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Guy wearing Trump hat sues bar for refusing to serve him
NY POST ^ | March 19, 2017 | By Dean Balsamini

Posted on 03/19/2017 2:05:29 PM PDT by COUNTrecount

Bartenders at a West Village hot spot served up discrimination — with a liberal twist — refusing to serve a customer because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, according to a lawsuit.

Greg Piatek, 30, an accountant from Philadelphia, claims he was snubbed and eventually 86’d by workers at The Happiest Hour on West 10th Street over his conservative fashion statement, popularized by Donald Trump on the campaign trail, he told The Post.

“Anyone who supports Trump — or believes what you believe — is not welcome here! And you need to leave right now because we won’t serve you!” Piatek claims he was told as he was shown the door by a manager.

The shake-up started when Piatek and two pals, after a visit to the 9/11 Memorial, ordered drinks at the posh tavern around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28.

A female bartender served Piatek a $15 jalapeño margarita and his pals beers. But when he tried to order a second round, a male bartender noticed his hat — and skipped them, he said.

One of Piatek’s pals pointed out it was their turn to be served, but the bartender scoffed. “Is that hat a joke?” the Manhattan Supreme Court suit claims.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bakethecake; civilrights; discrimination; hypocrites; piatek
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To: Timpanagos1
He has no case.

Neither do homos who sue cake makers, but that hasn't stopped them.

81 posted on 03/19/2017 3:40:20 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: DoodleDawg

It is NOT a Political Belief it is a Lifestyle Choice, Clearly Protected under Discrimination Laws


82 posted on 03/19/2017 3:40:23 PM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Timpanagos1

Because a dram shop is licensed by the state and is a public accommodation, I would not be so quick to conclude that there is no case. No case for discrimination perhaps, but that does not necessarily equate to no case.


83 posted on 03/19/2017 3:40:34 PM PDT by anton
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To: a fool in paradise

Apparently you haven’t been paying attention as every liberal political position has been turned into a protected identity.

I think you responded to the wrong post...


84 posted on 03/19/2017 3:41:43 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Timpanagos1
Again, state laws in Colorado are not applicable in New York.

Glad you're a New York attorney......So what are the anti-discriminatory laws in New York and how would they apply in this case where an individual was refused service simply because of his political belief?

85 posted on 03/19/2017 3:42:23 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My once 6 pack abs are now a keg......)
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To: neocon1984

If a Black man with a BLM hat was refused service, what do you think the outcry (and legal remedy) would be?

It would be that the business was racist and not serving him because he was black.


86 posted on 03/19/2017 3:43:26 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: DoodleDawg

Unfortunately political beliefs do not make you a protected class.

hmmm...you been living in a cave the past couple of decades...? This country is full of ‘victims’ united by political beliefs...

GLTB, anyone...?


87 posted on 03/19/2017 3:46:06 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: COUNTrecount

Bar owner will say he was intimidated; no safe room to run to.


88 posted on 03/19/2017 3:54:30 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: DoodleDawg
>>> Unfortunately political beliefs do not make you a protected class. <<<

Make a "Gays for Trump" hat and go bar hopping in Manhattan.
89 posted on 03/19/2017 3:59:48 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Morgana

Put a complaint on YELP

The Happiest Hour Bar
121 W 10th Street
NY, NY

Don’t forget to call in your orders
212-243-2827


90 posted on 03/19/2017 4:01:51 PM PDT by hapnHal
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To: Kid Shelleen

Got an idea.....

How about go back wearing a pussy hat
That would probably be alright.


91 posted on 03/19/2017 4:05:08 PM PDT by hapnHal
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To: Kid Shelleen
Make a "Gays for Trump" hat and go bar hopping in Manhattan.

And if you get thrown out then you can claim homophobia and sue to your hearts content.

92 posted on 03/19/2017 4:05:46 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

EXACTLY!! The possibilities are endless. Retain a good lawyer and let him coach on you how to be a sympathetic victim.


93 posted on 03/19/2017 4:12:21 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: anton

The bar’s position will never be “we tossed him out because he wore a Trump cap.”

Instead, they will say “we refused to serve him because he appeared to be intoxicated.”

That is completely legal.


94 posted on 03/19/2017 4:12:54 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: COUNTrecount

I have never heard anything more outrageous than this story, truly.

$15 for a jalapeño margarita???


95 posted on 03/19/2017 4:13:14 PM PDT by Kenny500c
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To: COUNTrecount

Only homosexuals have rights. Everybody knows that.


96 posted on 03/19/2017 4:13:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: DoodleDawg

He hasn’t got a legal leg to stand on...

and the leg the gays stood on in the Oregon wedding cake was valid because...?


97 posted on 03/19/2017 4:18:48 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Hot Tabasco

I did not say I was a New York attorney.

However, in New York State, ‘it is illegal for businesses to serve alcohol to persons who are visibly intoxicated. The definition of “visibly intoxicated” is left largely to the discretion of the employee who serves the alcohol. ..’

All the bartender has to say is, “I did not care about his hat, but under my
discretion, the person in question appeared to be visibly intoxicated.”

That’s it.

Nothing else matters, except for the discretion of the bar employee.


98 posted on 03/19/2017 4:21:17 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: COUNTrecount

Gay bartender has a hissy fit? Nothing to sue about. Take your business somewhere else, and tell everyone you know what happened.


99 posted on 03/19/2017 4:21:49 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: DoodleDawg

I bought a Trump hat for my 3-year old granddaughter but she is not allowed to wear it outside the house because we are afraid that some kindhearted lib may hurt her.


100 posted on 03/19/2017 4:32:33 PM PDT by 353FMG (AMERICA FIRST.)
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