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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Does that concept (overriding the wishes of business) apply to who a business may or may not wish to serve as well  or just to smoking bans in private restaurants, bars, etc.
I'm not equating the two in terms of law, but the "public good" comes into play in regard to smoking bans. |
I think it's funny that the person who decided to bring in a segregation analogy into the thread was part of the anti-smoking crowd.
And yeah, I do personally believe that a business should be able to discriminate in it's clientele based on whatever criteria they choose. If a business owner decides independently not to allow smokers into his establishment, that's great. If he decides that black people shouldn't be allowed, that's fine by me too. One of these businesses is likely to do well, and the other is not. Can you tell which is which?
Racism is a social problem, not a legal one.