Small resturant served with discrimination suit.

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   tirelesstravelerposted 11 years ago

   Because they offer discount for anyone with a church bulletin they are discriminatory.   
   http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_20996278/at … ost_viewed

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      mollymeadowsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I file this under the heading "sorehead lawsuit," but still have to admire the soreheads' drive and imagination. Not everybody would have thought of this -- mainly because most people have nowhere near this much aggression or time on their hands...XD

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         tirelesstravelerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         We have friends who own some restaurants it; is common practice for people to walk into a restaurant they had never worked at and file wrongful employment suits.  It is less expensive to pay a settlement than to go to court and fight the suit. This kind of thing happens all the time.

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            pennyofheavenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            It does? Oh my gosh!!!!

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            jpcmcposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Won't it be cheaper for the customer to simply pay for the meal?

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               pennyofheavenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

               Apparently it is neither a customer or a worker. Just someone after money by way of fraud.

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                  jpcmcposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                  Sad but it happens.

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      jpcmcposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It's just a marketing move targeting a particular niche.  If he really wants to get a discount, then get a bulletin from the church.  I think he is simply over reacting or perhaps has his judgement a bit messed up.

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      Onusonusposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Another frivolous lawsuit in the name of militant atheism.

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      pennyofheavenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Great advertising for the restaurant. Even though it was perhaps negatively geared not to mention the fact that he had never visited the restaurant. Negativity sells right? I wonder whether or not he realized that the publicity the complaint will have gained has upped the chances of the restaurant getting more patronage?

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      twosheds1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So I guess I could walk in there with a SubGenius pamphlet and get a discount.

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   Cagsilposted 11 years ago

   That is just as bad as someone who walks into a diner and the diner is having a women eat free night, and a guy walks in without a girl, and wants the same thing....if he doesn't get it? is it gender discrimination?
   
   This stuff is just stupid.
   
   If it is illegal to do it, then she should be stopped from doing it. If it is legal, which I would think it is because it's no different than the above scenario, then his suit will go nowhere.

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   Dame Scribeposted 11 years ago

   I can see no problem if service is the same for anybody that enters the restaurant but if a discount is given only with physical hold and presentation of that or any church bulletin - I'd think it discriminatory too. I don't see anything wrong with wanting to keep discrimination out of our lives and make for a better world

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      Hubert Williamsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So, if walmart offers a senior citizen discount they are discriminating against the rest of the world? Wake up people and smell what you shovel.

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         Dame Scribeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         A Elder discount I'd respect, since it's part of my own values. Getting service and discounts because I go to church is nice but since I don't go to a church, or if a person is from out of town and whole other church, I'd still expect equal treatment.

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      jpcmcposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I think establishments have the right to choose what marketing plans they can do.  It so happens the particular niche is anyone who presents the church bulletin.

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   Ohmaposted 11 years ago

   Useless and pointless if you ask me.
   This guy should be slapped with a hefty fine for tying up the states resources on such crap. I mean really the discount may amount to what three dollars off a 20 dollar ticket.
   How redicules!

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      twosheds1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Would it be ridiculous if they offered a discount only for whites?

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         mollymeadowsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Twosheds, when they do it, sure.
         
         But why punish the prevailing self-righteousness of the small fry? -- The big burger chains are giving children a deal that adults don't get! Think of the self-righteousness kickin' action there!
         
         Plus, they  have much deeper pockets! Go get 'em, baby!
         
         XD

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            twosheds1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Adults can buy kids' meals. Actually a lot of adults do, to collect the toys. And it's not like kids get a deal; the portions are smaller.

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               Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

               Which is actually good for people who have small appetites.

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   Nouveau Skepticposted 11 years ago

   Given that the restaurant has a history of offering discounts to different groups at different times, it doesn't feel like religious discrimination to me. She saw a potential 'after church' market and went for it. If this was the only discount they ever offered I think it would be more dodgy.

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   tom hellertposted 11 years ago

   Traveler,
   It is the same thing for a discount of food items etc when you bring in your ticket stbb from a football or hockey game but oh my Golly- lets not allow a church to help out a local business... no we cant do that but hey take your hockt ticket stub and you will get a 2-1 quarter pounder at BK... Tjhere is NO difference..Other than the Libs get ticked offbecause of a church is involved. I see no difference- to getting coupons in the paper for a grocery store- you have to buy the paper to get the coupons OR you dont have to and you can pay full price so that guy should not be bitchin... NO ONE IS FORCING HIM TO DO IT, if you want the discount you have to supply the coupon...so that guy should get a program or shut his trap....

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      davidlaw2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The suit is just another anti religious action. The same restaurant has a right to refuse service to any one and to target any market they choose. The thing that is really sick is that a lawyer took the case. It is a real slam on lawyers in general even though it is not every lawyer's fault. The cost will really harm this small business.This is a shame.

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         twosheds1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

         They have a right to refuse service, but not based on certain criteria: race, gender, age, religion. They couldn't refuse service to, say, people with ashes on their heads on Ash Wednesday. Were they discriminating against the non-religious or those who don't go on Sunday? (e.g., Jews, Muslims, 7th Day Adventists) It's hard to say. It's on the borderline. But I also believe drink specials for women at bars are discriminatory, too, and that Sunday liquor laws violate the 1st Amendment.

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      davidlaw2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The suit is just another anti religious action. The same restaurant has a right to refuse service to any one and to target any market they choose. The thing that is really sick is that a lawyer took the case. It is a real slam on lawyers in general even though it is not every lawyer's fault. The cost will really harm this small business.This is a shame.

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         davidlaw2posted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Don't click twice. No No don't.

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            tirelesstravelerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            LOL

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   cat on a soapboxposted 11 years ago

   Discrimination? REALLY? Do we have grape nuts or real balls? Anyone can go get a church program IF they want to. Is a senior discount discriminatory? How about coupon presentation?  Save whining for REAL discrimination like affirmative action!

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   mizjoposted 11 years ago

   What a country for frivolous lawsuits!  Greed for money is the name of the game and easy money the end-result desired.  Wide-eyed lawyers and salivating idiots.
   
   The restaurant is a private property and the owner can do what she darn well chooses to pull in traffic.  If she offers three different desserts on Sunday would that be discrimination against people who only eat out on Wednesdays?  Some weasel would want to make a case out of that. Religion has nothing to do with it.
   
   Get a life, go do some charity work (maybe in a soup kitchen for atheists?) and make your life count for something. Instead of wasting taxpayers' money to get some notoriety.

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   Emile Rposted 11 years ago

   After church business can make, or break, Sunday profits for a small restaurant. Anyone who has ever been in the business, on that scale, understands that many people choose a restaurant less for the fair it offers and more for who may be sitting at the other tables.
   
   My advice to the sore head would be...Grow up.

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    cat on a soapboxposted 11 years ago

    tirelesstraveler wrote:
    We have friends who own some restaurants it; is common practice for people to walk into a restaurant they had never worked at and file wrongful employment suits.  It is less expensive to pay a settlement than to go to court and fight the suit. This kind of thing happens all the time.
       
    
    I guess some people have no shame and are either clueless or couldn't care less how their actions affect others.

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    SpanStarposted 11 years ago

    Here is how ridiculous I find this lawsuit.
    
    Since he feels he is being discriminated against by attending This restaurant and not getting a discount Then I propose every restaurant in that area which he did not attend on the same day file a lawsuit against this guy for  discriminating against them for not attending their restaurant.

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       tirelesstravelerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       He saw the promotion on the internet.  It's not clear that he has ever been to the restaurant.

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