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[Kraftwerk]

I do not mean to offend anyone by creating this topic, just want general opinion about this topic. I was discussing this with some friends a few days ago.

My good friend who owns/manages a few locations of a big restaurant chain, told me how he sometimes feels guilty when he has overweight/obese customers walk in, and just stuff themselves with the most horrible shit. That's when we started discussing this 'Law'.

Would you be O.K with this? Is this a breach of Human-Rights?

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

No. Let them die. They obviously do not care about their health.

 

[Meadows]

They should have the right to.

 

[Razorskin]

NAAFA would be all over this.

 

[Weenerz]

Not the owners responsibility to baby his customers, they choose to be disgusting fat pigs, let them.

 

[Tobor]

Sounds like your friend is in the wrong line of work. He doesn't have the stomach for it.

 

[Kyoufu]

Why would they hate money?

 

[CrazyDude]

Can't they already withhold service to anyone they want?

 

[Coins]

Why would they deny their highest paying customers?

 

[Nevasleep]

That's when we started discussing this 'Law'.

Would you be O.K with this? Is this a breach of Human-Rights?

No breach of Human Rights (in UK), as they are a private company.

 

[McLovin]

Most of them tend to be religious, by them I mean poor fat people, you could simply remind them that gluttony is a sin. Tell them if they eat that fried chicken their going to hell.

 

[entremet]

Why would they deny their highest paying customers?

Exactly.

Moreover, skinny people get heart disease as well, OP. Your thesis is flawed. Obviously, increased body fat percentage isn't great for your overall health as well in the long term.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Yeahhhh that wouldn't be good for business.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

I think it'd be even better if they just allowed the weight challenged people to eat their "healthy" options. Otherwise you'd just send them on to the next fast food joint.

 

[brianjones]

why do people care what other people eat

 

[Nevasleep]

why do people care what other people eat

...because obese people cost money, and tend to get in the way.

They should have a Weigh Bridge(Truck Scale) at the entrance.

 

[teh_pwn]

No. Why would businesses that meticulously design their foods to encourage overeating want to ban people from overeating?

It's like a bar not selling to alcoholics.

 

[StuBurns]

The 'right'? I'm pretty sure they have the right to refuse any customer they want already.

 

[Brinbe]

Nope, not at all. Let them take personal responsibility for their choices. Simple.

But I do understand the reasons why people would care and the cost it potentially has for the rest of us. I suppose that's the difference a private business/enterprise, and a government-sponsored venture (which would certainly be debatable, in-terms of food choice, etc).

 

[Rockman]

Sure but they wont. Fatties are their biggest consumers. *munch munch*

 

[vas_a_morir]

...because obese people cost money, and tend to get in the way.

They should have a Weigh Bridge(Truck Scale) at the entrance.

Old people cost money. Poor people cost money. Handicapped people cost money.

 

[Steelrain]

No you shouldn't have the right to discriminate.

Especially since not all people are fat because they cram burgers all day.

 

[Protome]

Old people cost money. Poor people cost money. Handicapped people cost money.

Being old, poor or handicapped usually isn't entirely self inflicted.

 

[Sanjuro]

Being old, poor or handicapped usually isn't entirely self inflicted.

Neither is obesity in some cases.

 

[Derrick01]

I don't know why a business would do this, they love those people if anything. It's not their responsibility to watch other people's weight and eating habits, they're grown people who can do what they want with their body and money.

Make them stop serving those people and I'll do it for them and get filthy rich.

 

[Protome]

Neither is obesity in some cases.

In some cases sure, but I'm pretty sure that obesity is more often self inflicted than not.

 

[The Anti-Monitor]

That would seem counterproductive.

Let them come! Come here fatties.

 

[bill0527]

I'm sitting at a window seat in Burger King last month and this van pulls up. Woman gets out, opens the side of the van, and out comes rolling what has to be at least a 400 pound man on a motorized scooter. He drives himself to a table and his wife goes up order.

She proceeds to order TWO triple-whoppers with cheese and two large fries and the largest drink available. She took it to the table and then she went back and ordered for herself.

