Once a merchant refuses to sell you something that is legal for you to buy based on race, creed, appearance, age, etc. it's discrimination.
--- On Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:47 AM, G scribed: --- > > What type of discrimination? > > Let's say you are 19, want to buy cigarettes. The clerk refuses to > sell the cigarettes to you because, in his/her belief, 19 is too > young. The law says you are old enough. However, clerks have the > right to refuse customers in his/her store, as long as the grounds > are not based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. So is the > clerk within his legal right to refuse to > sell? Or is this some type of age discrimination? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135157 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
