I don’t see how it’s possible that she or anyone else can demand service from a business who doesn’t wish to serve them, given the latest SCOTUS ruling. If bakers don’t have to bake cakes for gays, restaraunts shouldn’t be required to serve people to whom they disagree with. Let the free market handle it, as it always does and surely will continue to do. Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5877545/Sarah-Sanders-gets-kicked-Virginia-restaurant.html
She didn’t demand service. Owner didn’t refuse service. She asked her to leave, SHS politely acquiesced. SHS offered to pay for what she’d already eaten, owner said don’t worry about it. Didn’t really turn into anything until the server posted the note and message on Facebook, and it became your standard partisan shit storm.
Also for clarification, in the baker's case, it is my understanding the court ruled in their favor because the baker refused to make them a custom cake, but offered them another cake. So, service wasn't denied, which is why the decision was noted for its narrow focus in its application.
Isn’t the owner asking her to leave after she was seated, refusing to serve her? “...was told to leave...”
I think it can be construed as denying her service. I'm not in favor of the owner doing this, it's typically more of a right wing thing when it occurs and I prefer "my side" not partake in such actions. I do find it funny Sanders pushing reality a bit with the "treat people....respectfully" line, considering I've seen her at press conferences.
I'm not 100%, but I know there was some kind of contingency which made the decision to not be a referendum on denying service to gay people.
Isn’t that just mental gymnastics. They were still denied service. Unless the baker doesn’t offer custom cakes to anyone else, which I highly doubt.
One could argue that she’s playing a victim a bit, which is also quite ironic to see, given how often the right claims the left does the same.
It makes me uncomfortable. I don't like the idea of refusing service over politics. And we are talking about the press secretary, who isn't enacting policy on the general public, even.
Would have been better to simply say: “Our staff knows who you are, we don’t like the brand of politics you defend, but you’re still welcome to eat here, if you trust them to treat your food like their own.” And then no problems.
It wasn't that long ago that the owner of the bistro at the bijou kicked campfield and it was celebrated. There is a point we have to go back to some civil discourse.
Saw Seth Rogan bragging about interacting with Paul Ryan's children. they “should probably learn that if they like a movie or song, the person who made that probably doesn’t like their dad that much!” Tensions are high on both sides right now.