NY Post: Fury at Hasidic Dress Codes
The New York Post found a few non-Hasids to complain about the signs in the windows of Hasidic businesses requesting modest dress. Grocery stores, bakeries, electronic stores, and other businesses in South Williamsburg do not refuse entry to non-Hasids, which would be against the law, but signs request patrons not enter wearing shorts or sleeveless…
The New York Post found a few non-Hasids to complain about the signs in the windows of Hasidic businesses requesting modest dress. Grocery stores, bakeries, electronic stores, and other businesses in South Williamsburg do not refuse entry to non-Hasids, which would be against the law, but signs request patrons not enter wearing shorts or sleeveless tops. “Religious freedom is one thing, but we do not have the right to enforce our beliefs on someone else,” said one Bob Kim. Yeah, but no one’s trying to impose modest dress on any non-Hasidic establishment. What do you think? Is this much ado about nothing or a major civil rights issue?
Fury at Hasidic Biz Dress Codes [NY Post]
Photo by Rachel Citron
“First they came for the tank tops, but I said nothing because I was not a hipster.”
You know where this is headed, right?
C:
expert_textpert, it is like you are the only sane person here today. i am actually shocked by the low level of understanding folks here have about public accommodations.
to clarify, private business owners who run stores that are open to the general public cannot just set whatever dress code they please. their policies can always be reviewed by the courts under public accommodation law.
mrshankly, I and the US Constitution have GOT to disagree with you here. no shoes/no shirt are health code laws. they are not the whims or creed of a shopkeeper. a private business owner who owns a PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION should not and cannot ‘set their own legal rules.’ that is absolutely illegal.
however, obviously when you make a “suggestion” like in this case, it leaves it open to legal interpretation. but such ‘suggestion’ cases frequently end up being hashed out in court, and they are an appropriate matter for the courts, assuming that there are aggrieved parties who have standing to pursue a claim.