I don't get this sign in a business window

[SHRED]

Why post this sign? It's private property so isn't it a given?

I've turned around and not gone in the door when I've seen this. I figure they can't be very friendly.

[mercuryblues]

1. They can't refuse service to anyone they want to if

they are a business. There are civil rights laws about that.

[hlthe2b]

2. Backlash (illegal) to the civil rights movement/act. Google Lester Maddox to learn about that

But, here are the facts

What Do the Anti-Discrimination Laws Say?=

At the heart of the debate is a system of anti-discrimination laws enacted by federal, state and local governments. The entire United States is covered by the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination by privately owned places of public accommodation on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin. Places of “public accommodation” include hotels, restaurants, theaters, banks, health clubs and stores. Nonprofit organizations such as churches are generally exempt from the law.

The right of public accommodation is also guaranteed to disabled citizens under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination by private businesses based on disability.

The federal law does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, so gays are not a protected group under the federal law. However, about 20 states, including New York and California, have enacted laws that prohibit discrimination in public accommodations based on sexual orientation. In California, you also can’t discriminate based on someone’s unconventional dress. In some states, like Arizona, there’s no state law banning discrimination against gays, but there are local laws in some cities that prohibit sexual orientation discrimination.

So, no matter where you live, you cannot deny service to someone because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin or disability. In some states and cities, you also cannot discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. If there is no state, federal or local law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations against a particular group of people, then you can legally refuse to serve that group of people.

https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/the-right-to-refuse-service-can-a-business-refuse-service-to-someone-because-of-appearance

[Irish_Dem]

3. I wouldn't do business with a company announcing right off the bat they break the law. nt

[TexasProgresive]

4. Those signs were common when I was a kid

They would not serve black people. I hate to see those times returning.

[Runningdawg]

7. Up in my neck of the woods

It wasn't just black people it was Native Americans too. Prepping isn't just for Rwing survivalists, it makes sense for those of us who see being shut out of buying necessities in the future as well.

[dlk]

5. This Appears to Be a CYA if They Don't Serve LGBTQ, Muslim, or Racial Minority Customers

[Iggo]

6. Hmm. Hadn't really thought about it...

...beyond assuming it was an ass-covering for businesses to be able to throw someone out who was being a dick, even though the dick wasn't doing anything illegal.

And that might very well be because I grew up in very liberal SoCal and not in the Deep South.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Maybe they don't like Nazis?

?

[customerserviceguy]

9. I saw one years ago in WA state that caused me to do a double take

"We Reserve the Right to Serve Refuse to Anyone"

[SHRED]

11. LOL

[red dog 1]

10. K&R

I don't get it either.

[Thor_MN]

12. Would be better to go in and tell them you refuse to do business with bigots...

So they know that they are losing business.

But I tend to avoid conflict in person, so I would need to be in an already shitty mood to do that.

[Skittles]

13. because they know "no homosexuals or muslims" would be too blatant

[steve2470]

14. naive me

honestly, I always thought it meant a legal CYA so they could eject anyone for not wearing shoes or a shirt, etc.

I can see the racist angle as well, easily.