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HOLLAND TWP. | In a living room decorated with war books, German combat knives and swastikas, a 2-year-old boy, blond and blue-eyed, played with a plastic dinner set.
The boy, asked his name, put down a tiny plate and ran behind his father's leg. He flashed a shy smile but wouldn't answer. Heath Campbell, 35, the boy's father, encouraged him.
"Say Adolf," said Campbell, a Holocaust denier who has three children named for Nazism.
Again, the boy wouldn't answer. It wasn't the first time the name caused hesitation.
Adolf Hitler Campbell -- it's indeed the name on his birth certificate -- turns 3 today, and the Campbell family believes the boy has been mistreated. A local supermarket refused to make a birthday cake with "Adolf Hitler" on it.
the Campbell family believes the boy has been mistreated
That much is obvious.
"You know, I have a great, wonderful, really original method of teaching antitrust law, and it kept 80 percent of the students awake. They learned things. It was fabulous." -- Justice Stephen Breyer
Um...what? Why are there Holocaust victims being targeted with a Portal gun? Is that some really abstract attempt at a "cake is a lie" joke, or am I missing something?
I also thought this story was American... I read a follow up from AP and they said that a Wal-Mart later made the cake, and the birthday had around 20 guests.
I only assumed 'America' because of the Wal-Mart thing, but then I realized they are everywhere.
Fail.
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Kevin Beckman wrote:This is in America. It says Holland TOWNSHIP.
Anyways businesses have the right to refuse service for whatever reason they like
No they don't.
Indeed; this is a common myth, mostly spread by small business owners who post those obnoxious signs. Most obviously, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act outright prohibit businesses that are open to the public from discriminating against people based on certain criteria. Beyond that, it appears that at least some jurisdictions require that refusing service to anyone must be done for a legitimate business interest and may not be done on an arbitrary basis (can't find good citations for this though). This makes some practical sense, considering that it would be pretty meaningless to prohibit discrimination based on race/religion/gender/nationality/disability while admitting any any other justification that could be conjured up to excuse throwing out people who "just happened to be" black, Jewish, female, etc.
"You know, I have a great, wonderful, really original method of teaching antitrust law, and it kept 80 percent of the students awake. They learned things. It was fabulous." -- Justice Stephen Breyer
Kevin Beckman wrote:This is in America. It says Holland TOWNSHIP.
Anyways businesses have the right to refuse service for whatever reason they like
No they don't.
Indeed; this is a common myth, mostly spread by small business owners who post those obnoxious signs. Most obviously, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act outright prohibit businesses that are open to the public from discriminating against people based on certain criteria. Beyond that, it appears that at least some jurisdictions require that refusing service to anyone must be done for a legitimate business interest and may not be done on an arbitrary basis (can't find good citations for this though). This makes some practical sense, considering that it would be pretty meaningless to prohibit discrimination based on race/religion/gender/nationality/disability while admitting any any other justification that could be conjured up to excuse throwing out people who "just happened to be" black, Jewish, female, etc.
A name is a name. It's not the kids fault his parents are f**ked up. I he wants his name on a cake, he should get it.
That's like a barber saying he wont trim up your toothbrush mustache, because it's associated with a genocidal maniac. I'm sure there were people with the Hitler name before he committed any of those atrocities as well. What did they have to do after that, change their names?
Kevin Beckman wrote:This is in America. It says Holland TOWNSHIP.
Anyways businesses have the right to refuse service for whatever reason they like
No they don't.
Indeed; this is a common myth, mostly spread by small business owners who post those obnoxious signs. Most obviously, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act outright prohibit businesses that are open to the public from discriminating against people based on certain criteria. Beyond that, it appears that at least some jurisdictions require that refusing service to anyone must be done for a legitimate business interest and may not be done on an arbitrary basis (can't find good citations for this though). This makes some practical sense, considering that it would be pretty meaningless to prohibit discrimination based on race/religion/gender/nationality/disability while admitting any any other justification that could be conjured up to excuse throwing out people who "just happened to be" black, Jewish, female, etc.
I meant outside of the obvious. I wouldn't call it a myth though. I can claim 9th amendment and it would be covered.
