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Originally Posted by rubecube
If we lived in an already equitable society where people could be trusted not to discriminate, or when one group did not overwhelmingly harass and assault another group, you would be correct. As it is, certain segments of the population need protection. Sometimes this results in the exclusion of one group that already has almost every single advantage they could possibly have just by virtue of what group(s) they were born into.
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But even the various human rights boards sometime identify that it is acceptable to discriminate against various minorities.
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duty to accommodate when providing commercial service-Meiorin test applied
A mother was asked by a store owner to breastfeed in a courtyard adjoining a store, rather than in the main part of the store. The Manitoba (human rights) board of adjudication found that the store owner's policy against eating and drinking in the store discriminated against the complainant, and that the store owner had a duty to accommodate the complainant's needs, based on the Manitoba Human Rights Code, the common law, and international covenants. Applying the three-step test in Meiorin, the board found in its analysis of whether or not the respondent's actions were reasonably necessary that the store had adequately accommodated the complainant by offering her alternative seating. The board also found that the complainant had not fully participated in the accommodation process.
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