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RunningLogic's avatar

Ugh I’m sorry you had to go through all that 😞 I was denied entry to several stores and given dirty looks but never physically threatened or screamed at. This is why I think the health departments need to have power taken away and also businesses who want to institute these rules should be prevented from doing it.

I agree that what happened was disheartening, but on the other hand, I think a lot of people also have had their eyes opened since. So I am not quite as pessimistic.

I really don’t understand the buying online as a “protest” though, to be honest. You are still rewarding the store with your business and still playing their game by their rules. It doesn’t hurt them at all. It’s as if black people during the civil rights movement had said, well, if they refuse to serve me inside that restaurant, I will just sit outside. How would that have any effect? Why would they even care? Allowing them to exclude you from in person shopping based on a medical choice is accepting a violation of your rights imo.

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Khallas's avatar

We didn't accept it but some days you're just too tired to fight. Some days I'd rather starve than go through that again. But we do have kids who need to eat.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Oh yes I totally get that. It does wear you down and some days it’s certainly tougher than others 😞 I got so tired of fighting with stores, schools, legislators, everyone, sometimes… But you still did so much more than most people!

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