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176. Fire him now, Walgreens!

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Mon Jul 11, 2022, 08:59 AM

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A drugstore employee in WI refused to sell condoms [View all] Ocelot II Jul 2022 OP

sue the fuck out of them I say, fuck that christofash bellend Celerity Jul 2022 #1

Unfortunately, there is nothing for which they can sue the clerk, or Walgreens. onenote Jul 2022 #4

How about false advertising? Is that a thing? jaxexpat Jul 2022 #32

And maybe get arrested SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #40

oooooh, and civil disobedience for a just cause is bad because? jaxexpat Jul 2022 #81

You realize that the whole point of civil disobedience onenote Jul 2022 #129

Let me see. There are rules now? Trumpists have no rules. jaxexpat Jul 2022 #151

THIS! THIS! THIS! OMGWTF Jul 2022 #111

Sounds like something I would do. eom Maraya1969 Jul 2022 #140

Isn't this invidious discrimination against non-Christians? TheRickles Jul 2022 #41

No. Presumably the clerk wouldn't sell to anyone regardless of their religion. onenote Jul 2022 #84

Disagree. Tommymac Jul 2022 #42

Under what provision would it be a civil rights violation? onenote Jul 2022 #130

That may be, but Quanto Magnus Jul 2022 #194

It's Walgreen's policy Kaleva Jul 2022 #207

Even more Sgent Jul 2022 #57

How moronic SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #70

my take on this is that if these people can't do their f&cking jobs they shouldn't be hired orleans Jul 2022 #159

As long as they'll step aside and allow someone else to check them out. forgotmylogin Jul 2022 #188

meh. what if everyone working in a little liquor store doesn't want to sell alcohol orleans Jul 2022 #202

find out the final cost azureblue Jul 2022 #58

That's not how that works HuskyOffset Jul 2022 #171

Buy em on Amazon SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #173

They didn't have time. Apparently they wanted to have sex that night, so they MiniMe Jul 2022 #192

well they will plan ahead next time SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #204

Not that the Roberts Court would care, but the CRA Title II protections also cover non-religious ppl NullTuples Jul 2022 #122

No one was discriminated against on the basis of religion onenote Jul 2022 #131

No one was discriminated against on the basis of religion onenote Jul 2022 #132

That's the Roberts Court interpretation. NullTuples Jul 2022 #142

No. That's the consistent interpretation of the law for decades. onenote Jul 2022 #143

I think you are missing the point; the Roberts Court doesn't care about precedent. NullTuples Jul 2022 #158

the clerk is not walgreens; the clerk is a clerk and orleans Jul 2022 #157

It appears it is Walgreens policy to allow employees to do this whopis01 Jul 2022 #183

Religion is part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Bluethroughu Jul 2022 #163

How many things will they put on that "based on my sincerely held beliefts, I refuse you the right? NotHardly Jul 2022 #19

or flip it-- azureblue Jul 2022 #59

That's where we will be going. Bluethroughu Jul 2022 #165

To which case are you referring? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #169

In Illinois last I heard, after right wing judge ruled and they opened up 100%. Bluethroughu Jul 2022 #189

Pharmacists have been pulling this crap for years. paleotn Jul 2022 #2

Apparently the Walgreens store in question allows employees not to sell items onenote Jul 2022 #5

I suppose the Walgreens mothership needs to be show the light. paleotn Jul 2022 #7

They need to MOVE these type employees to bluestarone Jul 2022 #46

Not on the Rebl2 Jul 2022 #63

There are many other areas. At least it won't require rejecting basic customer service JI7 Jul 2022 #96

Yes Rebl2 Jul 2022 #103

Where Exactly Is The Store? WiVoter Jul 2022 #170

Wtf? UpInArms Jul 2022 #3

See posts #4 and 5 onenote Jul 2022 #6

So you say UpInArms Jul 2022 #9

Yep I do. You don't have to accept it onenote Jul 2022 #22

If the store puts an item for sale on its shelves and then refuses to sell it UpInArms Jul 2022 #67

Except it appears they were willing to sell it. onenote Jul 2022 #76

May be too factual and honest for some markets, but thanks. Hortensis Jul 2022 #102

You are right, onenote SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #38

There was no shortage UpInArms Jul 2022 #69

I know SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #108

My faith says these people do their job or f-ing quit on the spot! RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2022 #8

Should she have sent her HUSBAND to buy them? whathehell Jul 2022 #10

That's my question. momta Jul 2022 #71

Interesting.. whathehell Jul 2022 #110

Did he also refuse to sell to the husband?..... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #11

Good point! Retrograde Jul 2022 #34

Women also buy condoms to prevent STDs. wnylib Jul 2022 #153

George W. Bush and his "conscience exceptions" Hekate Jul 2022 #12

Agreed. We didn't get here overnight. KentuckyWoman Jul 2022 #20

All true. We are probably of an age, too Hekate Jul 2022 #45

Plenty of Christians on our side thought that was just fucking dandy. nt. Mariana Jul 2022 #92

I stopped patronizing Walgreens years ago. Why bother having the condoms in the store if LoisB Jul 2022 #13

