Chinese Restaurant Must Pay $10K for Asking Black Customers to Prepay for Meal
Something libertarian can fix. After all, what's the difference between paying in front and after?
Only those up to no good makes a big deal out of it. After a few time coming I am sure people will accept you.
You ask, “After all, what's the difference between paying in front and after?” The answer is: there is no difference. The Black guy paid the same whether he paid before the meal or afterwards.
The problem is that he was the ONLY ONE who was required to pay in advance. White patrons could pay after the meal, but he could not. There was an insinuation that the man was dishonest, that he would eat and sneak. There was no credible reason to support this assumption and the disparate treatment was properly deemed to be racial discrimination.
I have been to buffet-style restaurants that required everyone to pay in advance because they had a problem with people eating and leaving without paying. There is no problem as long as EVERYONE is required to pay in advance. Treating people differently because of race is a definite no-no.