Klamath Falls, OR— Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters
A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there’s nothing “outrageous” about throwing the president’s supporters out of bars — because the law doesn’t protect against political discrimination.
Philadelphia accountant Greg Piatek, 31, was bounced from a West Village watering hole in January 2017, just after Trump took the oath of office, for wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap, according to his lawsuit over the incident.
“Anyone who supports Trump — or believes in what you believe — is not welcome here! And you need to leave right now because we won’t serve you!” Piatek claims the staff of The Happiest Hour on West 10th Street told him after he and his pals complained about the rude service they were getting from a bartender.
So he sued in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming the incident “offended his sense of being American.”
Bar's Refusal To Serve Trump Supporter For MAGA Hat Not Illegal: Judge
A Manhattan judge Wednesday ruled that refusing service to a Trump supporter in a bar does not violate the law as the law does not protect against political discrimination.
“Plaintiff does not state any faith-based principle to which the hat relates. Here the claim that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived support for President Trump is not outrageous conduct," the judge ruled.
The hearing took place after 31-year-old Philadelphia accountant, Greg Piatek, alleged in a discrimination lawsuit, originally filed in March, 2017 with the Supreme Court of the State of New York, that the bartenders at
The Happiest Hour in New York City denied him drinks for wearing Trump’s famous "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) hat when he visited the 9/11 memorial with his friends on Jan. 28, 2017. Piatek said he was asked to leave the premises by the bar management who told him “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," The Sacramento Bee, a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, reported.
The case took an amusing turn last week when Piatek’s lawyer, Paul Liggieri, against the motion to dismiss, claimed his client was just “adhering to his closely held spiritual beliefs by adorning the hat in question.” This was after Piatek said wearing the MAGA hat was not just a political statement but a religious symbol.
A manager said he spoke to the bar owner and was told, “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!,” according to the suit.
By James Garland of Tulelake News
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