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minus-squareColossalCoder@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoWouldn’t that be discrimination?
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·4 months agoYes, but it’s not illegal discrimination. Pedestrians aren’t a protected group, and neither are poor people.
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoPeople who can’t drive because of a disability are.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAnd they definitely wouldn’t be turned away if they rode up in a wheelchair or mobility scooter.
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-24 months agoSome people who can’t drive don’t have those. Some people can’t drive because of poor eyesight.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoDid you forget the /s? A pharmacy might be accommodating, but a fast food employee isn’t paid enough to argue against a manager demanding cars only.
minus-squareCatoblepaslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoYeah, I can’t imagine this would stand up to an ADA claim in the US. Forcing a person who can’t drive due to a disability to pay an extra fee to pick up medication in a vehicle instead of just fucking handing it to them is stupid.
Wouldn’t that be discrimination?
Yes, but it’s not illegal discrimination.
Pedestrians aren’t a protected group, and neither are poor people.
People who can’t drive because of a disability are.
And they definitely wouldn’t be turned away if they rode up in a wheelchair or mobility scooter.
Some people who can’t drive don’t have those. Some people can’t drive because of poor eyesight.
Did you forget the /s? A pharmacy might be accommodating, but a fast food employee isn’t paid enough to argue against a manager demanding cars only.
Yeah, I can’t imagine this would stand up to an ADA claim in the US. Forcing a person who can’t drive due to a disability to pay an extra fee to pick up medication in a vehicle instead of just fucking handing it to them is stupid.