tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post5544606719098244339..comments2023-09-09T11:07:31.879-04:00Comments on Blacktating: Breakin' the lawElitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-49145989157807184772008-08-12T10:50:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:50:00.000-04:00I think that suing is an option most moms wouldn't...I think that suing is an option most moms wouldn't pursue. If you've been humiliated and harassed in public, you just want to get out of that store and try and forget the incident even happened. I doubt most moms would even call the police.<BR/>I like the idea of the statute cards in Kansas, where moms can show that they are aware of their rights and if their rights are denied, they can report the incident over the phone.<BR/>I'd really like to see some sort of penalty for clerks or store owners who bother nursing moms when they would never think to do the same to a mom feeding her baby a bottle of formula. I think a hefty fine would do it. Perhaps a warning for a first offense and fines increasing exponentially thereafter. This would be a good deterrent as well as the impetus for store and franchise owners to have this discussion with their employees before an incident even occurs!Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-89344078430355856122008-08-12T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:40:00.000-04:00I think it would be a good idea - 1. Because there...I think it would be a good idea - <BR/><BR/>1. Because there is too much ignorance. Passing a law would help bring notice to the reality of the benefits of breastfeeding. <BR/><BR/>2. Existing laws should be used. If a store manager harasses anyone for no reason, personal prejudice, or ignorance, isn't that wrong? Wouldn't this fall under some form of civil discrimination based on gender or medical needs or ?? Rather than a new law, I'd like see it incorporated into the existing EEO laws - with penalties the same as other forms of discrimination. A person can be penalized for a blocking access to handicapped people, for refusing to serve someone with the wrong color skin... why not penalties for preventing a mother to care for her child?<BR/><BR/>Here, a quote from <A HREF="http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/997" REL="nofollow">Women's Enews</A>: <BR/>"Breastfeeding laws fall generally into two categories. Some states simply exclude breastfeeding in public from the state's criminal laws regarding indecent exposure or obscenity, so that a woman cannot be charged criminally for nursing in public. In these states, a woman who is harassed for breastfeeding in public can sue under other laws, such as those prohibiting sex discrimination in places of public accommodation.<BR/><BR/>Other states, such as New York and California, offer stronger protection in the form of civil statutes protecting a woman's right to breastfeed in public. Under these laws, mothers may sue for civil rights violations if they are prevented from breastfeeding in public. Federal law also protects nursing mothers, although it only ensures them the right to breastfeed in public if they are on federal property."Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com