Discrimination?

Question

My husband and our children were just at WinCo buying groceries when it came time to pay my husband made out the check and gave it to the checker. (I didn't have my ID on me so he had to pay) His address didn't match the address on the check so she said she had to ask her manager to approve it. Mind you we have been shopping at this particular store for three years with the different addresses. Anyway the manager was about to approve it and then didn't when he looked at my husband ( who has tattoos and piercings. The manager then went on to say that he wouldn't approve it for my husband. My husband is convinced that if he would've been wearing something to cover up his tattoos and took out his piercings they would've approved the check. Does this count as a form of discrimination?

After 3 years, yes my husbands address on his ID should match our checks. But the facts are that I 99% of the time write all the checks and do all the shopping. Just this one time I didn't have my ID on me. I just wanted to clarify that. Thanks for all your answers!

Answer 1

Anytime you treat someone different or poorly, or exclude them from anything simply because they have a difference, it IS discrimination. So yes, I think your husband may have been discriminated against (I guess you'd have to prove it was because of his tattoo's and not because of store policy).

Think about that when your voting this year. Gay's are being discriminated against simply because of their sexuality (their difference). Its WRONG, and so was the treatment of your husband.

Answer 2

Yes, and no. The simple fact is that this is standard check accaptance procedure in most retail stores. However, if you really wanted to make a case... do the exact same thing but have your husband 'clean up' a bit. When the store approves the check throw a fit to the manager. All else fails you should get some free stuff out of it.

Answer 3

Is it discriminination but it is legal, only discrimination based on race, nationality, sex and the protected class are illegal.

Next of course even if there was a protected class, race and the such, if you did not meet the company rules for cashing a check ( ie matching ID) it is up to the company discression to allow it or not.

I would say after 3 years it is actually just your fault for not getting your id to match your checking account

Answer 4

LEGALLY, no. I'm sure the store's check policy clearly states what forms of i.d. are acceptable, and an i.d. with a different address probably isn't one of them. MORALLY, possibly. this part can never be answered though because if the manager did use your husband's appearance as a deciding factor, s/he would never admit to it.

Answer 5

Personally, tattoos are not part of my culture, but I think since they are so commonplace now, this is a blatant case of "appearance" discrimination. Whether or not it is illegal, I don't know.

Answer 6

i think that it is a discrimination. you must know that living in the world it is not all the people like us. but it is accordance with the environment that we live. if you and your hasband live with people that like tatoo as your hasband then they will welcome you. i think that manager notifies the people have tatoo on their body are the gangster so he thinks your hasband like that. but if you meet the people are more gentle than the manager maybe they will not think about the tatoo. you should not think a lot about everything it make you upset and stress. you should think easily and try to do excercise.

Answer 7

Absolutely.I have tattoos,and get discriminated against all the time.Especially at the workplace.

Answer 8

Wow. What an experience. Your hubby is probably right. I would have been so mad. I would say discrimination.

Answer 9

Sounds like it.

Answer 10

it cannot be proved so it`s not discrimination