Comments on: The ricochet effect of public shaming now on full display https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/ #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Mythoughts https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/#comment-1677 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:38:38 +0000 https://www.mitchalbom.com/?p=24354#comment-1677 In reply to bretfancher@gmail.com.

I disagree that is no different. As I understand the case you are speaking about, baker won because it was proven he had been discriminated against by the Civil Rights Commission. The supreme court has yet to determine how far religious objection can go in refusing someone services.

I don’t necessarily think the owner should have chastised Sanders and asked her to leave the restaurant but I have no idea about how the gay staff felt having to serve dinner to someone they feel is actively and politically advocating to push back their legal rights.

Maybe she shouldn’t have been asked to leave, but asking an individual, who you perceive as professionally advocating against your legal safety, is not the same as refusing to serve someone simply because they are a member of the GOP.
There are certain perks, Ms. Sanders enjoys, by being press secretary. She gets to enjoy tweeting whatever she wants knowing her children and her family are under the protection of the secret service. I’m sure that restaurant manager doesn’t have the same sense of security and safety and neither do gays.

I doubt she was discriminated against for being a republican, but for doing the job she has as an individual, decided to do for herself and her family.

]]> By: bretfancher@gmail.com https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/#comment-1676 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:04:20 +0000 https://www.mitchalbom.com/?p=24354#comment-1676 In reply to Mythoughts.

I respectfully disagree. This situation is no different than the store who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple (they cited religious reasons). Both businesses deserved the negative press they received. Just because you disagree with someone’s politics or lifestyle does not give you the right to discriminate against them.

]]> By: Mythoughts https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/#comment-1675 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:27:34 +0000 https://www.mitchalbom.com/?p=24354#comment-1675 I disagree that this was “public shaming”. I don’t know the Red Hen or the any of the staff which works there. It is unfortunate they felt they could not serve a Press Secretary, but I think it was the Press Secretary who decided to tell the whole country and world how she felt about it. While I don’t necessarily agree with asking her to leave, it was done in a fairly civil manner. I think it is unfortunate how the business has been treated as a result. It’s too bad other restaurants have also suffered as a result.

]]> By: Theresa Ramus https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/#comment-1674 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:02:48 +0000 https://www.mitchalbom.com/?p=24354#comment-1674 I can’t imagine having a problem with someone in your restaurant and telling them to leave. It shows no respect for people. It is not like she tried to start a fight and kill someone. So why should the owner have so many issues with this. No compassion is right. It is sad to see when people act without any.

]]> By: bretfancher@gmail.com https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-ricochet-effect-of-public-shaming-now-on-full-display/#comment-1673 Sun, 01 Jul 2018 18:40:00 +0000 https://www.mitchalbom.com/?p=24354#comment-1673 Intolerance in America is alive and well. What Trump has done as a by product of his presidency is expose the hypocrisy of the Liberals and minority groups. It is sad that civility in America is at an all time low and every America shares in the blame.

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