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vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 hours ago

Bondi to prosecute Office Depot worker who refused to print Charlie Kirk flyers

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Bondi to prosecute Office Depot worker who refused to print Charlie Kirk flyers

www.the-independent.com

vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 hours ago
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Office Depot fired a Michigan employee who refused to print flyers for a Charlie Kirk vigil, claiming they were ‘propaganda’
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    Wait… Does that mean we can get Gay cakes made now?

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    “Businesses cannot discriminate,” Bondi said, referring to the Office Depot incident.

    Yet the GOP wants ‘conscience clauses’ for pharmacists to be able to refuse to fill prescriptions for drugs they don’t approve of, for medical personnel to be able to refuse health care to people they don’t approve of, and of course for bakeries to be able to refuse their services to people they don’t approve of.

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      If it wasn’t for hypocrisy, the GOP would not exist.

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    This will be shot down a million times in court. The defendent will get the BEST pro-bono lawyers from the ACLU, and we will have paid for this with tax dollars.

    Pam Blondie really failed law school. This is fucking disgusting.

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      Pam Blondie

      It was right there this whole time! How did we miss it?

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    “We don’t print propaganda, it’s propaganda.”

    What a legend.

  • Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world
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    …what law did they break?

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      And how did it differ from refusing to decorate a cake for a same sex wedding?

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        It’s not, but that doesn’t matter anymore because the rule of law is over in the US and the 1st amendment is no longer in force. Welcome to the Republic of Gilead.

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        Exactly what I said to my wife. This clear cut he didn’t have to print those flyers.

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      The law of the hurting the feelings of Nazis.

    • Catma@lemmy.world
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      Not swearing fealty to our new god emperor

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      Feelings law. Trying to set more illegal and morally fucked up precedents.

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    Now, THIS is definitely illegal.

    • Xanthobilly@lemmy.world
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      Who’s going to do anything about it? There’s only one box left.

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    Where’s his gofundme? I’ll pitch in a couple of bucks.

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    More manufactured crisis bullshit from the party that protects a child rapist

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    Remember the cake shit? Not so good now that the shoe is on the other left foot huh?

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      It’s different because Nazis are not a protected class. The kinds of things Kirk said were a CHOICE. Being gay isn’t.

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        It’s different because Nazis are not a protected class.

        Were not a protected class, until now under this regime. Regardless of what any laws may say, since they no longer apply.

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        And even if it was …

    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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      I want a cake of Charlie Kirk spewing strawberry icing from his throat

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      Yep. She doesn’t, I guess.

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    They are a private business right? They can choose not to print them, no?

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      They’re not even going after a private company. They are going after one (now) ex-employee.

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        Literally the definition of free speech.

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        I don’t think that’s correct.

        “Businesses cannot discriminate,” Bondi said, referring to the Office Depot incident. “If you wanna go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to let them do that. We can prosecute you for that.”

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          That’s not discrimination. White supremacists and fascists are not a protected ciass. The government is obligated to allow them speech on public property, however Office Depot is not the government or public property. Businesses are not obligated to serve or do business with them or tolerate their speech.

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      They were just an employee…and they’ve already been fired.

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    The GOVERNMENT Jailing people who Make them Upset is called FREEDOM!

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    The victimizing is insufferable.

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    Here get this fox guy too, sign this: https://chng.it/T9gFkpQNMN

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    Lol for what

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      To own the libs.

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