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Everyone: 1. First amendment only applies to government actions. 2. Established case law that businesses offering a public service are not allowed to discrimi
by pm24601 9y ago
Everyone:
1. First amendment only applies to government actions.
2. Established case law that businesses offering a public service are not allowed to discriminate based on a protected class. (Hate groups are NOT protected).
3. Businesses are allowed to refuse service if it impacts their ability to serve all their customers (for example, you show up at the coffee house without clothes)
4. AirBnB has entered into consent agreements with California Fair Housing and Employment Department with regards to the landlords discriminating against guests.
5. AirBnB has a ToS that specifies the conditions imposed on guests.
AirBnB is quite correct from a business perspective to cancel the reservations.
Thought experiment if they didn't:
A landlord renting a house is Jewish or any other group that is hated by the "Unite the Right" and gets their house trashed.
... this puts AirBnB in what kind of legal situation.
I don't like speculation based on hypotheticals. Unfortunately, the car attack in Charlotte proves my point.