New York Judge Just Ruled That Bars Are Allowed To Throw Out Trump Supporters

A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there’s nothing “outrageous” about Trump supporters being thrown out of bars since the law doesn’t protect Americans against “political discrimination.” “Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David Cohen ruled that the law doesn’t protect people from political discrimination, meaning the West Village bar did not overstep its bounds in kicking out the customer, The New York Post reported.”

Philadelphia Trump supporter and accountant Greg Piatek said that he was kicked out of the bar back in January 2017 and was forced to leave after complaining about being treated rudely by one of the staff members.

“Anyone who supports Trump — or believes in what you believe — is not welcome here! And you need to leave right now because we won’t serve you!” Piatek claimed the staff told him after he and his buddies complained about rude service a bartender gave them. Following the incident, Piatek sued the Happiest Hour in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming the staff “offended his sense of being American.” At the hearing which took place on Wednesday, the attorney representing the bar argued that discrimination laws only protect people’s religious beliefs and not political beliefs. “Supporting Trump is not a religion,” said Elizabeth Conway, who was representing Happiest Hour.

Paul Liggieri, Piatek’s lawyer, then told the courtroom that his client was wearing the MAGA hat “because he was visiting the 9/11 Memorial.”

“He was paying spiritual tribute to the victims of 9/11. The Make America Great Again hat was part of his spiritual belief,” Piatek’s attorney Paul Liggieri told Justice David Cohen in court Wednesday. “Rather than remove his hat, instead he held true to his spiritual belief and was forced from the bar.” The judge then questioned how the bar’s staff would’ve known about Piatek’s religious beliefs, to which Liggieri said they hat was the indicator. “The judge pressed Liggieri on the idea of his client’s professed creed,” The New York post reported.

“How many members are in this spiritual program that your client is engaged in?” the judge asked. “Your honor, we don’t allege the amount of individuals,” Liggieri said. “So, it’s a creed of one?” the judge asked. “Yes, your honor,” Liggieri replied. Justice David Cohen deliberated for nearly an hour and then returned to the bench for his ruling, announcing that he was throwing out the case. “Plaintiff does not state any faith-based principle to which the hat relates,” Cohen said. “Here, the claim that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived support for President Trump is not outrageous conduct.”

Piatek had sued for unspecified emotional damages, but the judge felt the incident was being blown out of proportion, saying the occurrence amounted to nothing more than a “petty slight.” Breitbart reported on previous incidents involving Trump supporters being physically and verbally attacked in New York City. “In June 2017, a Brooklyn man was assaulted for wearing a MAGA hat and suffered multiple injuries to his face requiring plastic surgery to fix,” Breitbart recalled. “A Bronx man was attacked by two men on a subway after they asked if he supported Trump shortly after the 2016 election in November.

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