I couldn't believe it. First, I had no idea BK had triple whoppers. They aren't on the regular menu, at least at this particular one so I guess you have to special order it.

I wanted to walk up to the guy and ask him if he values his own life at all. But..I didn't because its not my life and it's not really my business. It made me very sad more than anything.

 

[bengraven]

Totally staying away from this thread.

 

[DrFunk]

Can't they already withhold service to anyone they want?

This, they kinda want to make money OP

 

[Sanjuro]

In some cases sure, but I'm pretty sure that obesity is more often self inflicted than not.

Who are you to judge? Johnny from Burger King?

 

[NomarTyme]

Pretty sure there is a lot of overweight people to overturn this. Never gonna happen.

Also I blame the government for their shitty food pyramid that has been plaguing the people in america for decades.

 

[Angry Fork]

No. Let them die. They obviously do not care about their health.

It sounds cold but I'm in line with this. I just can't feel sympathy for fat people unless they have a condition where they can't run/exercise.

Even if you ate fast food you can still burn that off by working out/running every day.

 

[Seanspeed]

If people start suing them, blaming them for health problems, then yea, they should start refusing, but until then, its not their job to control the habits of their consumers.

 

[bengraven]

1) to do so they would acknowledge that their food isn't healthy

2) who are they to judge who's obese or not - I've seen some stats that are ridiculously curved to make slightly chubby people obese

 

[Protome]

Who are you to judge? Johnny from Burger King?

If someone's obesity isn't self inflicted, they shouldn't be eating at Burger King/whatever anyway. They should be off doing whatever their doctor tells them to in order to get better.

 

[rpmurphy]

Fast food joints could probably sell to only people with a doctor's prescription too.

 

[Invisible_Insane]

No, that's needlessly paternalistic.

 

[daviyoung]

Charge them more.

 

[Protome]

Fast food joints could probably sell to only people with a doctor's prescription too.

Prescription fries are the best fries.
I need them for my hip.

 

[bluehat9]

No shoes, no shirt, no service. Also, no fatties.*


*Scale at register will determine whether or not we can serve you.

 

[Enco]

No.

If fat people wanna be fat and die early then let them.

 

[Maklershed]

A public company/business reserving the right to serve any group of people opens the door to segregation. So no, its not ok.

 

[Cheerilee]

Put healthier food on the menu. If people don't order it, do what you can to make it more attractive (taste better, look better, cost less, whatever). Maybe put health information on the napkins. If people still insist on the non-healthy food, that's their choice.

Every time you're feeling guilty that people are still choosing the non-healthy side of the fence, just work harder (or smarter) on the healthy side.

 

[Sanjuro]

If someone's obesity isn't self inflicted, they shouldn't be eating at Burger King/whatever anyway. They should be off doing whatever their doctor tells them to in order to get better.

Again, why is it Johnny from Burger King's role to tell them this?

 

[Ponn]

Right, because theres nothing like good old embarrassment and shame to give someone confidence and willpower to break what is probably decades of weight issues. Pile that on top of the years of ridicule and ostracization they have already been through I'm positive they would turn right around and run to the gym and never go right home to scarf down a whole cake and pie in depression then contemplate suicide. Congratulations! I hope none of you have kids if you don't see the problem with this scenario and as said its self responsibility that people need to learn not being told or have what we do controlled.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I think customers should be able to voluntarily put themselves on a "do not let me buy" list kinda like gamblers do with casinos.

Of course, you could probably only limit debit/credit card purchases.

But the business blocking people because they're too fat? That's a horrendous idea that would never work.

 

[LowEndTorque]

The first thing I thought when I saw the thread title was that other thread about that guy who got a heart attack after eating a Triple Bypass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill.

But on the topic, absolutely not. People are responsible for their own actions and behaviour.

 

[Nevasleep]

Almost similar to how pubs/bars aren't supposed to serve intoxicated customers.

 

[NomarTyme]

Again, why is it Johnny from Burger King's role to tell them this?

Because having acme mean they have more wisdom!