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Originally posted by Char-Lee
But if we say every business owner can do business with whomever they want and not the rest think what it would be like in the USA! I am on vacation walk up to a cafe and go in and get kicked out because the owner doesn't like redheads.
Originally posted by K J Gunderson
Originally posted by Char-Lee
But if we say every business owner can do business with whomever they want and not the rest think what it would be like in the USA! I am on vacation walk up to a cafe and go in and get kicked out because the owner doesn't like redheads.
Nope. There are already laws that prevent that from happenings. Now if you are a state paid redhead, on official duty funded by tax dollars at the time, that is different.
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
They need to place that coffee shop under 24/7/365 surveillance, seems to be a breeding ground for terrorists/liberals. I would do a background check on who runs those things..what in the world is going on ...I hope someone calls in a robbery and then they decide to call 911 or a fire happens and they do the same..yep...
Originally posted by projectvxn
Police officers have no more right to be in a private establishment than you or I. The business owners have the right to refuse and remove anyone they wish.
Your comparison quotation is so far out of context it hurts. Remember that it was secret police and other authorities that came for the communists, Jews and many, many others.
[edit on 5-6-2010 by projectvxn]
Originally posted by GovtFlu
Originally posted by projectvxn
Police officers have no more right to be in a private establishment than you or I. The business owners have the right to refuse and remove anyone they wish.
Your comparison quotation is so far out of context it hurts. Remember that it was secret police and other authorities that came for the communists, Jews and many, many others.
[edit on 5-6-2010 by projectvxn]
Actually the cops have authority to enter any business, during business hours, to ensure all required permits are legally posted & valid.. and all relevant codes are being followed... like checking for H&S violations, adulterated syrups etc..
Other than that, it's ok to refuse service to the police.. although it tends to invite being "paper f***ed" by the gendarme.. parking tickets, extra code enforcement visits, chickenpoop cites to staff / customers.
Originally posted by mishigas
reply to post by pryingopen3rdeye
its amazing to hear the police blowing hrs following people like this and often not pulling them over at all in the end, theyll call it off after so long, longest i heard was 5 hours,
We won't ask about your ability to waste 5 continuous hours listening to a police scanner. But where are you? No cop in any city of any size can afford to spend 5 hours following anyone, unless they are on undercover assignment. Normal calls always interfere. And not too many people spend 5 hours driving around buying tomatoes.
You must live in East Podunk, Brackish Water, Arkansas, yes?
Who spends 5 hrs buying tomato supplies?
I'm calling BS on this one...
Originally posted by richierich
And, you have so little regard for the cops that you think they would violate the law and their rules by ignoring violations against the owner...you may be right, but that says that the cops are unprofessional and willing to watch crimes be committed merely to get ' payback' for some real or imagined slight against one of their pals.
Originally posted by Marked One
It's common sense and human nature. Ever heard the phrase "Dont piss off somebody who handles your food?". Well that same concept can be applied here. "Dont piss of somebody who is going to pull your ass out of the fire when you cry for help. And especially when that same person can park your ass for violating the law."
Originally posted by pryingopen3rdeye
see the cops are supposed to help anyone and everyone with the same amount of ability and will, whether its their best friend or someone who harasses them all day long and protests against them personally, it doesn't matter because its our freedom to do these things,
[edit on 29-8-2010 by pryingopen3rdeye]
Originally posted by Marked One
Officer shown the door at SE Portland cafe
www.cnn.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
A Portland police officer says he's embarrassed after a manager kicked him out of his coffee shop. KGW reports.