How about life saving medicines next? IronLionZion Jul 2022 #14

Oh gee, just go to another store. But write to the corporate office, too. Auggie Jul 2022 #15

Walgreens doesn't care: dalton99a Jul 2022 #18

And if another staff member also has issues? CloudWatcher Jul 2022 #28

Good grief n/t Auggie Jul 2022 #36

??? JanLip Jul 2022 #16

Exactly riverbendviewgal Jul 2022 #21

Woman Exposes Walgreens For Withholding Her Birth Control - Rebel HQ ItsjustMe Jul 2022 #17

Kick Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #23

Why even stock it? question everything Jul 2022 #24

Time to boycott Walgreens! FakeNoose Jul 2022 #25

I would have shoplifted them in that case. Because of my faith. LuckyCharms Jul 2022 #26

A Shithole Store Like That, Would Likely Call The Cops SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 #56

as I said up stream azureblue Jul 2022 #64

I don't get why someone whose "faith" opposes contraceptives Ocelot II Jul 2022 #27

This! lonely bird Jul 2022 #172

Spot on moose65 Jul 2022 #201

Throw money on the floor, take the condoms, and walk out. Lucky Luciano Jul 2022 #29

?? Ocelot II Jul 2022 #30

Motherfucking autocorrect is the bane of my existence Lucky Luciano Jul 2022 #31

Did I miss something good? 3catwoman3 Jul 2022 #35

An utter nonsense post. My posts are often filled with iPhone typos and autocorrects gone mad... Lucky Luciano Jul 2022 #62

I feel you I'm that. I am almost exclusively a DU'er by way of iPhone Bristlecone Jul 2022 #88

If a post is edited after 30 minutes, there's a red link to see what the edits were petronius Jul 2022 #73

If you are Muslim and work at Kroger TheFarseer Jul 2022 #33

Can you? Yes. Dr. Strange Jul 2022 #85

Instances of Muslims declining to handle pork and alcohol sales have arisen in the past. onenote Jul 2022 #86

Self checkouts SpankMe Jul 2022 #37

Free speech SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #49

A lot of stores are locking up sex-related items Sympthsical Jul 2022 #177

Ask this busybody... 3catwoman3 Jul 2022 #39

An old George Carlin line: SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #43

Just one more reason to love GC. Totally Tunsie Jul 2022 #50

Ha! ironflange Jul 2022 #106

......................... Upthevibe Jul 2022 #44

They are likely locked up. BidenRocks Jul 2022 #47

I found the best strategy is Target self-check out. forgotmylogin Jul 2022 #186

Then they needed to get a cashier over there who could sell those condoms. hadEnuf Jul 2022 #48

That's what they did. ShazzieB Jul 2022 #91

The cashier is definitely looking for attention. hadEnuf Jul 2022 #117

"...to avoid any digital contact... 3catwoman3 Jul 2022 #119

It's a thing Sympthsical Jul 2022 #120

Refusing service for condoms? Sorry sir, they are on the shelf for sale, you are an imbecile! Brainfodder Jul 2022 #51

I am amazed that no one else has pointed this out. GoCubsGo Jul 2022 #167

Just finished reading about this a few minutes ago.. and my hair is on fire Peacetrain Jul 2022 #52

Can't get birth control. Can't get an abortion. dalton99a Jul 2022 #53

So this is ok with the drugstore? BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #54

Time For Yelp To Do It's Thing SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 #55

Almost unbelievable, but Wisconsin. MineralMan Jul 2022 #60

Time to Rebl2 Jul 2022 #61

They might even lose their big insurance sales over this Oppaloopa Jul 2022 #179

The conscience clause is not new Sympthsical Jul 2022 #65

s.c. would side with the clerk Marthe48 Jul 2022 #66

Smirking clerk needs doxed & his home protested. Alwaysna Jul 2022 #68

+1000 wnylib Jul 2022 #154

Here's the problem PJMcK Jul 2022 #72

Probably an incel projectionist. live love laugh Jul 2022 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author PJMcK Jul 2022 #77

My response was describing the clerk not you. live love laugh Jul 2022 #82

Sorry for my misinterpretation PJMcK Jul 2022 #83

They have to look at their state laws Sympthsical Jul 2022 #78

Agreed regarding state laws PJMcK Jul 2022 #90

Walgreens might not have a choice Sympthsical Jul 2022 #93

Plus I don't think there is much of anything to sue about in this case XorXor Jul 2022 #184

I am sick of these religious fucks forcing their beliefs on others. liberal N proud Jul 2022 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Jul 2022 #79

And what about MY belefs? RocRizzo55 Jul 2022 #80

Yeah. Jesus is going to be giving a lot of these little shits a boner because they Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #87

Assholes abound Bettie Jul 2022 #89

I don't think the owner should be too happy to have ... Beartracks Jul 2022 #94

Wrote to corporate... usedtobedemgurl Jul 2022 #95

Sue the store for resulting pregnancies bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #97

That's nonsense; they'd get thrown out of court instantly. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #101

She wasn't prevented from purchasing the condoms. The clerk signed out and the manager completed the XorXor Jul 2022 #185

