Ha, pal this type of law isn't going to change whether an EMS worker is "out there not giving his/her 100% effort to care for or save life of a gay person" or not. You know there is big difference between catering a gay wedding and intentionally letting a person die because of their sexuality, right? I mean this isn't apples to oranges, this is apples to grenades.
Ha, pal this type of law isn't going to change whether an EMS worker is "out there not giving his/her 100% effort to care for or save life of a gay person" or not. You know there is big difference between catering a gay wedding and intentionally letting a person die because of their sexuality, right? I mean this isn't apples to oranges, this is apples to grenades.
I don't know why I bother because people are going to cling to their ignorance, but RFRA is a three-prong test.
And if you are saying that Indiana's law enabled discrimination, you're either stupid or lying. There is no other answer.
Every single person who comments on this issue, needs to read this brilliant graphic.
That's not the story from the example you provided. It was a couple that had already had a baby and was coming in for a simple checkup.
EMS would refuse to treat a gay/lesbian person in serious danger? Just dumb. It's against the law and they'll go to jail. This is not even close to the same thing as not catering a gay pizza party.
I know someone who got hurt pretty bad in the marathon bombings but nothing significant or long-term to my knowledge (just someone I knew, not a friend) and their page raised like 7-800k and they had health insurance to pay for the injuries. I think he actually got to keep a pretty significant amount of the $.
I could be wrong but I think the people who donated were under the impression the $ went to medical bills.
O/T but an interesting story I thought. People just dying to find a cause to give to.
I could be wrong but I think the people who donated were under the impression the $ went to medical bills.
O/T but an interesting story I thought. People just dying to find a cause to give to.
Yeah obviously it wasn't BS because a tragedy did happen but he had health insurance to pay for the injuries and its not like he had a massive expenditure like needing a new leg every 15-20 years like others in the bombing.
I remember there was an article in the Globe and he was actually quoted as saying something like "Yeah I'm gonna use this to help pay off my house" I was really surprised he said something like that in public.
Oregon doesn't have this law, but there are no laws there that say you have to go cater a gay wedding or make a cake that says "Evangelicals rock." So I'm not sure what your point is. When the law says that businesses can't discriminate against a class or group of people, and the courts determin that a business is discriminating, they are liable to be punished in some way for their illegal behavior. If you don't like the laws then change them, which is exactly what a vocal group of Americans are trying to do in Indiana. What i don't get about this is why a little pizza place with everything to lose, has an owner open his mouth against a certain group of people saying he won't serve them. It's just STUPID business. I wouldn't give a shit if someone was black, Muslim, Christian, bi-sexual, white or pink polka dot, JUST SHOW ME THE MONEY. Cash is nature's great equalizer. If you have a payng customer, that is a GOOD thing. This country is going broke worrying about all of this crap. Someone is going to be less gay because you turned down a profit? Unless your selling nuclear bombs, go for the green. This is really a stupid country.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the little pizza place you refer to didn't say they he won't serve them, he said he wouldn't cater a wedding. Also, I agree with a lot of you're saying here (although I still think the EMS workers letting people die argument is insane). As I said earlier, I would think gay people would prefer to know who does and does not want to serve them. If I happened to be gay, I wouldn't want to spend my money anywhere I wouldn't be welcomed because of my sexuality and as a business owner, I can't imagine wanting to turn away a paying customer for something as stupid as their sexuality.
The problem with this law is where does it end? We all know what the views are of this pizza place owner. My guess is if he could tell the difference between a gay and a straight person he wouldn't serve them either. But everybody acts like this is just a gay thing. What if one of these business owners doesn't like interracial couples and won't serve them? Where does it start and end with this law? Nothing about it smells right. The good part is capitalism is going to fix this problem. Even Walmart is in agreement now..
C'mon Enfuego, I'm not changing anything. You don't change a zebra's stripes. http://www.mediaite.com/online/indi...mits-to-discriminating-against-gays-on-radio/
