Muslim printers, must they print Mohammed cartoons?

[Berberis]

Just think the whole thing is very silly. Lets get on with life and if someone says I ain't going to bake you a cake then go to the next cake shop eh!!!???

 

Some people just can`t accept others have differing opinions.

 

The problem here is we in the UK are striving to become as inclusive and non discrimination as possible with the ending of Men only clubs for example. If these people can put this into reverse it undermines the progress we have made.

 

The best way round this sort of thing is to quote a ridiculously high price.

 

We use this where I work. Not to discriminate, but to not provide services to a customer we know would be a problem in the future. Its called the Go Away Price. You put it so high that the extra inconvenience the customer may cause is mitigated by the extra income should they accept it.

[L00b]

We use this where I work. Not to discriminate, but to not provide services to a customer we know would be a problem in the future. Its called the Go Away Price. You put it so high that the extra inconvenience the customer may cause is mitigated by the extra income should they accept it.

We're probably being too formulaic for our own good: we call ours pro-forma invoices requiring cleared payment upfront

 

Works a treat for cashflow and credit risk mitigation

[Zamo]

Why would someone want a cake of Mohammed from a Muslim bakery anyway? Might as well walk into a Jewish bakery and ask for a Swastika cake, you'd get a similar reaction.

 

For the same reasons a gay activist would pursue a sex discrimination case against a baker whose view are the opposite of their own... to annoy and hurt them.

 

The cakegate ruling is wrong and needs overturning at appeal. The fact is that the cake maker had a legitimate excuse for not wanting to take the work and that doesn't change even if there are other motivations. It is a terrible decision by the judge.