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Originally Posted by flstf
Pan, I get your point and I think store owners should have this ability but let me play devil's advocate for a minute and say:
But as a store owner you are not banning the rights of minorities to shop (or add your own protected activity).... you are only saying, "not on my property
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And they do with signs that say "we reserve the right to refuse service".
Considering that the "minority" populations are now basically financial equals it would be foolhardy to say "we won't serve Blacks/Jews/people with blue eyes and so on."
Why? Because you'd miss a lot of money and sales that way. Not to mention boycotts, bad press and so on.
But theoretically and lawfully, you can discriminate in privately owned businesses.... now if you overcharge or treat that minority unfairly once they do do business with you, then that is illegal.