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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:31 PM Jun 2020

White landlord evicts black business owners after he sees them peacefully protesting on the news

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/white-landlord-evicts-black-business-owners-after-he-sees-them-peacefully-protesting-on-the-news/

"White landlord evicts black business owners after he sees them peacefully protesting on the news
Published 4 mins ago on June 7, 2020By David Edwards

A white landlord in Iowa has reportedly evicted a group of black business owners after he saw their employees supporting Black Lives Matter on the news.

“We got kicked out from our business office space by our landlord cuz he saw us on the news peacefully protesting,” Stylent CEO Jeremiah Johnson revealed on Twitter. “Violating our 1st amendment rights and the lease. Please share this video! When other people protest for haircuts, it’s great! But when I protest peaceful it’s bad!!"

Video at link.

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White landlord evicts black business owners after he sees them peacefully protesting on the news (Original Post) SheltieLover Jun 2020 OP

that logic is killer... stillcool Jun 2020 #1

The 1st Amendment just states government cannot restrict speech MichMan Jun 2020 #2

KR! That's just wrong. Cha Jun 2020 #3

I don't think he can do that! You can't just evict someone because you don't approve Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #4

"Difficult" and "Petty" aren't the words to describe the landlord.... Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #5

Civil Rights Act violation? backscatter712 Jun 2020 #6

Depends on the type of lease and what it contains whistler162 Jun 2020 #7

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

1. that logic is killer...

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:48 PM

Jun 2020

no brainwaves necessary.

MichMan

(11,938 posts)

2. The 1st Amendment just states government cannot restrict speech

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:50 PM

Jun 2020

Why do so many people not know that ?

Might be a lease violation, but not a 1st amendment issue

Cha

(297,323 posts)

3. KR! That's just wrong.

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:52 PM

Jun 2020

Maraya1969

(22,483 posts)

4. I don't think he can do that! You can't just evict someone because you don't approve

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:56 PM

Jun 2020

of where they go!

Did they really move from the establishment?

Kid Berwyn

(14,909 posts)

5. "Difficult" and "Petty" aren't the words to describe the landlord....

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:57 PM

Jun 2020

...from the comments.

His actions and speech, for me, made “Racist“ and “Moronic” spring to mind.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

6. Civil Rights Act violation?

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:58 PM

Jun 2020

White landord evicts black tenants, after seeing them attend a civil rights protest.

Sounds like a discrimination case to me.

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

7. Depends on the type of lease and what it contains

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 05:00 PM

Jun 2020

This is a white man being kicked out of office building lease for calling the police on a group of black men. The underlying action as to why they lost the office space is miles apart however the loss of office is space is similar.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8365625/White-man-kicked-office-building-threatening-call-police-black-businessmen.html

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