Monday, March 22, 2004

WARNING: Assertion of First Amendment Rights fuck. 7:00:17 PM    trackback []

Breasts Article on SFGate today about a woman who was breastfeeding at the Marin JCC, and was asked to cover up by the staff. This is illegal. Gessner insists the center's policy is consistent with the law. "We just requested that she cover up," Gessner said. "If she didn't want to comply, that's her decision. We didn't ask her to leave the building or go somewhere else. I breast-fed my child both in public and in private. There is a discreet way to do it. We feel our policy is a responsible position." Here's the answer: your policy should be to tell patrons who complain about breastfeeding that "It is legal, and encouraged, to breastfeed children. Period." If the complaining patron doesn't like it, the complainer can leave. As the articles noted, what's most disturbing is that this happened in a health and fitness JCC. The irony... 11:12:00 AM    trackback []