New York City Decision Make America Great Again Hat
(CNN)A approximate has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who claimed he was unfairly kicked out of a New York City bar for wearing a "Make America Great Once more" cap.
The man, Greg Piatek of Philadelphia, had said he felt "extremely humiliated" afterward being told to leave The Happiest Hour bar in the city'due south W Village in January 2017 by a managing director who told him anyone who supports Donald Trump is non welcome.
But New York Land Supreme Courtroom Justice David B. Cohen ruled Wednesday that the bar didn't violate the law.
"Hither the merits that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived back up for President Trump is not outrageous conduct," the judge said in his ruling.
Co-ordinate to The New York Post, Cohen characterized the incident from the demote as nothing more a "trivial" slight.
Piatek had sued the bar and was seeking unspecified amercement.
The dispute stemmed from a trip Piatek and some friends fabricated to New York to visit the Freedom Tower and the September 11 Memorial and Museum. Piatek wore a cerise "Make America Great Over again" hat which, co-ordinate to the court documents, "holds significant and symbolic import" to him and "is an essential component of [his] overall personal and spiritual expression."
The cap'southward slogan was popularized in 2015 and 2016 by and so-presidential candidate Donald Trump, who often wore a similar hat on the campaign trail.
Afterwards, Piatek'southward grouping stopped at the bar, where Piatek said he was intentionally ignored by the bartender due to his chapeau. Piatek said he was told to remove the cap if he wanted service, and when he refused, he and his friends were thrown out.
Piatek declared in court documents that The Happiest Hour's manager told him, "I spoke direct to the owner and the owner told me that anyone who supports Trump or believes what y'all believe is non welcome here! And you need to exit correct now because we won't serve yous!"
Piatek said he and his friends were thrown out into the cold and he felt "extremely humiliated, degraded, victimized, embarrassed, and emotional distressed."
Only Jon Neidich, the possessor of The Happiest Hour, disputes Piatek'south account.
In a statement to CNN, he said the bar and its owners "firmly support women's rights, marriage equality, gun control, the environment, and regard for the truth -- we don't discriminate."
"What's gotten lost in this story is that the guest wasn't kicked out considering he was wearing a Trump lid -- he was asked to leave after existence verbally abusive to our staff, which is something we don't tolerate regardless of who you are," Niedich said.
Piatek's chaser, Paul Liggieri, said they will review the judge's opinion to see if they want to appeal.
"Certainly while nosotros respect the guess'due south ruling, it will have implication for those that wish to express their creed, specially in New York and within New York City," Liggieri said. "You have to look to the legal definition and the reason why he wore that hat. He didn't wear it specifically to support Trump, the hat doesn't say Trump. He was paying tribute to 9/11 victims.
"There are many people (who) think that hat and the sentiment stand for more a political candidate."
Neidich besides said Piatek spent nearly $200 at the bar and left a twenty% tip, something Piatek's attorney disputes.
"He was not personally served. It's a mischaracterization of the facts," Liggieri said. "Information technology happens to accept been his tab that was opened. His friends at the bar were there and they were served, he wasn't. They had his card (but) he was personally refused service."
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/us/maga-hat-new-york-bar-lawsuit-trnd/index.html
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