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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the penalty was because the college chose to cease business with Gibson’s?  I thought businesses could boycott whomever they want?  As long as it’s not because of a protected class?  I thought we all got to use our dollars for our or against a company if we don’t like their actions? Or for no reason at all?  [/quote]

They boycotted the business because of the owner's skin color and false claims of his behavior toward POC.[/quote]

I'm white, I don't think being white is a protected class?  I understand you might wish it were, but as of now I don't think it is.
If there is a particular libel charge, that can and should be decided by the legal process.
If there is a particular breach of contract, that can and should be decided by the legal process.

I'm not saying I agree with the college.  I'm just not sure that boycotting a business for whatever reason is/should be actionable, legally.

We have been told that corporations are people with consciences and they have to be able to do what they want, even when this exercise of conscience has a disparate impact on a protected class.  See Hobby Lobby and birth control for women.[/quote]

Have you ever read the US constitution or case law? There is no free reign to discriminate against white people based on their race. Your arguments sound a lot like what undergrads in Oberlin might believe meets the definition of racial discrimination.[/quote]

Of course there's no "free reign to discriminate", that was not even a thing when the Constitution was written.

Please show me where it is a Federal offense or an Ohio state offense to discriminate against white people.

This isn't about "free reign" it is about what is ILLEGAL.  Thanks.

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Why don't you read the case and find out or do you know more than a jury, judge, and appellate court?[/quote]

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