This is great news, as it is now legal to also remove Hillary or Obama supporters as well. We're getting back to the ability to not serve patrons we don't want to serve. Kudos to the judge! ---------------------------------- Judge rules bar was allowed to kick out Trump supporter A Manhattan judge on Wednesday threw out a case alleging that a New York City bar illegally discriminated against a customer who wore a "Make America Great Again" hat. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David Cohen ruled that the law doesn’t protect people from political discrimination, meaning the West Village bar did not overstep its bounds in kicking out the customer, The New York Post reported. Philadelphia accountant Greg Piatek had said he went to the bar in January 2017, shortly after Trump entered office, and was told to leave after he complained about the staff’s service. He then sued, claiming the incident “offended his sense of being an American,” according to the Post. The bar's lawyer pointed out in court that only religious beliefs, not political ones, were protected under state and local discrimination laws. Piatek’s lawyer, Paul Liggieri, then said his client had worn the hat “because he was visiting the 9/11 Memorial.” “He was paying spiritual tribute to the victims of 9/11. The 'Make America Great Again' hat was part of his spiritual belief,” Liggieri claimed. “Rather than remove his hat, instead he held true to his spiritual belief and was forced from the bar,” the lawyer added. When the judge questioned how the bar’s staff was supposed to know about Piatek's religious beliefs, Liggieri said they could do so based on the hat. In throwing out the case, Cohen said the "plaintiff does not state any faith-based principle to which the hat relates." The judge said that not being served and being thrown out of the bar because of political beliefs amounted to only a “petty” slight, the Post reported. “Here the claim that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived support for President Trump is not outrageous conduct," the judge ruled.
The bar's lawyer pointed out in court that only religious beliefs, not political ones, were protected under state and local discrimination laws. Piatek’s lawyer, Paul Liggieri, then said his client had worn the hat “because he was visiting the 9/11 Memorial.” “He was paying spiritual tribute to the victims of 9/11. The 'Make America Great Again' hat was part of his spiritual belief,” rotfl .... I love it.
Nothing quite like the aroma of a righteous indignation meatball smothered in a bowl of warm bullshit sauce, eh?
This ruling only applies to Trump supporters. IOW white males, the only group in America you can discriminate against. This reminds me of Josh Rosen, the asshole UCLA QB who is tipped to be a high draft pick tonight. He thought it was a good idea to wear a red hat with the message "Fuck Trump" to an outing at one of Trump's golf courses. Somehow the staff allowed him to do it. If he had worn a hat that said "Fuck Obama", we all know pretty much what would have happened. He would have been suspended from football, probably kicked out of UCLA and his name would not be heard tonight.
Yup, my first thought was that there would be a lot of entertainment value if a muslim guy in muslim garb went back to that bar with MAGA hat on. Not sure that the instruction manual from the Lefty Mothership covers that kind of scenario. Edit: Heh, just saw the picture that Mr. Pointdexter posted. Same idea. Go for it.