Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: TehMac
It's private property. If the owner doesn't want you on, he can throw you out. That simple.
It's actually not that simple with a place of public accommodation.
But fat people aren't a protected class unless a disability made them fat.
Edit: Just realized this is in the UK, so I have no idea what their laws are over there.
I'm saying it "should be that way"
As for this whole "What about racism" thing. Well, that is something of an outdated argument, because the whole point of a freemarket country is to get as many customers or patrons, so it would be to that establishment's own detriment to exclude a certain segment of the population.
However, this is something more of a social private place, in which case it's an exclusive area in the first place, so who knows?
Either way, it's owned by a private party, the party should have the freedom to do what it wants as long as it is not infringing on any basic rights, such as the right to not be cut down with a battleaxe.
