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What do you make of this story?
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I would be particularly interested to hear the opinion of those who supported the Christian B&B couple who refused a let a room because of their religious convictions.
Were Sports Direct right to sack this security guard?
If so, why?
Me I think is was totally right to remove this guard, as this is *competely* unacceptable.
However, I believe there are some people who think that shops and service providers should have free will...
So...is there anyone who agrees with the actions of this guard?
And if so, why?
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I would be particularly interested to hear the opinion of those who supported the Christian B&B couple who refused a let a room because of their religious convictions.
Were Sports Direct right to sack this security guard?
If so, why?
Me I think is was totally right to remove this guard, as this is *competely* unacceptable.
However, I believe there are some people who think that shops and service providers should have free will...
So...is there anyone who agrees with the actions of this guard?
And if so, why?
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The B&B owners were using their homes as a place of business. That's the similarity.
Once you use your home as a business, you have yo abide by certain laws.
For instance, if I (hypothetically) converted part of my home into a cheese-making business for commercial gain, I would have to abide by strict health and safety / hygiene laws.
However, these laws don't apply if I simply want to make cheese for my family, and not for profit.
The B&B owners were using their homes as a place of business. That's the similarity.
Once you use your home as a business, you have yo abide by certain laws.
For instance, if I (hypothetically) converted part of my home into a cheese-making business for commercial gain, I would have to abide by strict health and safety / hygiene laws.
However, these laws don't apply if I simply want to make cheese for my family, and not for profit.
Thanks for the lecture, but
a) I agree that they should not have been allowed to discriminate
b) they lost their case
I was simply pointing out that letting somebody into your home, even if it is partly your place of business, is a lot different to letting that same person into a Sports Direct store or any "public" place.
a) I agree that they should not have been allowed to discriminate
b) they lost their case
I was simply pointing out that letting somebody into your home, even if it is partly your place of business, is a lot different to letting that same person into a Sports Direct store or any "public" place.
Obiter,
That's not quite true.
Every establishment still has the right to refuse service, and provide no reason for the refusal.
That has not changed.
What *has* changed is that businesses are not allowed to discriminate based on race, sex, disability, religion, sexuality and age.
Also, just to point out something - Equality Act 2010 was an amalgamation of 116 different set of regulations which were already in existence.
That's not quite true.
Every establishment still has the right to refuse service, and provide no reason for the refusal.
That has not changed.
What *has* changed is that businesses are not allowed to discriminate based on race, sex, disability, religion, sexuality and age.
Also, just to point out something - Equality Act 2010 was an amalgamation of 116 different set of regulations which were already in existence.
Sports Direct removed him from his post (he was not directly employed by them) and they were correct to do so. His behaviour was unacceptable, prejudiced, possibly anti-Semitic given that other boys from the same school were not refused entry since their uniforms were covered.
However I fail to see what this incident has to do with the B&B case. This appears, based on the report, to be a case of prejudice exercised by an individual who was neither the owner of the store nor an employee, but who was in a position to refuse entry to some people. There is nothing in the report which indicates any religious convictions on the part of the security guard.
However I fail to see what this incident has to do with the B&B case. This appears, based on the report, to be a case of prejudice exercised by an individual who was neither the owner of the store nor an employee, but who was in a position to refuse entry to some people. There is nothing in the report which indicates any religious convictions on the part of the security guard.
If this was not so widely reported, I wouldn't have believed it ! Sports Direct acted swiftly however, and this stupid action does not reflect on them at all.
Stupid bigots exist in all walks of life and we must deal with them when we encounter them.
But how did he know they were Jewish ? Were they Hasidic Jews for example ?
Stupid bigots exist in all walks of life and we must deal with them when we encounter them.
But how did he know they were Jewish ? Were they Hasidic Jews for example ?
Hear is the school in question. It looks like rather a good school to me ::
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