Posted on 09/08/2020 7:12:22 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
BREAKING|159,586 views|Sep 3, 2020,02:52pm EDT Discover Blocks Credit Card Donations To Christian Site Collecting For Alleged Teen Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Karen Robinson-Jacobs Karen Robinson-JacobsForbes Staff Business I cover breaking news with an emphasis on race. TOPLINE Discover, one of the nation’s top credit card issuers, told Forbes it has blocked its users’ ability to make any donations on the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo which has raised more than $380,000 for accused Kenosha teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, who has garnered support from the far-right as a national debate rages on vigilante justice. Kyle Rittenhouse (in green) was among the volunteers to clean graffiti from a high school near the Kenosha County Courthouse following a night of unrest on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse (in green) was among the volunteers to clean graffiti from a high school near the ... [+] GETTY
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On what legal basis can they claim to do this. I realize they are a private company, but a contract is a contract. On what legal basis can they claim to block donations to anyone?
Yep, time to cancel. Who needs any given credit card. There are lots to choose from. Here is hoping everybody cancels their Discover cards.
Yet more fodder for attorneys Wood and Pierce.
Arbitrary denial of service based on political attitudes will most likely be actionable. Imagine if they tried to do it to a terrorist organization like BLM. Global Screaming would ensue.
I “blocked” Discover 20 years ago. I advise others to do the same.
Grrrrrrrr.
Agree that it’s a completely reprehensible thing to do.
Now that Discover have shown their true colors, go around them. Find another avenue to donate; there are probably dozens. Discover needs to feel some economic pain as a result of their actions.
they won’t say. Such cowards.
...”These people are shameful. I’ve cancelled my Discover and I can assure you I was a big spender. I will never renew and I’ll spread the word far and wide. This is BS.”...
Good for you! The license of this company to sell their product should be revoked because this action is discrimination against individuals based on differing ideas of what is happening in society. It should be like freedom of speech because it gives people the right to disagree with the popular media and high tech which is controlling information, which is a crucial right if we are to remain free.
This is just a taste of what WILL happen should our society go cashless.
The moment a company i am invested in, Starbucks, JCPenney, Disney, does anything “woke” i call Oppenheimer and say, “sell it.”
Discover ... the card that most merchants don’t want to take. Please, if Discover is your only card, look for another.
Yet another reason why the powers that be want to go cashless....control
Errrr, is this legal?
It is legal until some court case decides that it isn't.
Cancelling mine today. How do I let them know why ?
I canceled mine decades ago. It started out as a supercharged Sears credit card, IIRC. I don’t think too many people use it anymore. This is probably a trial balloon to gauge the backlash. Unless there is a huge outcry, Visa and MC are not too far behind.
Everyone should do a search on “Operation Chokepoint”. This was Obama’s experiment in using the banking system to take down ‘problematic’ businesses. It was exposed and subsequently suspended, and finally cancelled by PDJT. If Biden gets in, look for it to be brought back in a huge way, possibly affecting individuals.
I spoke to a rep and told her. She was very nice of course, but they’re clueless and powerless. I then wrote to the CFO and vented on him, who DOES deserve the wrath of the public. I told them they cancelled ME, not GiveSendGo or Kyle Rittenhouse. By them being devoid of the truth and shutting down a Christian organization and a guy that was just defending himself tells me they are part of the anti American movement we’re seeing. They wouldn’t even divulge WHAT breach they committed. That tells me it was just their liberal sensibilities that got hurt. Email below.
Me Too! :-)
Does it matter? Rules only apply to conservatives.
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