But his Christian Beliefs don't get in the way of working for that company JI7 Jul 2022 #98

All this talk of suing Walgreens is ridiculous. There's no legal cause of action. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #99

They don't have a choice Sympthsical Jul 2022 #121

if someone refused to serve this guy Bettie Jul 2022 #100

How can you work for a retail enterprise if you refuse to sell some of their products? Martin68 Jul 2022 #104

It's like if you're morally opposed to porn but you're working Ocelot II Jul 2022 #210

Today I did go to a Walgreen's, and I bought makeup and cat food. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #105

I would thank them for the gift and walk out. nt Gore1FL Jul 2022 #107

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jul 2022 #127

I'm betting you wouldn't. onenote Jul 2022 #128

Asked for comment, Walgreen Co. responded: "Our company policy allows team members TeamProg Jul 2022 #109

Ask him what his faith is and demand another cashier because it offends you. keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #112

if anyone pulled that crap on me in a store Skittles Jul 2022 #113

Precisely what would you do? onenote Jul 2022 #125

..... modiifed to be PC Skittles Jul 2022 #135

I'm betting you wouldn't. onenote Jul 2022 #138

LOL Skittles Jul 2022 #141

She should have simply taken them ybbor Jul 2022 #114

According to the article, she was able to buy them from a different cashier. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #116

Well at least there was someone with sense present. ybbor Jul 2022 #118

Which is why so many of the posts here arguing onenote Jul 2022 #123

Yup. It's offensive and infuriating but not actionable. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #133

I would have been tempted to try that DFW Jul 2022 #168

Betcha a buck he wold have somd them to her inseminator in a New York minute. soldierant Jul 2022 #115

Girl I worked with was similar... malthaussen Jul 2022 #124

I think it's time for a Walgreens boycott. Who's with me? wackadoo wabbit Jul 2022 #126

What about boycotting Target onenote Jul 2022 #139

These are two separate issues wackadoo wabbit Jul 2022 #144

The Bible doesn't define what is a sincerely held religious belief that has to be accommodated onenote Jul 2022 #147

So if a Christian has a "sincerely held religious belief" that they shouldn't serve Black people,... wackadoo wabbit Jul 2022 #152

I'm not in favor of it -- as an earlier post of mine indicated. onenote Jul 2022 #175

The employee should be fired, for cause. pnwmom Jul 2022 #134

Almost everything you just wrote is wrong. onenote Jul 2022 #137

I said what SHOULD be, not what is. Walgreens doesn't have to have that policy, pnwmom Jul 2022 #145

How does the EEOC document support your position? onenote Jul 2022 #146

Only if it involves only minimal hardship to the employer. If there is only one clerk pnwmom Jul 2022 #148

The employer isn't claiming it imposes a hardship. onenote Jul 2022 #149

Here we go. Clearly orchestrated BS ecstatic Jul 2022 #136

Then he should find another job. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #150

I wonder what the pharmacy employee thinks of male masturbation progree Jul 2022 #155

Walgreen needs to have less customers Historic NY Jul 2022 #156

The customer has no cause of action against Walgreens or its employee Mr. Ected Jul 2022 #160

Only in this crazy as fuck country and maybe a few crazy as fuck others do we see this crap Meowmee Jul 2022 #161

There are fascist among us. The Jungle 1 Jul 2022 #162

Condom size is the real issue winagawaukee Jul 2022 #164

She was, after a while, able to make her purchase. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #166

"digital contact with a condom" milestogo Jul 2022 #178

Visit to Hayward Walgreens Borchkins Jul 2022 #174

Lawyers aren't needed; what Walgreens did was legal, if offensive. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #182

Fire him now, Walgreens! lark Jul 2022 #176

Leave everything right there in front of the clerk. Walk out. Find another store. LogicFirst Jul 2022 #180

Another cashier rang up the purchase. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #181

Walgreen's is the usual offender when it comes to this garbage. liberalmuse Jul 2022 #187

Just wondering The Bopper Jul 2022 #190

Bottom line, Walgreen's fucked up localroger Jul 2022 #191

Apparently it's Walgreen's policy Kaleva Jul 2022 #196

I remember when they created this stupid policy localroger Jul 2022 #198

Heres a fun experiment gay texan Jul 2022 #193

Walgreens Needs To Take A tion DallasNE Jul 2022 #195

It's Walgreen's policy. Cashier won't be fired. Kaleva Jul 2022 #197

That ship done sailed localroger Jul 2022 #199

Implementation Of Policy DallasNE Jul 2022 #203

The problem with this is that if you hire a 19 year old and you sell alcohol, you know localroger Jul 2022 #205

The right's rights are rights. The left's rights are wrongs. Kablooie Jul 2022 #200

I would have ripped off the barcode and slapped it on the counter krispos42 Jul 2022 #206

Ma'am, the year is 1960 and you should be ashamed of yourself, you slut you Hekate Jul 2022 #208

I graduated the same year. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #209

I kinda-sorta did. I surely knew all about the double standard, and made sure to stay far within... Hekate Jul 2022 #211

Bottom line here is bluestarone Jul 2022 #212