Yep–I’ve known anarchists who’ve been followed around used clothing stores by suspicious employees who suspected them of being shoplifters; it really chapped their asses.
Forunately restaurants with dress codes have become exceedingly rare and even those that have nominal dress codes are less and less likely to enforce them as they realize that most people don’t want to have to deal with them.
You originally responded to my post so I don’t grok your response.
Seriously? I mean, seriously?
Okay, then, a straight answer: yes, I’ve come across stories of anarchists causing anarchy.
I hope that clears everything up.
Is that true? Or is that some subtle whoosh I missed? Cause if not I find that funny as hell.
My bad, I phrased the question poorly. I don’t like dress codes either and rarely eat in places that have them. But I do think that a private business has the right to have and enforce dress codes, if they choose, and that doing so doesn’t make them discriminatory, or particularly bad. Would you disagree with this? Do you think a nice four star restaurant has the right to turn me away when I show up in flip-flops, cut-off shorts, and an Iron Maiden T-shirt? Do you think that doing so means I’ve been discriminated against?
Also, to your other post, while coat and tie codes are fading, a lot of the clubs around here forbid things like hoodies and baggy pants, which they view as gang attire.
Definitely true! I offer it without comment 
I was actually thinking “an anarchist named Langley?” Considering we all know whats based in Langley, VA
This dress code angle is lame.
They did NOT kick out the cop for some dress code violation. And it sounds like it was a place where a good fraction of the customers walk in, place an order at the counter and walk out.
My point is simply that a restaurant has the right to refuse service, for any reason, other than they may not refuse service to protected classes simply for being in a protected class. (For instance, you can refuse service to a black man if he violates establishment policy, but not simply because he’s black.)
Obvioulsly I’m aware that the officer was not refused service because he was violating a dress code. Jesus Christ, that’s clearly not the point I’m making. My point is simply that numerous establishments refuse to do buisiness with people for all sorts of reasons. This cofee shop is not unique in that regard.
I’d love it if public businesses had to provide services to everyone, but they don’t. Anarchists are all about using the system they hate to get what they want. They actually see that as moral.
People who live in rented apartments are also houseless, but they’re not homeless. “Home” implies a fixed place of abode to which one has a legal right to occupy and exclude others from.
Yup. Our language ain’t perfect.
Maybe to you.
ETA: I don’t want to offtrack this discussion. The rationale has been explained. If you think it’s stupid, just don’t use it.