Do service providers have the right to refuse service on moral grounds? - Page 3 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Ourcrazymodern? · 06-14-2007, 02:57 PM

We had an issue not long ago here in Mpls/St. Paul where the Muslim cab-drivers were refusing to carry certain passengers.
People in the service industry refusing to provide service probably belong somewhere else.

Telluride · 06-17-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dc_dux

Dilbert.....can we put a sign on the restaurant saying police do not have to protect this establishment from crime....after all, police services are provided through tax dollars. Why should taxpayer money serve an institution that discriminates against some taxpayers?

Can we dig up the sidewalk in front of the establishment....paid for with taxpayer dollars? Turn off the streetlights in front?

I have to disagree with you here. The job of the government is to protect the rights of citizens. In a free country citizens may choose to exercise their individual rights in a way that others find politically incorrect, bigoted or otherwise distasteful. That doesn't mean the government can refuse to do its job.

On the other hand, I would consider supporting your idea just to see the astonished look on the peoples' faces when all forms of taxpayer support is denied to certain businesses, universities and even the government itself due to their discriminatory affirmative action policies.

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Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	We had an issue not long ago here in Mpls/St. Paul where the Muslim cab-drivers were refusing to carry certain passengers. People in the service industry refusing to provide service probably belong somewhere else. __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT