 at 8:49pmWeb