“As is, or should be, his right. If a smelly, poorly dressed man came in he could/would refuse him service. Well, metaphorically, OJ smelled pretty bad to him. And, based on the customer’s responses, he was doing for their benefit also.”
And if you had your home up for sale and a smelly, poorly dressed man came in and offered you your asking price, would you sell your house to him? If you didn’t you’d be convicted of discrimination.
You do not have a “right” to discriminate on the basis of your emotions. Check the law.
In a Real Estate transaction there is State action therefore to discriminate is illegal
You do not have a “right” to discriminate on the basis of your emotions. Check the law.
Better you should check the law. As I said in a post above, there must be State action.
I think you are mistaken here FRiend. Federal law does prohibit discrimination based on certain specified criteria (e.g. race), but this restaurant owner did not discriminate against O.J. because he belonged to any protected class. He discriminated against O.J. because of O.J.'s individual actions. This does not violate federal law.
Not to agree or disagree, but funny anecdote. My brother in law was selling cars at a Benz dealership in the 80’s. In walks this guy out of the rain, with muddy boots, soaking wet, he stunk, and he had workman’s clothes on, like carhardts or whatever.
Not one of the salesmen would even approach the guy, except my brother in law, it was his first week on the job, and I guess he was the only one dumb enough to do it.
Turns out, the guy was the owner of an electrical contracting company that did work for the state and stuff, and he was called out to a site nearby. His pick up broke down, and he walked back in the rain, like a mile to the dealership. No one wanted to help him but my young brother in law. The guy ended up buying a big arse Mercedes with a check (cash). My brother in law drove him home that night, and a couple days later he came in with his wife and daughters and bought 3 more in cash, telling the owner that all the other salesmen could kiss his ass, he only wanted my brother’s name on the commission checks.
This was back in like 84 or 85 and my bro made about 20 grand in commission from that guy. He got out of sales the next year... because he was hired by the very same person as a salesman. (job only lasted a couple years in any event, but a cool story nonetheless).
I know that. I don't have the "legal" right to do a lot of things. However, I consider my moral rights to be superior to flawed laws. Of course, many times I have to defer to said laws because of the legal retribution if I do not.
Other side of the same coin, I have the legal right to do things I consider wrong. I follow my beliefs.
I consider his eviction of OJ to be more a matter of freedom of association. Which, IMO, is Constitutional, even if the current laws subvert that right.