Have your cake, repeated.

qwert_yuiop

Well, it seems not everyone felt gareth’s pain.

Tammykitty

qwert_yuiop wrote: »

Well, it seems not everyone felt gareth’s pain.

Well done supreme court!


Delighted for Ashers - I didn't like the repercussions of this case.


The court has seen sense that it was the slogan they were refusing, not the customer - the order would have been refused whoever ordered it - gay or straight.


I wonder what the situation would have been if they refused to make a cake for a civil partnership - (even if ordered by a straight person - parents of the couple etc) - I suspect that would be discrimination.

qwert_yuiop

Tammykitty wrote: »

I wonder what the situation would have been if they refused to make a cake for a civil partnership - (even if ordered by a straight person - parents of the couple etc) - I suspect that would be discrimination.

Well, we’ll see what happens when that happens. Groan.

guiriman

Is it done now or can they go to a higher (European?) court? Just wondering how much more money the Equality Commission can waste beyond the £250k already spent

qwert_yuiop

Considering what’s been wasted on firewood, whatever gets wasted will probably not be noticed.

I see the first to complain about squandering of public funds is everyone’s least favourite hypocrite, corner boy paisley. Perhaps he could donate some money saved from not having to pay for his holidays. The money he took to provide support for a regime that oppresses Christians.

motorguy

Tammykitty wrote: »

Well done supreme court!


Delighted for Ashers - I didn't like the repercussions of this case.


The court has seen sense that it was the slogan they were refusing, not the customer - the order would have been refused whoever ordered it - gay or straight.


I wonder what the situation would have been if they refused to make a cake for a civil partnership - (even if ordered by a straight person - parents of the couple etc) - I suspect that would be discrimination.

Good to see common sense has prevailed. :T

Suplex_Backbreaker

Tammykitty wrote: »

Well done supreme court!


Delighted for Ashers - I didn't like the repercussions of this case.


The court has seen sense that it was the slogan they were refusing, not the customer - the order would have been refused whoever ordered it - gay or straight.


I wonder what the situation would have been if they refused to make a cake for a civil partnership - (even if ordered by a straight person - parents of the couple etc) - I suspect that would be discrimination.

I can't see how that would be discrimination - against whom and on what grounds?

As the supreme court has rightly decided, discrimination law is there to protect individuals from being disadvantaged not ideals/beliefs from being disagreed with.


Quite why the publicly funded 'Equality Commission' decided to throw taxpayer provided money and resources into trying to help an 'activist' score a political point is something that needs to be answered. If their chief commissioner Dr Michael Wardlow can't give a satisfactory answer he should consider resigning.

This also shows how lower courts are swayed in their legal decisions by media/social mores, which is quite concerning too.

Tammykitty

Suplex_Backbreaker wrote: »

I can't see how that would be discrimination - against whom and on what grounds?

As the supreme court has rightly decided, discrimination law is there to protect individuals from being disadvantaged not ideals/beliefs from being disagreed with.


Quite why the publicly funded 'Equality Commission' decided to throw taxpayer provided money and resources into trying to help an 'activist' score a political point is something that needs to be answered. If their chief commissioner Dr Michael Wardlow can't give a satisfactory answer he should consider resigning.

This also shows how lower courts are swayed in their legal decisions by media/social mores, which is quite concerning too.

The average person in the street was able to see it wasn't discrimination - so I think whoever provided the legal advice to the equality commission has a lot to answer for!


They should be held responsible for wasting our money

jetboy

The legal profession thrive on this sort of nonsense. They will take your money until you run out of it. The current climate where everybody ‘takes offence’ at just about everything is perfect for them. I wonder how many people could’ve been treated or homeless given accommodation for the price of this? As for the equalities commission- they should give themselves a good shake. I have some experience in how difficult it is to get them to buy into an issue and yet this is what they fund. World gone utterly mad.